“Oh, they’re big fish!” exclaimed Janet.
“Pull up! Pull up!” called Uncle Ben. “Land your fishes, boys!”
Tom pulled and so did Ted. Their poles bent with the strain, but neither one could seem to get the fish he had caught into the boat.
“They must be regular whales!” cried Ted.
CHAPTER XIV
THE GROWLERY HOLE
“Pull in! Pull in!” called Uncle Ben from where he was sitting in the stern, or back end of the boat. “Pull in your fish, boys!”
“I’m trying to!” answered Teddy.
“So’m I,” called Tom.
Harder and harder they pulled. Their poles bent more and more, and their fishing lines were now straight up and down in the water.
Suddenly Tom turned to look at Ted, who was back of him on the other side of the boat.