South End angler sets deep-sea fishing record

“A South Whidbey angler has set a new world’s record for the speedy landing of a Pacific Blue Marlin, making his catch off Kailua-Kona, Hawaii on Oct. 28.

“The new champ is Jack Cordas, owner of the Idle Time Motel near Freeland and of Cordas and Sons Western Store in Seattle.

“The fish weighed 198 pounds and was in the boat three minutes after it took the bait. It was more than nine feet long and had a 40-inch girth.

“Jack was on his first trip to Hawaii and on his first deep-sea fishing trip when he set the new record. He weighs 199 pounds, with all his clothes on.”

Gun club moose hunters hit, bring back meat for all

“Two Island men are home from a hunting trip to Canada, with memories enough to last a lifetime, moose for their two families and enough meat for the Holmes Harbor Rod and Gun club to feed half the population of the Island.

“The hunters were Bud Copeland of Clinton and Don Anderson of Oak Harbor. They were the winners of the expense paid moose hunting trips in the first annual Moose Hunt Raffle held by the Holmes Harbor Rod and Gun club. One provision of the raffle was that the winners were to share any meat they got with the club, which would then hold a moose meat feed, using proceeds from that to help finance the second annual hunt. “

Local man wins surprise prize for large fish

“Bob McMaster of Freeland had one of the most pleasant surprises of his life recently when he opened his mail to find a $92 check made out in his name for the Junior Chamber of Commerce of Terrace, British Columbia.

“The check represented a $100 prize, minus the exchange rate, for the largest fish caught in the Skena River in B.C. between June 1, 1964 and Sept. 30, 1964.

“Bob, as many may recall, landed a 72 pound king salmon in the Skena River while on a fishing trip in August.

“Although he was told at the time that the fish was the biggest caught in the river up to that date, Bob said he didn’t know anything about the prize until he opened his mail and found the check.

“The check arrived just before hunting season and Bob, who had not planned a trip this year, changed his mind and used the money to finance a hunting trip to Eastern Washington.”