Wahoo Fishing
DESCRIPTION Long, slender body marked with zebra-like stripes of white and deep blue or black. Mouth is elongated and narrow, and equipped with razor-sharp teeth-careful!
SIZE Common at 10-50 pounds; often grows to 80 or 90 pounds; maximum potential about 150 pounds. World record 184 pounds; Florida record 139 pounds.
FOOD VALUE White meat is tasty but rather dry. A good smoking fish.
GAME QUALITIES May strike a surface bait in spectacular; greyhounding fashion, but seldom jumps after being hooked. Wild fight is characterized by several sizzling runs, usually at or near the surface. One of the fastest of all gamefish.
OTHER NAMES Peto or Ono
RANGE Offshore of all Florida coasts, especially the Keys, but far more plentiful in the Bahamas and many Caribbean Islands.
HABITAT Roams the deep blue water, but anglers can find them by working dropofs, seamounts, weedlines and other favorable feeding locations.