Mackeral

[BayDog]

Friday for an hours trolling, 3 mackeral, 2 legal 3 frigate macks (is this a correct ID, please corect me if I'm wrong) Can't wait to use these offshore for some spanyiards.

[kingie]

Little fellas are Bonito - sarda australis I think is the scientific name, great bait and there is a lot in the bay around the four beacons this year. Frigats have a dreadnought pattern on the back like a mack tuna but smaller and without the belly spots.

Cheers
Kingie

[twist]

The little ones are Watsons Leaping Bonito (Cybiosarda elegans) I'm sure. The Sarda Australis are found only in W.A. Awesome bait!

[Pistol_P]

The little ones are Watsons Leaping Bonito (Cybiosarda elegans) I'm sure. The Sarda Australis are found only in W.A. Awesome bait!

The are not Watsons Leaping Bonito........They are Australian Bonito.

Great Bait for many fish....Here is a pic of a watsons...They have spots and a different pattern & colour altogether.

Pete

[Horse]

Yea, spot on Pete. They are Australian Bonito (sarda australis) also known as Horse Mackeral. Take them offshore for some swimming practice and hold on.

As said above:-

Frigates look like Mac Tuna but without belly spots
Watsons Leaping Bonito has unbroken lines below lateral line and broken lines and blotches above.

[LBGaddict]

The little ones are Watsons Leaping Bonito (Cybiosarda elegans) I'm sure. The Sarda Australis are found only in W.A. Awesome bait!

Jeez Mark, we need to get you on the water more often.
Australian Bonnies

[BLOOEY]

Good fun baydog. Heres a pick of mack tuna (above) and frigate tuna (below) both a whopping 1kilo each. A few differences if you have a close look. Yours are definately bonnies. Ben