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The wahoo fish is an excellent species for sport fishing. It has all the qualities of a fascinating fish to hunt, catch and enjoy!
Its fishing reserves you an unforgettable adrenaline rush. It is a powerful fish that can reach a speed of 80km/h!
A magnificent specimen with a tapered body, with its dark marbling after its death and silvery color, it is the ideal trophy for sports fishermen.
Where to find the wahoo?
Pelagic, it is generally found near barrier reefs as well as coasts, inland lagoons, estuaries or offshore in clear waters. Floating wood drifting in the currents is his favorite shelter.
Near the surface (rarely more than 20 m deep), the wahoo most often evolves alone or in small groups.
When to troll for wahoo?
Wahoo catches appear to vary with the tide, especially when fishing in inland waters. Active day and night, it has the advantage of being fished at any time.
What do you need to know about wahoo behavior?
Before chasing this fish, it is better to be warned: the wahoo may surprise you so much its vivacity is confusing!
Nervous fight, valiant defense, it will not fail to give you trouble. Moreover, it is not uncommon for it to bite the wire to the point of cutting it: its sharp teeth are like razor blades.
For your safety, be careful, it can jump on the boat at any time and inflict a painful bite on you!
What techniques and lures can be used to troll wahoo?
A metal lead is more than necessary if you don't want the wahoo to escape you.
Extremely voracious, it is fished with many lures dragged just below the surface. It is also common for wahoo to bite into bait that is not even intended for them.
To capture it, the techniques and lures differ:
- For fast trolling with surface lures such as black bart, hi-land;
- On a semi-fast train with dead bait to flap;
- Slow trolling in the wild, with dead bait, with swimming fish, halco, rapala, yo zuri, octopus whistlers.
Wahoo also likes fresh bait such as bonito bellies or sharp live bait such as small orphies or squid.
When a fish bites, the little trick to increase your chances of catching several at a time is to shake your other trolling lines when you go up the first one: it often happens that its congeners follow it!
