Wahoo - a Beautiful and Delicious Deep Sea Fish



Posted: Monday, September 29, 2008

by daybreak
Fresh Seafood

Wahoo are among the most delicious and beautiful pelagic fish. They are fast swimmers, easily attaining speeds exceeding 50 mph. The fish are long and slender, with vertical blue stripes. They have blue eyes and a wide opening mouth equipped with razor sharp teeth.

Wahoo are caught in deep sea fishing areas along the Southern coasts of North America, Gulf Coast waters and into Mexico, Central and South America. These fish often congregate along reefs and areas where the bottom becomes steeper and rockier, waiting to ambush baitfish.

Wahoo use their combination of speed and sharp teeth when hunting. They have been known to charge thru a school of fish, with their mouth wide open. Their teeth need only to touch baitfish to slice them cleanly in half. After the initial charge, wahoo may turn and cruise back in lower in the water column, catching any injured or dead fish that sink.

Wahoo are very difficult to catch. Their teeth cut monofilament line effortlessly. When targeting wahoo specifically, many anglers switch to wire in order to avoid being cut off by the fish. Sometimes wire leaders work, but since wahoo have keen eyesight, they sometimes detect the wire leader material and refuse to bite. A switch back to mono might get bites, but then the angler is back to loosing rigs and missing fish again!

While wahoo are known for their speed, beauty and difficulty to catch, perhaps their most famous attribute is their table quality. Wahoo are among the most delicious of fish. Their meat is mild and white with a distinctive texture and flavor. Wahoo are delicious grilled, blackened, smoked or broiled.

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