Fishing a Profitable
p. 32 · Read in the full issue
Nadi Sideline
FISHING is becoming big business for some of the Nadi (Fiji) Airport emptoyees, who in their spare time, combining business with pleasure, head forth in a variety of craft that were mostly never de signed for the job, and sometimes bring back good hauls.
The Mocambo caterers pay 1/3 per pound for fish delivered to their freezer. More than one employee, striking the fish when they’re in the mood to bite, has made better than his salary in a month of spare time operations. Fish caught are surface feeders, taking lures of various kinds—just what kinds are top secret to the individual fisher men, and frequently known only to the fish, which are fickle indeed in their feeding habits. But when the correct lure for the existing light, weather, and state of sea is struck, the sport—and profits—can be rich indeed. —JPS.