I've been looking at these tengu fishing bait for ages, smiking at how they're always in the Gatchaman section on yahoo auctions. But this one really does look like Gatchaman! I wonder if it is actually any good for fishing with? Although I don't fish, so it's something I'd never find out for myself.

I think I have said before that these baits are completley unsuitable for catching tengu.... ...I think the company are now trying to design a bait that will catch tengu. They should try leaving a decent sword out in the woods. Just what `are` they trying to catch with that bait? a Kappa?? ------ The Magnificent Teratorn is now fledged and flying. I feed it on small children. It is simply delightful they way it rips their guts out with its feet while eating their brains. (and of course theres no problem with air freightage.)

Okay, in an attempt to relieve my ignorance: What is a tengu? What is a kappa? And where did you hear about Teratorns? Cricket

a tengu is a goblin portrayed with a beak and wings. (or often a long nose, and people who claim to have actually met tengu say they are very human looking, though of course this may be a disguise.) they live on holy mountains and are famed for their martial arts and magical abilities. There is certainly tengu imagery in Gatchaman, but not enough to conclusivley prove that our heroes `are` tengu... a kappa is a water goblin. they look rather like aquatic monkeys, they eat horses, cucumbers and occaisionaly people. Even today, in rural japan a drowning may be blamed upon the kappa. and as for teratorns, I asked the NHM because a falconer asked me. Dont think I would want to man a bird like that though.

Dang it! why didnt I think of this before? Those bait are for catching BERG KATSE!!!!!!!!