Nothin.......but quality 6/16- Video added.

Saltwater Offshore Reports
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Well, since I made the wrong call on the weather today and stayed ashore, I got the video from Fathers Day up. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEVdxc23DKI

Slow morning trolling SWB after a slow ride out. Released one cuda intentionally, 2 mahi not so intentionally and finally hit 51 lbs of pay dirt on the wtfb fluoro tuna rig in 300 feet.

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Spent some time bumping the ledge where I caught my first…what is this?

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and ended up with a nice limit of monster beeliners.

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Got home to find a brand new smoker just waiting to be christened. Wahoo! What a great fathers day!

26’ Glacier Bay
Mistress

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Good looking wahoo!

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Now thats a good looking hoo! The species is the elusive king mack-rahoo I believe skennj was refering to in my post. Look it up!

2503 Trophy
W/ Merc 115s

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That looks like a true Atlantic Bonita…believe you can eat them!

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Originally posted by fishcrazy

That looks like a true Atlantic Bonita…believe you can eat them!

True bonito for sure.
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Originally posted by FishinPhysician843

Now thats a good looking hoo! The species is the elusive king mack-rahoo I believe skennj was refering to in my post. Look it up!

2503 Trophy
W/ Merc 115s

No. This is a tiger mackerel. You can clearly see the stripes.
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Nice fish.

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Nice pull fella’s!
mighty fat B-liners there.

King Fish
31’ Fountain

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Yeah, I was going with Atlantic Bonito except the serious teeth were a problem. Skinneej, I’m going with Tiger Mackerel! He is hitting the smoker tonight!

26’ Glacier Bay
Mistress

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Darn wrong again. Im gonna have to get me a smoker now with all this talk about smoked mackeral dip.

2503 Trophy
W/ Merc 115s

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Def a Bonito. Most of our “bonito” are little tunny (false albacore) with an occasional skipjack.

Pat Condon
“Carla Dee”

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Sorry to say but that is a true atlantic bonita. They have teeth like a kingfish.

Tight lines,
Michael Mattson
843-224-3542
captmattson@aol.com

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Oh, and nice hoo!

Pat Condon
“Carla Dee”

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No doubt it is a bonito.

Nice b-liners

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Nice hoo…
Not to be confused with the King-mac-arahoo or whatever it was.:smiley:
Purtty B-liners too, those are real nice.
I’ve heard the “true atlantic bonita” like you caught are pretty good eating but haven’t ever tried it, let us know how it tastes.

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Nice haul! Did you get a new jigging rod for Father’s Day?

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Thanks Kevin. I did treat myself to a new rod and I love it! And yes, no cobia footage last week…too bad!

26’ Glacier Bay
Mistress

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bonita is a little on the toothy side right? it is a mackerel… and the false albacore is a tuna. not so much