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{{quote|'Tis no use, tryin' ter fish with no [[Fuzzipede|caterpillar]]... |Fishmael|Paper Mario}}

'''Fishmael''' is seen in ''[[Paper Mario]]'' fishing by the docks at the port and arguing with a [[Fuzzipede]]. [[Parakarry]] and [[Mario]] can deliver [[Letter]]s between him and his fishing buddies, [[Goompapa]], [[Muss T.]], and [[Koover]]. He loves to fish and is always seen fishing in the ports of [[Toad Town]]. It is completely unknown what creature he is, although the fishing rod sticking out of his head resembles the antenna of a female [[Wikipedia:Anglerfish|anglerfish]] and his face is reminiscent of many cartoon fish.

==[[Goombario]]'s [[Tattle]]==
* "I really hate eating fish.  But ''fishing'' does look like fun... Fishing in the harbor must be pretty relaxing.  My dad goes fishing, too.  I wonder if he knows this guy..."

==Trivia==
*His name comes from [[Wikipedia:Ishmael (Moby-Dick)|Ishmael]], the sailor/teacher from the famous 19th century novel ''Moby-Dick; or, The Whale'', whose name in turn comes from [[wikipedia:Ishmael|Ishmael]], the son of [[wikipedia:Hagar|Hagar]] and [[wikipedia:Abraham|Abraham]]. His name is also similar to the item "Fishmeal", a brown powder created when fish is processed.
*His name is revealed from the description of the [[letter]] addressed to him, but it is later mentioned again in a dialogue from the Fuzzipede after Chapter 6 is completed. In the Japanese version of the game, he is simply described as つりをしている人 ''tsuri o shiteiru hito'', "the fishing person", in the description of the letter. Goombario's tattle doesn't include his name in either version.
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