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Howard
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In my opinion, one of the hardest fighting fish lb for lb. Right there with the Yellowtail for for a fight.
I have always wondered;
skipjack
bonita
barreleta (sic)
Are they the same fish? Is it like a Dorado in Mexico and a Mahi Mahi in Hawaii, Lo mismo?
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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fishbuck
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Awesome fish. Fun to catch and an incredible fight when they get to about 10lbs or better.
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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Pompano
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Carumba!, Igor, time flys.
Your son has matured muy guapo and looks to be carrying on the tradition of enjoying and appreciating nature. Bravo for you both.
Bonito and cousins...always fun to catch and superb table fare with the right recipes. Cats, Dogs, and Humans alike.
Great times with these guys! Whenever we had kids aboard my cruiser Pompano and got into a school of them, it became a fun riot...for all ages!
Husbands and wives alike, we nicknamed that fish...
..'El Vibrador'...Vibrator because of the strong & sudden s h u d d e r i n g action of that tail. Never
fails to bring grins and happy times to us. 
p.s. per your avatar, we watched 'Captains Courageous' on the RV sat-tv last night out in the boondocks. Great classic. I'm sure 'Manuel' would
have loved bonito, too.
[Edited on 1-28-2013 by Pompano]
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
Good thread Skipjack...we just smoked up a whack of bonita that dtbushpilot didnt want to take home....and I prefer it to smoked yellowtail, not to
mention the yummy tuna salad they make.... |
That's it....."Smoke 'em if ya got 'em."
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Skipjack Joe
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBruno
That kid of yours has gotten big over the years, Igor!
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Yep. Remember this?
Those doggone dorado won't stay still.
I miss the old days, actually.
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woody with a view
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
I miss the old days, actually.
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i think we all do, Amigo!
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shari
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awww....chimuela Alex (which means teeth missing) what a cutey.
Juan says bariletta is skipjack.
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Cypress
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Yep, those Bonita can really put up a good fight. There are all sorts of recipes for cooking 'em, but have only salted the fillets and used 'em for
bait.
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Skipjack Joe
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| Quote: | Originally posted by whistler
Skipjack,Leo and Doug from "Fish First" would come down and fly fish the bonito with us in Redondo harbor.
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A lot of clubs in the Bay Area did that in the 70's and 80's. San Jose had a yearly fishout at Redondo, as did the Peninsula Fly Fishers. Guys would
pile into a car after work on Friday, drive all night, and get there at day break. 20+ fish days was normal. And then the fishing declined in that
harbor and nobody goes down any more. The old timers just talk about it. Those bonito were a size well suited for the fly rod.
I missed all that. I fished bonito off those barges before the harbor had been built. The boat just pulled up to the pier pilings and you jumped on.
Same at the barge. That boat would be rocking up and down next to the barge and you had to time the jump or miss the landing altogether. I watched our
side crush up against the barge and wondered what that would do to a man if he slipped somehow.
I remember coming back from the barge one year and groups of anglers from another boat had sacks full of albacore. There were no long range boats back
then. The albies had been caught in the catalina channel. That must have been '62 or thereabouts.
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dtbushpilot
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
Good thread Skipjack...we just smoked up a whack of bonita that dtbushpilot didnt want to take home....and I prefer it to smoked yellowtail, not to
mention the yummy tuna salad they make....oh yeah, Woody already mentioned that. Our neighbour from the Marshall Islands loves them as sashimi
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I wanted to take them home, you didn't smoke them in time for me to take them ....We only managed to bring home around 70lbs of frozen yellowtail fillets,
a few smoked bonita would have been nice
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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woody with a view
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damn, i'm all out of YT already. do you deliver?
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Cardon Man
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Howard
I have always wondered;
skipjack
bonita
barreleta (sic)
Are they the same fish? Is it like a Dorado in Mexico and a Mahi Mahi in Hawaii, Lo mismo? |
Definitely not the same fish. Though they sure seem to be confused by many fishermen for some reason.
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bill erhardt
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBruno
With four different bonito-looking fish cruising the peninsula, bonito always confuse me. Did I catch a Mexican Bonito Sarda orientalis, or the Black
Skipjack, Eurhynnus lineatus, or maybe the Skipjack Tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis, or even the Eastern Pacific Bonito, Sarda chilensis? Some are good
eating, some the cat would reject........
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Some of these may be fit for the table if prepared properly - or maybe not - but they are all good for bait, either whole or chunked, and also a good
source of protein when added to the Purina Dog Chow.
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tripledigitken
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On a overnight boat out of San Diego, during a hookup a crew member threw a skipjack in the bait tank. When the action died down he took it to the
galley and out came sashimi with wasabi and soy sauce. It was delicious sashimi!
I have since ordered in Sushi restaurants.
(thrown in the cooler, fileted and cooked the next day.....not so much)
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redhilltown
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Skipjack!!! Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... if you spread the word the "purists" are gonna quit throwin em back and we'll have less to catch and enjoy!!!!
(great thread, great fish)
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Skipjack Joe
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Cortez skipjack:
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Russ
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Thanks Skipjack Joe, That's really helpful
Bahia Concepcion where life starts...given a chance!
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