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Pacific Bonito Fishing Article

Rippin Lips’ Scent Trail

Ask science fiction to conjure a superhero with otherworldly senses of taste and smell and the resulting futuristic freak would likely resemble a catfish. In space age intelligence and acuity, catfish are off the piscatorial charts—finned freaks of nature that beat bass, eagles and bloodhounds, combined. Indeed, their superior senses of taste, sight and certainly scent read more like science fiction than fact. “Olfactory folds" are the microscopic sensors that help fish detect ‘stuff that stinks.’ A 2-pound channel catfish has 142; a 7-pound largemouth bass, just 13. When a catfish detects certain succulent amino acid at just one part per 10...
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Pacific Bonito Fish Species Information

Scientific Fish Name: Sarda chiliensis lineolata
Other Fish Species Names:
Regions Fished: 100 miles offshore from northern Vancouver Island to Chile , though it is not normally found north of Point Conception.
World Record:
Common Tackle: trolling and still fishing, using feather lures, spoons, or live bait.
Additional Information:

The maximum length is about 40 in and weight 25 pounds.


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