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Word: cayman (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...battle began. Said Louis, "I saw him coming to take bait and yelled 'marlin,' and before he snapped the line off the outrigger I was in the chair." Hooked on an 18-oz. lemonwood rod, the maddened marlin streaked ahead of the Schmidts' 40-ft. Cayman II flashing high in the sun. When John turned the boat around, the fish headed for the bottom. Said Louis, "For three hours I had my leg hooked around everything except the keel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Marlin Fever | 7/4/1949 | See Source »

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