FISH BOX

Edited by Ed Zern

July 09, 1956

Among last week's notable catches: by Hans Hinrichs of Staten Island, N.Y. a 234-pound SWORDFISH on 24-thread line 14 miles out of Shinnecock Inlet for the first Long Island swordfish catch of the season; a 63�-pound STRIPED BASS, the largest ever from the Cape Cod Canal and perhaps third largest from anywhere, by Frank Machado of New Bedford, Mass. on 36-pound test line after a half-hour battle; by Sherman Adams, White House functionary, a 17� pound SALMON from the Cains River in New Brunswick; a 66-pound KING SALMON by Harold Jones of Seattle from the Hope Island area; by George M. Mayer of East Greenville, Pa. a 33�-pound POLLACK on 30-pound test line off Belmar, N.J. for a possible new world all-tackle record.