Wally - 12-17-2012 at 09:54 AM
Cabo Pulmo National Park
http://www.weather.com/news/underwater-fish-tornado-20121216
willardguy - 12-17-2012 at 11:30 AM
big eye trevally?? very cool shot!
Ah pulmo
captkw - 12-17-2012 at 11:43 AM
was a great camping fishing spot a few years ago...not today..the locals have it all messed up !!! those Jack's are a tough,strong fighter.. I belive
the name is "El toro" and have caught them by hand when they ran up on the beach after a bait ball...have pics of south cobo pulmo to show..that was a
crazy morning... K&T
PS..thx wally nice vid!!!!! till about 6/7 years
ago I would camp just north of the ramp at the very far north of the bay...Tito & sons were like Family ...what a shame
[Edited on 12-17-2012 by captkw]
Whistler
captkw - 12-17-2012 at 12:57 PM
Your right,,I remember the meat was very,very dark and cooked some and even the dogs wouldnt touch it !! but they put up a hell of fun fight from the
beach..LOL..BTW are you from whistler canada ?? K&T...PS ..thats why I called them Jacks..tough and stamina like a old chevy truck!!
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wsdunc - 12-17-2012 at 03:35 PM
Got a chance to see the fish tornado off while on a snorkel trip off of Cabo Pulmo. Very cool. The guide said they were big eye jacks (horse eye
jacks?) slightly different that Toros.
Skipjack Joe - 12-17-2012 at 07:13 PM
Fishbase says horse-eyed jacks don't occur in the pacific:
http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Caranx-latus.html
willardguy - 12-17-2012 at 07:21 PM
I guess its all in who you ask!
Bigeye Jack, Bigeye Trevally, Bigeye Crevalle Jack
Jurel Ojogordo
(Caranx sexfasciatus)
Bigeye Jack, Caranx sexfasciatus: The Bigeye Jack is characterized by its very large eyes and elongated body with a widely forked tail. It is
blue-green on top and silvery below, with an elongated body, a very large eye, a small black dot at the top of the gill cover, and dark scutes along
the straight portion of the lateral line. Its dorsal and anal fin tips are white, and its caudal fin is yellowish to black.
This fish species is pelagic and widely distributed across the central Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, from Africa, throughout Micronesia, and
to the Eastern Pacific south to Ecuador. It forms large inshore schools.
Distribution in Mexico fishing areas
In Mexican fishing waters , the Bigeye Jack is found in the Los Cabos area of Baja California Sur, north along Baja's Cortez coast to Santa Rosalia,
and in the coastal waters of mainland Mexico from Mazatlan south to Guatemala. It is also common to all offshore islands including the Tres Marias and
Revillagigedos.
The Bigeye Jack is reported to reach up to 3.5-feet in length, and is found up to 200 feet deep. It travels in large schools and frequents reefs in
search of small fish for food.
It is abundant on the Cabo Pulmo Reef where it is seen in massive schools and is preyed upon by Sea Lions. The fish is of keen interest to scuba
divers. Its food value is considered “marginal” by locals.
This is is a member of the Carangidae or Jack Family.
your guide (guia)
captkw - 12-17-2012 at 07:23 PM
I would say needs more time on the sea !!! I have spent a hell of a lot of time in that area with boats and fishing and diving and snorkleing and I
have only seen the El toro's..Jack ceravelle...but no matter glad you saw a tornado.. I have seen a lot of cool stuff but have not had that pleasure
yet !!! K&T Ex guide and fish burgler
AMAZING PHOTO!
M - 12-17-2012 at 08:13 PM
What a rush that must have been!
M