day 2. we hook up with a fish while trolling on the boat. the normal fisherman thing to do is to get a gaff and gaff the fish to bring it on the boat. the only problem? the fish is still alive and kicking around with 6 hooks flying around the place. i run to get my 3 prong or hawaiian sling but was too late. the indo guys were already trying to take the hook out of the GT’s mouth. and then it happened…..
the fish kicked again and the hook caught one of the crews hand. and the fish was still jumping around so his finger was jumping around too. it was pretty gross…..
ouch…. lucky it was only his finger and not his eye…. the captain ended up cutting the hook and got it out. after that day, the gaff never came out again. it was the hawaiian sling taking its place. one shot while the fish is coming up on the side of the boat, and the fish is dead…. diver style. after that, we speared uluas, baracuddas, and even a 100lbs plus sailfish. what ever works right? and get this, the captain ended up buying my 3 prong as his new gaff….
