Got somewhat of a related story here that may be of interest to some of you eel fans.
A bunch of us were in Hawaii at a beach called Table Tops out by where I believe Pellius lives. We were drinkiing beer and Vodka and doing some dumb night fishing off the shore line when a good friend said, "Here! Give me that pole and I'll go catch an eel!"
He was drunk but I gave him the pole and he walked a few yards down the beach and cast his line just a few yards out and within 30 seconds he got a bite and reeled it in and sure enough - there was an eel on the other end!
Surprised the shit out of me.
Then he and his sober brother decide to go night diving. His brother assured me that his brother would be safe as long as he was with him. So they put on their fins and mask and snorkel and diving flashlite and go wading off and beyond the reefs known as Table Tops.
And within an hour we could see that flashing light about a mile off into the darkness. They were way out there!
Eventually they got back with a spearful of fish and stories about the lobsters they had seen so we started a small fire and had a fish-fry which is actually illegal in Hawaii but it was real late at night.
I later found out that these guys did most of their fish hunting late at night and always came back with a great catch.
Another friend of mine use to go night diving in search of turtles a bit beyond the seaward entrance to Hanauma Bay. Long story here but one day he did'nt show up for work ... he was a doctor.. and they found his body along the shore a few days later.
End of fish tales ....
