Skipjack Tuna vs Bonito - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

taggermike · 08-26-2015, 09:26 AM

Bonies are greenish with broken black vertical stripes. Skippies are black n silver with black stripes down their belly. Skipies are more pelagic than bonito and catching them that close to shore is extreemly rare. Releasing it was a good call if you had a yt on board. I thought skippies were poor eating but I have had them raw and bbq-d and they were good. When you buy canned tuna and the label just says "tuna" its almost always a variety of skip jack. Mike

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08-26-2015, 09:26 AM	#3
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	Bonies are greenish with broken black vertical stripes. Skippies are black n silver with black stripes down their belly. Skipies are more pelagic than bonito and catching them that close to shore is extreemly rare. Releasing it was a good call if you had a yt on board. I thought skippies were poor eating but I have had them raw and bbq-d and they were good. When you buy canned tuna and the label just says "tuna" its almost always a variety of skip jack. Mike