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Old 01-23-2006, 12:41 PM   #1
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Yeah, that is what I call a king mac. There is no mention of kingfish in that description. If you look up king fish you get this little guy:

http://research.myfwc.com/gallery/im...s.asp?id=13987
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Old 01-23-2006, 12:57 PM   #2
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Yes down south they call king macs kingfish as in the Southern Kingfish Asssociation

the SKA has touraments for kingmacs, they call them kingfish for short I guess but that is the fish they refer to not some 12" fish from Jersey.
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Old 01-23-2006, 12:59 PM   #3
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And what we call kingfish, they call whiting.
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Old 01-23-2006, 03:08 PM   #4
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Sandy,
Yep, that's definately a king mackerel, first time I've heard of anyone catching them this far north.
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