Fishing made
p. 59 · Read in the full issue
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Was the big walu which leapt out of the sea in Fiji’s Somo somo Strait recently and accom modatingly stranded itself on a hatch cover of the MV Tui Lau, a gift from Dakuwaqa, the shark god? Or was it simply escaping from the jaws of a hungry shark?
No one knows, but the obliging walu—somewhere between 30 and 40 lb was subsequently featured on the menu.
Its leap into the Tui Lau was emulated by a big ogo a few seconds later, but the ogo was luckier. It managed to throw it self back into the sea. When the fish themselves are proving to be so co-operative, where’s the challenge for big game enthusiasts?