The grey mullet is a handsome, chublike fish, that swims quite near the surface; and if you catch one you may well be proud, for of all sea fish he is the cunningest, and requies the finest tackle and the most cautious strategy.
Taylor/Fishing, 1898
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Man resembles the cat in his hankering after that which eludes him; a woman, a difficult stroke at billiards, or a fish is the more prized after a fight for the mastery. I had never, before 1891, caught a grey mullet weighing more than a few ounces, and the chance of enjoying sport with large fish of that species was a delightful prospect.
Aflalo/Salt, 1905
THE NORTH RIDING PROJECT 
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