blaxland Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 (edited) Thursday left Roseville about six and set off for the heads a mate told me of good hook ups of bonito trolling towards Bondi. I love bonnies but didnt want to waste the chance at Mahi Mahi so decided to head to the Sydney fad. At 40mtrs saw bait fish jumping/ fleeing so put out two plugs. Got a hook up but lost it so trolled the rest of the way. About 1 km short of the FAD rod goes off plenty of weight after a short fight boated a nice Mac tuna. 50 mts from the fad hooked an even better specimen which took some time to land and went 60+ cm and thick as. Didnt sound or see any dollies, about three boats in the area one spot locked the others drifting so headed in. Got 2 nice calamari at obelisk to round off the day. Out of quriosity I checked out rosebay ramp and found 15min parking with a cafe/sandwich shop. Edited March 5, 2021 by blaxland 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xerotao Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Nice fish and report. But Im pretty sure thats a skipjack tuna 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Nice sashimi Bill, looks as though it might be a skippy though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddyT Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 yep striped tuna-aka skipjack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirvin21 Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 As previously said a striped tuna... nice fish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Great report. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordoRetired Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 You should have kept going to the Wave Rider on Thursday, we got Kings and a Mahi Mahi out there. Wonder if it was you I saw by the FAD on my way back past to the Foul Grounds. I was in a 4.8 Quintrex with a Burgundy bimini. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaxland Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 22 hours ago, xerotao said: Nice fish and report. But Im pretty sure thats a skipjack tuna Thanks for the ID how do you tell the difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddyT Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Striped tuna have stripes-mack tuna have mackeral pattern on hte back -and they are green, stripeys are purple 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaxland Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 2 hours ago, GordoRetired said: You should have kept going to the Wave Rider on Thursday, we got Kings and a Mahi Mahi out there. Wonder if it was you I saw by the FAD on my way back past to the Foul Grounds. I was in a 4.8 Quintrex with a Burgundy bimini. The black and white boat in the rose bay pick is mine I did not see a burgundy canvas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaxland Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 1 minute ago, PaddyT said: Striped tuna have stripes-mack tuna have mackeral pattern on hte back -and they are green, stripeys are purple Thanks mate now I know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddyT Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/724 Striped Tuna https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/718 Frigate MAckeral https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/720 Mackeral Tuna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaxland Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 22 hours ago, Pickles said: Nice sashimi Bill, looks as though it might be a skippy though. Thanks Bob I have a few good recipes that these fish are perfect for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Nice work on the Tuna Bill While maybe not as nice eating as say YF or BF still if looked after right dam good on the chew. Some great meals there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordoRetired Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 13 hours ago, PaddyT said: https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/724 Striped Tuna https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/718 Frigate MAckeral https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/720 Mackeral Tuna Thanks for posting that. We caught a small Tuna on Thursday and were not sure what it was, now I know it was a Frigate Mackerel 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddyT Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Frigates are the best big king bait ever- ive been smoked using those on numerous occasions-in fact i reckon only unlandable kings eat them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgj Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 (edited) Mac Tuna have up to 3 to 4 spots on their belly.On fly I’ve been getting plenty. Your fish is definitely a Striped Tuna Edited March 7, 2021 by mgj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgj Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Frigates have a different dorsal fin pattern to a Mac Tuna Cheers Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddyT Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 51 minutes ago, mgj said: Frigates have a different dorsal fin pattern to a Mac Tuna Cheers Mark that is true- there are actually 2 species of frigate mackeral- the std model and the maru (or bullet tuna)-if you see them side by side they are different -maru's are a bit smaller and a bit more cylindrical , MAck Tuna grow a hell of a lot bigger- ive caught them to 10 kgs and they have a different body shape as well as the pattern. They dont always have the spots but it is a pretty reliable indicator-either way lots of fun if you are not chasing something better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xerotao Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 23 hours ago, blaxland said: Thanks for the ID how do you tell the difference? Mac tuna and Frigates have no stripes on their lower half of body. While the difference between macs and frigates are that Mac tunas have 3-4 spots under the pectoral fins. but i guess others have explained the differences by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaxland Posted March 8, 2021 Author Share Posted March 8, 2021 23 hours ago, xerotao said: Mac tuna and Frigates have no stripes on their lower half of body. While the difference between macs and frigates are that Mac tunas have 3-4 spots under the pectoral fins. but i guess others have explained the differences by now. Yes I can call them by the right name now but they still eat well lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xerotao Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 4 hours ago, blaxland said: they still eat well lol You arent wrong about that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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