Japanese Fisherman Snags What?
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Posted by Maryan Pelland Sep 27, 2006 |
The Background
Those who chase these mysterious creatures. Skyfish, say they're real. Others say not. But they've supposedly been filmed often by a man named, Jose Escamilla. He describes them as rod-shaped flying things with two wings the length of the body. They seem to swim through the air.
The Japanese publication Mainichi Daily News calls them paranormal objects. They apparently fly through the skies or swim in water at speeds that make them seem invisible to the human eye. But they're often photographed with video cameras. Tricks of light? Japan, the publication says, is home to one of the world's most adept skyfish anglers.
A Man and His Fish
Kozo Ichikawa, a citrus farmer from rural Japan, in his mid-60s, catches the skyfish -- with his hands. Just like we see Native Americans do in movies.
Evidently, there's a DVD about how to skyfish. In fact, there's a sequel to the DVD already, featuring a whole mess of adventurers who swear they've caught one. The programs were made by Escamilla, often called a world expert on paranormal phenomena.
I guess no one has claimed to have touched a skyfish. No one has one. No one is completely sure they are actually animals and not just optical delusions. No one but the aging farmer. And he's entirely certain of their existance as real, breathing animals.
"When I was a little kid, I used to catch them all the time," he said in an interview. "Now the environment's gone bad and you've got to go deeper and deeper into the mountains to see them anywhere." Hmm.
Will His Tradition Live On?
Ichikawa says he doesn't scale high mountain peaks at this point in his life. That, of course, is where the skyfish hang out. Where he's caught them. Nope, he won't teach anyone how. He says go get the DVD and learn. A bit crotchety, wouldn't you say?
"You don't eat skyfish," he admonishes. "They (just) feel so good to touch."
Well, who knows.
Whopper
So, did I tell you about the fish my uncle used to brag about? It was so big, it had developed legs. When he caught it (and catch he did, he would say), it got up off the dock and ran all the way to town where Uncle Frank ran it down with his Buick.
How 'bout your most amazing catch?
(The original report on this paranormal angler was written by Ryann Connell)
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