The cod crew

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Seven Northeast groundfish experts have offered advice on a variety of subjects that will make bottom-fishing trip more productive. Captain Bill Lee, of Rockport, Massachusetts, who operates a small dragger rigged for the research work he does for state and federal fisheries department, finds that cod always approaches baits from a down-tide angle and so fishermen should take care to anchor on a hump so that the scent of the bait will not be blocked by the structure.

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Incident in Hudson Canyon

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A charter boat captain who specializes in canyon fishing relates the story of a Hudson Canyon trip on a night when the bay was extremely crowded and fish could not be raised.

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In praise of sailfish

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Sailfish may put up as tough a fight to avoid being taken as the marlin with which it is sometimes mistakenly identified.

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