Remember my buddy Wayne Kravitz? I'm sure I must have told you about him before. We did basic training together at Ft. Bragg. Here's a photo of him on the boat. I haven't seen him in years and then out of nowhere he turned up on the same fishing boat. Lucky for me too, since I didn't bring the right tackle and ended up borrowing from him. Kravitz came outfitted for some heavy-duty angling--a Calstar rod with a Pen International 80 wide 2 speed reel and 100 lb test. Sorry, I guess that doesn't matter all that much to you.

We got back the next morning, hauled it onto the dock and I took some pictures of Kravitz with the fish--including this one, here. All of a sudden, this Japanese guy, called himself Eddie--Eddie Yamato, came up to Kravitz and said he was scouting for fish to send back to Japan. He said Kravitz's fish looked like it was high enough quality for sushi. He peeled back a small piece of the fish's skin, smelled it, and offered Kravitz $2000. He didn't have the money right there, so he told Kravitz to set up the tuna in a storage place right near the dock that would keep it cold and fresh. He'd meet Kravitz the next day and give him the money.