A Fishing Experience

My most successful fishing experience was back in 2012 in the beautiful waters of the Andaman Sea in Thailand. We rented a big boat to spend the day fishing and relaxing. We caught a few tunas and dorados through the morning. In the early afternoon, when one of the lines started running it was my turn to take it.



I start pulling and to my surprise it was a really heavy one. For the first 5 minutes I would gain a bit of line for a moment versus loosing a lot right after. After about 20 minutes, the fish started getting tired and I finally started getting it close to the boat. My arms were exhausted! We saw him jumping out of the water and it was a beautiful sail fish. It was so big! We took pictures and put it back in the water.




We were able to keep a couple of tunas and the dorado. On the way back to my friend's condo, we stopped at s small store and bought local products to make a couple different ceviches. I made a Tuna Ceviche in a Cilantro, Orange-Lime and Coconut milk marinade and a Dorado ceviche with tropical fruits served in freshly opened coconuts. Fresh fish like that is just priceless!



The boat owner asked me for my details after I took out the sail fish. He said it was part of the protocol. They also tagged the animal before they put it back in the water to keep a record. Weeks later, I received a package in the mail with a letter asking me to join a club. You can pay some money to receive a plaque with the certificate and to help keep the protection of the species. I found that pretty interesting and I think programs like this are a great way to keep a healthy fishing industry.