Every morning the tide goes out and there are many rocks that are exposed. Apparently these rocks make for good hiding places for squid, and the locals come out to fish. The photo below of the man walking in the water is one of these fishermen. I didn't realize what they were fishing for until today when I was walking down the beach and the men were headed down to the beach. Their fishing pole is half fishing pole and half gig. There is a multipronged gig on the end of the 4-5 ft long stick (some are bamboo, some look like an official squid pole if there is such a thing), and there is a short fishing line - about 8-10 in. with a loop at the bottom. They catch little sand crabs and put them on the line, then dangle them around the rocks until a squid goes after it. Then they gig the squid and snatch it up. I've been watching them every morning with great curiosity. Now I know! The photo here shows how low the tide goes in the mornings, and you can see the squid fishermen doing their thing. The low tide is about 4-5 feet below high tide.
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