Who was Eizo Mahurashi? In the late 90's a man from Japan showed up and caught all the tarpon. He kept winning and the questions kept coming: where did he learn to fish for tarpon from the other side of the globe? Does he speak english? What was his secret?

"Eizo" as he came to be known, went where no one had gone before. Past the language barrier to the podium. Japan’s pioneering saltwater fly angler - a bridge between Japanese tackle innovation and the golden era of tarpon fly fishing in the Florida Keys.

He won three straight gold cup victories with his guide Kenny Collette from 1997-1999. And the Don Hawley Tarpon Tournament 1994, 1997,1998,1999. And holds the world record for Trevally and Masu trout among others - and founded SABALO Fishing in Tokyo, Japan.

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