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Mr. Sandman 07-31-2008 07:15 AM

BULLY!
 
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Finally got a nice bull.

had another great 2 day adventure on the edge. A slower pick of fish than last time but got some nice yellows and longfin albi's and picked away at dolphin on the flats. Only once did we have that rapid fire of multiple yellows attacking the spread at the same time...and then they were gone. Hope to go again in August if it works out.

RIROCKHOUND 07-31-2008 07:17 AM

Nice.
was hoping for a Sat/Sun weather window, but it looks like it is now gonna be 15kt NW and snotty...

Flaptail 07-31-2008 09:55 AM

Great eating! :drool:

ProfessorM 07-31-2008 10:03 AM

Nice catch

Fisherwoman 07-31-2008 10:46 AM

Sweat, Way to go sandman, who do you go out there with if you do not mind me asking, I would love to do a trip out there.

COngrads on a good day!!!

EarnedStripes44 07-31-2008 11:08 AM

mahi mahi- I heard they lose that color soon after they are out of the water. Is that true?

KeyWest225 07-31-2008 11:24 AM

As soon as they die they turn from green to a pale grey.

Mr. Sandman 07-31-2008 03:26 PM

The color of this fish during the fight was an intense neon blue. I have never seen anything like it, it truly looked electric. We have a video of it while it was blue. As soon as it got to the boat while still in the water it switched to green as you see in the pic. It turned color like a switch and as soon as it turn you could see it gave up fighting. Bring them in the boat and they go wild. When they die the turn a little grayish but when I cleaned it after being on ice it was still pretty green.
Very cool fish. It is about 2 years old. They grow very fast.

RIROCKHOUND 07-31-2008 04:38 PM

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/research/a.../Mahi-Mahi.pdf

Most die before 2yr old..

very cool fish

Hooper 08-01-2008 05:25 AM

Nice Bull Sandman! Way to go!

Fish On 08-02-2008 07:22 PM

Nice fish Jim! I was lucky enough to catch a 46" 22 lb bull about 15 miles southeast of Mantauck in 04. We dropped a line as soon as it was boated and we caught the 14 lb cow. They often travel in pairs. My experience was exactly as you describe with respect to the colors, color change and how it reacted when it hit the deck, totally mental. Awesonme experience!


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