Bonitos.........

[MrBill]

If you don't take care of that finger or hand offshore, it can get real nasty. Three or four days in the sun without treatment and just a saltwater rinse isn't good for gaff or hook mistakes. Trying to hold your hand together with dacron is about your only option.

[PurEvl]

Is that your hand MrBill? I saw that picture on google one time.

[STx Fisherman]

Originally Posted by hatidua

I wish more people would call fish by their proper names but 'bonito' seems to be a catch-all name assigned to a wide variety of fish depending on the location. Little tunny are called bonito in Florida. Black skipjack are called bonito in much of Mexico. It all really complicates things when someone catches a true bonito (sarda sarda) and reports it because too many people jump to the conclusion that it's a bonito (little tunny, skippy, etc).

All gets a tad frustrating...

Yeah, it's like the dorado. Lots of people call them dolphin but they are really dauphin. Confuses non-fishermen and they think we're grilling flipper.