Zane Grey In Tahiti
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Seeking A Record
From Our Own Correspondent.
Papeete, Jan. 29.
MR. ZANE GREY, the celebrated big game fisherman, arrived in Papeete by the S.S. “Makura” on December 30 to make another attempt to catch monstrous sword-fish which are now known to exist in these waters.
Mr. Grey made his world record here when he landed a marlin of 1040 lbs. in 1930, which measured 14 ft. 2 ins. in length, and his fishing partner, the late Captain Mitchell, hooked and lost a much larger fish which he estimated at 22 to 23 ft., long.
There are native accounts of sword-fish 30ft. in length which are not to be lightly discarded, and this time Mr. Grey is bringing special tackle in the hope of landing one of them and thus putting up a new record.