The Paper Airplane

The Paper Airplane

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The Paper Airplane
The Paper Airplane
On Squid Jigs and Other Hooks

On Squid Jigs and Other Hooks

Self preservation for small, shining, curious creatures

E. Lily Yu
Apr 02, 2020
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On Squid Jigs and Other Hooks
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Market squid are curious and beautiful creatures, big-eyed and finch-beaked and shimmering with restless chromatophores. With a $5 glow-in-the-dark jig that you bought off a guy on the docks, a $12 shellfish license, a bit of luck, and a lot of skill, you can legally catch up to ten pounds or approximately one hundred of these budding scientists every d…

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