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...years, his salon on Avenue George-V was the very citadel of haute-couture, and Cristobal Balenciaga, 73, was its lofty priest. The son of a Basque fisherman, Balenciaga created a legend rich in grace and splendor; elegant women-the Duchess of Windsor, Barbara Hutton, Queen Fabiola-cloaked themselves in the simple yet sumptuous designs that were his trademark. Thus the entire fashion world lost some of its sheen last week at the news that the House of Balenciaga is closing. Some said he is simply bored; others claimed that his disdain for "commercialism" and contemporary styles had caused business...
Desperately disappointed? Naturally. And yet there was glory enough in the losing fight. Both angler and skipper belong to a proliferating new breed of saltwater sportsman; the light-tackle fisherman, to whom the fight is more important than the catch, and sport means giving the fish a sporting chance...
...Mountain. Not so long ago, most game-fish anglers favored lines testing at 80 to 130 lbs. of pressure before they would break, heavy, inch-thick rods, and big 9/0 to 12/0 reels almost powerful enough to winch in a whale. But after a fisherman had caught his first dozen sailfish, and heaved enough tuna on the deck to keep the family in sandwiches for years, what sport was there left in the game? What was left was to match the tackle to the fish-and watch his smoke. The 70-lb. white marlin that died like a guppy...
...eight years, only 164 anglers around the world have qualified for the Ten-to-One Club. Notable among them is Florida's Stu Apte, 37, a Pan American pilot and professional fisherman on the side, who qualified with an 82-lb. Pacific sailfish on threadlike 5-lb. test. In Australia, the Sydney Game Fishing Club has just started a Fifteen-to-One Club, and President John S. Quill says: "In the past year, a dozen fishermen would have qualified...
...taut line with their fingers; if the fish persists in running, they must rev up their boat engines and give chase, trying to retrieve enough line to get the fish back under control. A heavy fish that chooses to sound deep instead of run is even tougher: the fisherman either has to wait it out or attempt to "plane" the fish to the surface, by tightening the drag on his line right to the breaking point, running the boat rapidly forward and back in hopes, generally futile, of starting the fish...