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| | Big-game fishing. (from fishing) -- Encyclopædia Britannica |
 | | Big-game fishing, made feasible by the motorized boat, was pioneered in 1898 by C.F. Holder, who took a 183-pound (83-kilogram) bluefin tuna off Santa Catalina Island, Calif. Fish usually caught include tuna, marlin, swordfish, and shark. |
 | | Big-game fishing spread to the Atlantic, and catches of increasing size were made on relatively light tackle and line, especially after the invention
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 | | Game is usually classified according to three categories: (1) small birds, such as the thrush and quail; (2) game proper, a category that can be subdivided into winged game, such as the goose, duck, woodcock, grouse or partridge, and pheasant; and ground game, such as the squirrel, hare, and rabbit; (3) big game,... |
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