12/16 Better than Bones? Almost

[saltshaker30]

We have had some rainy weather, but the ocean has been flat calm.

So we decided to run the reef line to see what we could get the last few days. Kings were pretty thick but fairly small. Sails are around but we need anohter cold blast to get them fired up. The Mahis were pretty small but plenty around.

We had the most fun cathing these little tuna on bonefish gear.



They are almost as fun as a bone, I wish i could catch one on a flat, I bet it would kick a bones ass.

[shoefish]

Nice work Jeff, must have been fun on bonefish gear. Were you guys trolling for these?

[saltshaker30]

Nice work Jeff, must have been fun on bonefish gear. Were you guys trolling for these?

whats up Shoe

They were feeding on top so it was a bird and sight thing!
wE THEN motored up to the school trying to get them broadside and tossed jiggs atem

[shoefish]

Love tossing to busting fish. By the way, how's the 31 coming along?

[Lineas Tenso]

That southern friends is a Bonita and not the nasty tasting False Albacore. Notice the longitudinal lines. You should try one of these torpedos on a 9 or ten weight fly rod. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZgoes the drag!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[FreshWaterRob]

That must have been alot of FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Logan9581]

looks like good times!

[SeaBiscuit]

That southern friends is a Bonita and not the nasty tasting False Albacore. Notice the longitudinal lines. D

Close, but not quite. This pretty little tuna is a skipjack and not an atlantic bonito. Both game and great eating, the skipjack has belly stripes, while the bonito a striped back.
Small tunas and light tackle are a match made in heaven!
SeaBiscuit

[Lineas Tenso]

Sea Bisquit,

Thanks for the heads up. I went to the tuna.com website and you nailed it.

[saltshaker30]

The Bertram was shipped to Ft Lauderdale on Tuesday, we are doing the finish work now. We will b putting bottom piant on her tomorrow.

We have had some major challenges with the rubrail and a few other things, so she is going much slower than I would like. I will be making a post next week with some new photos.

Thanks for asking.

Love tossing to busting fish. By the way, how's the 31 coming along?