First fly rod pelagic on my boat

[Bruce Baker]

Glad to see a post from you and thanks for sharing @Mingo. Dolphinfish are awesome. Love the coloration on that fish. Look forward to seeing more posts from you.

 

[b_illymac]

Awesome job and on the fly rod! Outstanding!

 

[Roper]

Mingo, I rarely visit the salt forum but I’m glad I did, that is one beautiful fish!

 

[BearBio]

Nice dorado!

 

[Mems]

These are the ones I got on tuesday. All on conventional gear. The mahi now are pretty good sized which is normal for Hawaii this time of year, but there are much bigger ones around now, like the monster I keep seeing when I go to sleep spit my live bait out of his mouth. This big bull has a head at least 3 feet tall. Congrats Mingo on getting one on the fly. Did you get a force? Hope we get some big ahi for X-mas.

 

[Evan Burck]

Deaths, taxes, and Mems one-upping everyone in the saltwater forum.

 

[Salmo_g]

Way cool Mingo! Nice fish, and I'd like to know more about the boat you got too. You've shared so many tropical fish species over the years, what kind of fish is the young woman in the last photo holding?

And you too, Mems. I think I finally get it; you catch more and larger saltwater fish than Mingo. Good for you.

 

[Mems]

Mingo is awesome. It is not a contest, I am just having a tough time dealing with the big mahi that I can't catch. I have been there twice and tried all kinds of techniques and this huge bull just won't get a hook in it. I only posted the pics when I got called out. I already apologized to Mingo in a PM. Love mahi, love Hawaii, love fishing.

 

[Evan Burck]

It's just a pattern - instead of partaking in the conversation and talking about the fish originally posted, you try to take the spotlight. Just be happy for whoever posted and start your own thread if you need to share your stuff.

 

[Bruce Baker]

Way cool Mingo! Nice fish, and I'd like to know more about the boat you got too. You've shared so many tropical fish species over the years, what kind of fish is the young woman in the last photo holding?

And you too, Mems. I think I finally get it; you catch more and larger saltwater fish than Mingo. Good for you.

I cannot answer your question about what species of fish the young woman is holding, but I am going to guess some type of wrasse.

 

[Mems]

Nabeta tastes like lobster

 

[BearBio]

I caught a very large male sheepshead wrasse in SoCal. They mostly eat crab, so you boil it and use it like crab meat. They are born female and change to male. Picture is a large male.

 

[Mingo]

I cannot answer your question about what species of fish the young woman is holding, but I am going to guess some type of wrasse.

You nailed it. She caught a big Razor Wrasse, called "Nabeta" locally. They're fun to catch and very tasty in the wok!

 

[Mingo]

Way cool Mingo! Nice fish, and I'd like to know more about the boat you got too. You've shared so many tropical fish species over the years, what kind of fish is the young woman in the last photo holding?

And you too, Mems. I think I finally get it; you catch more and larger saltwater fish than Mingo. Good for you.

It's a Razor Wrasse Salmo. Trippy fish. They bury themselves in sand like a flounder and ambush their prey. Good eating too.

 

[Mingo]

Nice work Mingo.
What boat did you get?
Lets see some boat pics porn.....
SF

I bought a used Glacier Bay, perfect for the type of multi-species, multi-styles light tackle fishing I do here.