I got word that Bonito were running heavy in late July, so I launched my kayak to investigate. My first couple trips resulted in skunkings or just bluefish, but on my third attempt I finally got some bonito to play ball.
I started off throwing epoxy jigs with mixed results, nearly 100 casts only yielded two fish. It wasn’t until I switched over to a Yozuri crystal minnow (similar to an X-Rap) that I started catching bonito consistently on the cast.
One of many bonito that fell vicim to the crystal minnow. Their teeth are no joke
These bonito were on the smaller side, my biggest bone was maybe 4 pounds but it was really cool to catch and see these pelagic fish running so thick in July. I know some shore guys were catching them by the dozens, I have never caught/seen them so early. Hopefully this is a good sign for the fall run!
Damn bro
Such a pretty color!