Fishing -

A couple of days ago I went out fishing with our Marquesan friend. We left a couple of hours before sunrise, (at least that is what it felt like!)  The first fish we caught was about a 3.5' Mahi-Mahi, and just as we were landing him he swam under the dingy, and broke the line. The next fish did not even have the courtesy to show itself before the line snapped.  Finally we landed a skipjack, and then promptly lost another lure to some big fish. Our Marquesan friend was super at finding the spot just were the fish were, he would circle, looking at the birds, and the water, then when he would say we should catch a fish, a fish would typically bite!  The next fish we caught was with the tiny fishing rod with the tiny winder, the fishing rod was bent in a 'U' with the end of the rod well under water.  The Marquesan kept telling me to wind it in, but I was not about to lose another lure, and was just going to wait for the fish to get tired, but he finally could not take it any more and just grabbed the fishing line and started pulling it up hand over hand.  When he finally landed the fish, it was only the head of a big Yellowtail tuna.  I 'think' I know why he was telling me to land the fish so fast!! We had been sharked!!

Courage