When Hanna does finally end her marlin virginity, she may reject my idea to commemorate that moment with a billfish tattoo. If that’s the case – and I suspect it will be – perhaps we’ll just toast. Here are a handful of the liquors that might be appropriate.

When offshore boats come back into the marina flying flags, there’s a significance to their display — to communicate what they’ve caught, and also to brag a little bit. If you caught, for instance, a blue marlin and a sailfish, you could fly those flags in succession. If they’re upside down, that means the fish was released. Sometimes there’s also a “T” to signify that the fish was tagged.