For her 40th birthday, Tara Folz of California wanted to relive and add to her family’s history by catching a sailfish off the coast of Miami. Sometimes a plan comes together perfectly.

Gentleman George insisted on treating us like royalty with the few spare hours we had in Johannesburg. First, he arranged for a fantastic dinner with much of the top brass of South African bass fishing, and then the next morning – as Hanna went to a local handicrafts market — George took me on a whirlwind tour of the area’s tackle shops. He knew everyone and everyone seemed to rely upon his counsel and friendship.