Re: They're NOT Mahi Mahi, they're dolphin!
 

Atlantic bonito:
http://ms.cc.sunysb.edu/~ffowler/int...bonito2005.JPG




Little Tunny

http://www.saocf.com/7-29-04%20Johan...le%20Tunny.JPG

We in Florida Call have it backwards......We catch little tunny...and call them Bonito......all we really know is they are trash fish here unless you want strip bait or chunks. :D

Re: They're NOT Mahi Mahi, they're dolphin!
 

At least try tunny once correctly before declaring them trash fish. If you know you are in an area thick with them, use a lot of drag, get them to the boat in under a minute (yeah, a lot of drag), cut them deeply through the gills on both sides and put back in the water (still hooked). They'll bleed out very well and the results will have your guests complimenting you on the yellowfin sashimi you served:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../TunnyLoin.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...abiWillEat.jpg

Re: They're NOT Mahi Mahi, they're dolphin!
 

Oh, Man - that looks good! :D

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In Hawaii we call the little ones "rats" :D. Aloha to everyone, Greg

Re: They're NOT Mahi Mahi, they're dolphin!
 

Ikan that looks fantastic. In Hawaii we call that a KawaKawa (pronounced Kah va kah va). We don't bleed them at all. They are excellent eating and very oily here in Hawaii. They are the best sashimi if you can get it. They aren't as plentiful in our waters as they used to be. Pacific Bonito would be a close second then Big Eye and Yellowfin Tuna. They used to get up to 15+ lbs. in the mid 80's. Bon apetit, Greg [img]/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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How you fight them from the moment they are hooked until they are bled makes a HUGE difference in food quality. When I decide to keep one, it's decided when it's hooked, not when it's landed. Crank down the drag, get it in RIGHT NOW, cut it, bleed it, straight onto the ice. Only the top two loins are kept and those are only eaten raw - cooked isn't nearly as mild.

I'll agree: take 6-10 minutes to land the thing: worth nothing more than fertilizer.

Re: They're NOT Mahi Mahi, they're dolphin!
 

Guess You can eat anything, Remember way back when~ The 1st thing ever "Blackened" was a "RED FISH" Heck you had to season the hell out of it then Burn it to a crisp!Opossum pretty good to , just over the jowls,Coon just make sure you get the Glands & par-boil 22 min. Armodillo,I gotta great way to cook them if Ya want to hear(No pot needed)! Oh yea, I once ate a Raw "Crawfish"! I think maybe the "turkey" cooked it when they met. :cool: I think the Only thing you can eat raw is oysters & anything that looks like em' :o Bon' Temp'
Brad :cool:

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Well, we can get blackfin's here no problem, so we see no reason to eat the tunny. They do fight extremly well, like any tuna, Ive caught a 13 lbr, on an 8lb outfit!

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I may have to try it though...considering that looks mighty tasty....lol :D

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On the Vineyard they are almost always referred to as False Albacore or "Albies". "Little Tunny" sounds grandfatherly. No one I know eats them but I like Bonito on the grill just fine. Funny thing is, up here, "Bones" are Bonito, 'cause we don't have Bonefish. It's still Dolphin though.