For Stinky - Bonito and False Albacore

[Blue_Runner]

I did a little research for ya Stink...

To the untrained eye bonito can be confused with a false albacore especially if you don't have experience catching them. They can be distinguished from the albies by their long thin stripes running upward and laterally along the sides of their iridescent bluish-green bodies. When hooked their sides will light up and produce triangular shaped vertical bars that can be seen beneath their horizontal stripes. Their mouth will have teeth that are spaced and they will usually range from four to six pounds when we see them in the suds.

The false albacore on the other hand will be larger in size usually ranging from six to eight pounds but can go upwards to thirteen pounds in our area. Their bodies are football shaped and have wavy lines on their bluish-green dorsal surface. Four to five dark spots below their pectoral fin is distinguishing characteristic.

Bonito AKA dinner:


False Albacore AKA chit:

[Airslot]

BR, they are identified correctly, but I ain't eating either one. Yuck ;)

[Blue_Runner]

I take it you've had both Slot? I have had neither, but always heard one is great and one is terrible...

Then again I've heard people say the terrible ones are good too but I think those folks were starving ::)

[Stinky_Hooker]

I dont know what the first one is....we ont have those here, but the second one is a BONITA. ;D

[charlie_the_tuna]

dont much matter.
get either one one a ten pound spinner and it'l strip the hell out of you.
they fight like heavyweights and deserve to be released.

[randlemanboater]

A buddy of mine who fishes a lot of king mackeral tourney's likes to use either one cut into strips for bait.

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by Stinky_Hooker

I dont know what the first one is....we ont have those here, but the second one is a BONITA. *;D

X2, That's what we suderners calls em andywayz.

[frayed_knot]

Gulf coast guys call it a Bonito, but it IS a false albacore. Lookie here http://www.thejump.net/id/false-albacore.htm

[Airslot]

They do make great bait no doubt. ;D

Everybody has different tastes. I get guys begging me for false albes...they make tuna salad out of them, think I'll some for lunch today... ;D

[Blue_Runner]

http://we ont have those here, but t...e is a BONITA.
Yeah yeah yeah, I guess you call all soft drinks a "Coke" too right? ;D