CHAPTER 1 THE THRILL OF THE CATCH It’s a perfect day on the water You are riding on a fishing boat on the Pacific Ocean Three heavy-duty fishing poles stretch as their lines drag in the water Suddenly one pole lurches The reel whines as it spins out line There’s a fish on the other end and it’s big A fishing boat sails near Santa Catalina Island in California 5
The mahi-mahi sometimes called the dorado is known for its bright colors The fish pulls hard on your line as the captain straps you into the harness You fight to reel in the fish for nearly an hour Finally you get it inside the boat There will be delicious mahi-mahi on the table tonight People have gone deep-sea fishing for thousands of years At first they used 6
hooks made of bone to catch fish They sailed crude rafts As people created better tools and boats they could fish in deeper waters Motorized boats allowed people to travel quickly It became easier to reach good fishing spots Today people can hire charter boats to take them out onto the water They may also use GPS navigation to find their way around the oceans FISHING DESTINATIONS FISHING DESTINATIONS People travel all over the world in search of the People travel all over the world in search of the People travel all over the world in search of the biggest fish Nova Scotia is known for prize tuna biggest fish Nova Scotia is known for prize tuna biggest fish Nova Scotia is known for prize tuna Giant blue marlins can be found in Australia and Giant blue marlins can be found in Australia and Giant blue marlins can be found in Australia and Costa Rica is famous for record-size mahi-mahis Costa Rica is famous for record-size mahi-mahis Costa Rica is famous for record-size mahi-mahis 7
