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Photos and text submitted to unbound with permission for one-time use only. All rights reserved. © TC Anderson 16 November 2002

Captain Suleiman, of course, was masterful at this type of fishing, having grown up fishing for his living in Tanzania. However, Michael, who confessed to never having gone deep sea fishing before, displayed convincing talent in this area as well. He'd let the hook fall for about 3 seconds and pull it out with a fish on it every time. I, on the other hand, had to play my lines in order to entice fish to bite and caught one fish to every five that he pulled out of the water. He and Captain Suleiman would cheer me on so vociferously each time I caught one that in order to reproduce that feeling of victory I was spurred on to drop my lines once more.

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