Stoked to get a Wahoo

[MITCHELL]

The king Mackeral and the wahoo, if so what do you like the best 👌

[JohnMckroidJr]

Originally Posted by MITCHELL

The king Mackeral and the wahoo, if so what do you like the best 👌

"Ono" Hawaiin translation is "good to eat." Wahoo is the better-eating fish. It is slightly firmer in texture and milder flavor. Kings are also mild-flavored, but because of their abundance, they are undervalued. Most are relegated to being smoked or converted into fish dips.

Wahoos are clean water open ocean fish while the Kings can sometimes be found just outside the breakers and frequently in dirty water. Both are noted for mercury, but the King Mackerel are on reduced consumption/do not eat lists. Otherwise, they would be a regular on my menu.

[MITCHELL]

On the consumption report. I ate alot of fish this year. I don't feel any different. I was thinking about getting tested for mercury, I think its about $80 to get tested. I ate way more fish than your suppose to.Blue water makes a big difference. I have noticed a big difference in taste in lobster and yellowtail alijos rocks and Cortez banks vs la Jolla and SD Bay lobster

[iethinker]

That wahoo is a nice looking fish!

[DanaPT]

Dream fish and from a kayak... Congratulations!

[JohnMckroidJr]

Originally Posted by iethinker

That wahoo is a nice looking fish!

Thanks. It was hanging on a rod in the rod holder while I reeled up the king, as a result, it has more line rash that erased much of the striped pattern from the front and back half of the fish.

Originally Posted by DanaPT

Dream fish and from a kayak... Congratulations!

Thanks, I've been dreaming of one for a while, nice to have it happen.

[SoCalEDC]

COngrats on the double and an over all kick ass day. Wahoo is definitely a bucket list fish for me

[JohnMckroidJr]

Originally Posted by MITCHELL

On the consumption report. I ate alot of fish this year. I don't feel any different. I was thinking about getting tested for mercury, I think its about $80 to get tested. I ate way more fish than your suppose to.Blue water makes a big difference. I have noticed a big difference in taste in lobster and yellowtail alijos rocks and Cortez banks vs la Jolla and SD Bay lobster

It's hard to be a fisherman and stay under the recommended allowances of various fish according to the state of Florida. I am also constantly consuming more than recommended and who knows of the side effects? The owner of one of the local tackle shops was hospitalized for mercury poisoning. I suspect he was eating too much swordfish. Luckily that one is a bit too far offshore for me to target on the kayak. I would suspect the lobster and yellowtail taken on a long-range trip can safely be consumed in larger quantities than those recommended for fish from local waters, that said you probably can skip the mercury test.