Names
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The Wahoo is also know as 'ono','peto' and 'mackerel'.But its common name is Wahoo.Their scientific name is Acanthocybium Solandri.
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Description
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The wahoo is a long fish with very sharp teeth.The wahoo is like the spanish mackerel but its tail is smaller and more uprightThe wahoo is also rounder.They are blueish-black in colour and they have wavy silver stripes along their sides.
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Size
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The common weight of Wahoo being caught by anglers ranges from 6-20+kgs.In Australia, Wahoo of 40+kgs can be caught.
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Habits
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They are very fast swimming fish and can chop up their prey into pieces in a second with their sharp and efficient teeth.Their diet consists of skipjack,tuna,garfish,frigate mackerel,dolphin fish and squid.
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Fishing
Techniques
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Wahoo are mostly caught by trolling.Lures like diving minnows and skirted lures are used.Trolling swimming baits like small tuna,mullet and garfish are also used. Anglers targeting this species are advised to use a wire trace as sometimes they can chew mono up like a strand of noodle or bite straight through the mono.They are also known to give anglers a thrill with their bursts of speed.
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Eating
Qualities
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Wahoo is a very good eating fish with sweet,firm,white flesh.But their flesh tastes different from the spanish mackerel's flesh.
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