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Wahoo

wahoo.jpg (8866 bytes)     The Wahoo (Acanthocybium solanderi) is a long slender-bodied fish with long, heavily toothed jaws that form a beaklike snout. It is a predatory fish and it's flat-sided razor-sharp teeth allow it to rip into schools of squid and baitfish.

    Wahoo are solitary fish and are caught by fishermen trolling in the deep blue waters of the gulf far from shore. When fishing for Wahoo, try trolling with large artificials or a natural bait such as a mullet or balao, rigged for trolling. Wahoo can also be taken while drift fishing with natural baits.

    When caught, Wahoo make tremendous runs with abrupt changes of direction, sometimes leaping from the water. This makes it one of the most exciting gamefish to catch, leaving the angler to hold on to his rod and holler wahooooo...

 

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