9/24 bonito

[ripnlips]

Bonito, fat alberts, boneheads, false albacore, bo-bos, little tunny... whatever you want to call them. They are here in crystal river and they are many. Went out this morning for a few hours to see if we could get in on the action. We found them about a mile west of long point on both the south and north sides of the channel. Lots of birds and lots of fry baits. Caught about 20 or so. Also saw a couple of big hammerheads among the bonito schools. They looked to be between 12' and 14'.









they should be showing up at the skyway in a few weeks.

[bigmike]

Nice fish guys i cant wait until they hit the NSP they are one great fish to target.

[montylfl]

nice fish. Light tackle???

[blacktip]

looks like prime groupa bait to me.

[ripnlips]

Sept 24, 2011 20:59:54 GMT -5 montylfl said:

nice fish. Light tackle???

Same stuff we catch macks on the pier with. #15 braid, #30 fluro leader, 1 oz trolling weight, and johnson sprite spoons. You can use lighter stuff but the sharks chase them down quickly.