Whenever the northeast winds arrive, swordfish follow the Kuroshio current, coming near the Hualien coast, bobbing up to the surface in the crests of the waves. The seafaring hunters sail their fishing boats, standing on the harpooning platform of the bow, and searching for the back fins of the swordfish.
每當東北季風一來，旗魚隨著黑潮靠近花蓮海邊，乘著浪頭淺淺地浮上海面，討海人個個成了獵人，駕著漁船，站在船頭鏢台上，眼觀八方地搜尋旗魚的背鰭。