Aloha all
Just wanted to share a little island culture seeing as most of you here on the deeperblue seem to be from the other side of the globe.
This may be more appropriate for the beach bar but I didnt want to offend any non-spearos.
This is my first successful (of many attempts) Gyotaku. Gyotaku [gyo meaning “fish” and taku meaning “rubbing” or “impression”] was discovered over a century ago by fishers in Japan. Though this is originally japanese culture it has been incorporated in Hawaii culture as well.
This is a Moana'ukali, a type of goatfish, the biggest I have come accross. From nose to fork it measured in at 17 inches. Not a huge fish but this little bugger almost got the better of me. I had a little visit from the "dark side" so to speak after horsing him up from 100ft.
I figured I would give him a proper memorial, he will hang on my wall till I die (hopefully 60+years from now
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