July 2009 Blog Posts (1)

A young woman and the sea

By Rell Sunn



Reaction time is faster when you see bigger fish. At the instant I saw the 45-pound ulua munching on a tiny snowflake eel my Hawaiian sling hand-spear was already cranked and flying. The three prongs lodged in the back of his blunt head, and he spun once, eyeing me with reproach. But instead of screeching for the channel, he turned and went back to work on the eel.



I was faster and luckier with my back-up spear, as it found its… Continue