Santiago -- A Skillful Fisherman
Santiago is a fishing specialist. He has been fishing for about half a century. So the trails of time have taught him tricks and skills. His art of baiting, knowledge about sea creatures and accurate guesses all prove that he is a skillful fisherman.
Firstly, he is adept in baiting. When he ventures his odyssey, he carries four kind of bait-fish; sardines, tunas, blue runners and yellow jacks. He hooks them so skillfully that each part of the hook becomes yummy for preys. Moreover, he throws the baits at four different depths very skillfully.
Secondly, he is a sea biologist. He possesses sound information about sea fish, turtles, birds and plants. He identifies the names of all the fish he encounters. He even knows their behaviour, sex, taste and nourishment. He also knows that different fish swim at different levels.
Thirdly, his accurate guesses are another proof of his prowess. He rightly predicts that the fish nibbling his hook at one hundred fathoms down is a "male marlin". He accurately estimates that the marlin is 18 feet long and 1500 pounds heavy without any measuring device. In fact, only a skillful fisherman can do so.
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