#bcs hes old now and last year he had brain hemorrhage

[sword-in-the-sea]

𝖋𝖎𝖘𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖙𝖎𝖕𝖘 𝖋𝖗𝖔𝖒 𝖒𝖞 𝖉𝖆𝖉, 𝖆 𝖋𝖎𝖘𝖍𝖊𝖗𝖒𝖆𝖓 🐟

hint : this won't actually involve fishing

if you can't wake up early, become an owl; sleep during the day so you can stay up all night until dawn–the ideal fishing hours

invest in good fishing rod. it'll last you a lifetime and won't snap when you accidentally reel in a tiger shark

don't let your dumb child accidentally fish a barracuda. i don't care if they're alright; why the shit are you fishing a barracuda you're like six

homemade bait is always better

the more pungent the bait smell is, the better

if you see someone standing in the middle of the sea: no you don't.

is that figure approaching? steer the ship away, we need to find a new spot anyway

always hydrate and keep bottled water nearby. it's also useful to immobilise a shark that jumped into the ship–pour that freshwater to its gills. don't get bitten

wear a good bucket hat. look at me go

always listen to the sea. if you feel like storm is brewing even though it seems sunny, start finding a temporary island to dock

alternatively, if you're stranded in an unrecorded island and it's full of werecreatures: just stay in the shallows and don't go off the boat

if you find yourself making eye contact with a weregoat that's playing on the swings installed on said unrecorded island's beach, just look away

shrimp is good shrimp is life

bring eggs to the boat so you can eat instant noodles with shrimps and eggs

praying is good. always pray

don't question it when you caught a grouper the size of a small car. just celebrate and don't think about it further

you saw a fisherman jumped into the water and hasn't resurface in half an hour? that's fine, some of them can hold their breaths until an hour

you do not fuck with sharks. some sharks are not sharks, and you do not fuck with that shark.

seeing whales while fishing means good luck; it means the sea is clean, the fishes are thriving, and all is well. alternatively, if you fuck with whales i'll stab you

when you're fishing in the sea, you won't be back on mainland for weeks. so make sure you do all your fishing before you get married, so you can fulfill your sea-call before giving it up to lavish your new family.

you can still fish in freshwater pools. but it will never be the same

show your new kid how to eat raw sea urchin. it'll be funny

#sometimes i watch my dad wistfully gazing at the sea #and im like thanks for staying for us #but i hope you didnt loose yourself for the sea #i think he forgets most of the fishing stories he told me when i was a kid #bcs hes old now and last year he had brain hemorrhage #he still takes over n manage the fishing market #he just never went back in the sea anymore #ever since he married my mom #willingly gave it up so he can take care of us #its sweet but also rather sad #anw im just rambling #made this bcs i was feeling nostalgic #gothic story #cryptid dad #sea #fishing #sea aesthetic #seacore #oceancore #ocean aesthetic #fisherman #this is in indonesia btw #yes theres unrecorded islands here #specifically in the kepuluan seribu area #bcs theres too many small islands and they appear n disappear according to tides #the kid in this post is me #yes i accidentally caught a barracuda when i was 6 #and ate raw sea urchin #its great #the sea