Name/Title
Zeluff, GeorgeEntry/Object ID
OH00147Scope and Content
Tuna Fishing
George Norman Zeluff is a native of San Diego who loved fishing and decided that his career would be in the fishing industry. He was fascinated by ocean fishing and in his early years had many interesting experiences as a commercial fisherman in local waters. Most of this fishing was for swordfish and rock cod.
Early fishing was done in bait boats and Zeluff got his first opportunity on the Atlantic. He signed on as a member of the crew for one dollar. The ship went as far south as the Galapagos and Zeluff has his first experiences in three-pole fishing.
There were many experiences both in fishing and in boat operation. He purchased his first boat, the Esperanza before he was twenty years old. Later he graduated from the California Maritime Academy and became an officer on a troop ship during World War II. Then, after the war, back to the fishing business. There were many boats and interesting experiences in George Zeluff's forty years in the fishing industry.
Thomas E. Walt, Editor
February 11, 1992Collection
Oral History CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
Oral History, Tuna Fishing