Nina can't convince her lolo to take her fishing on the old banca boat with him. Lolo's reply is the same as always: A boat is no place for a girl. When Nina promises to bait her own hook and remove her own catch, her grandfather finally relents, just for today. Much to the amusement of the other fishermen in their Filipino village, Lolo shows Nina how to jig the lines, set the hook and pull in a fish hand over hand. But no one is laughing when Nina brings in the biggest fish of the day