CARANGIDAE (JACKS)
Elagatis bipinnulata (Quoy & Gaimard)
(Rainbow Runner)
FL: to 115 cm; Wt: 15.3 kg (IGFA all-tackle record)
The Rainbow Runner is a relatively small, but popular, pelagic game fish. It occurs in large schools from the surface to depths of 110 m or more in clear, open-ocean waters and occasionally enters seaward reef waters as shallow as 3 m. It feeds on pelagic crustaceans and small fishes and is harvested principally by trolling.
CIRCUMTROPICAL: All seas warmer than 21°C (70°F)
ANYONE CAN GIVE ME TIPS TO IMPROVE MY CATCH ON THIS FISH ??
SOMETIME THEY HANG AROUND LIKE FOOLISH AMBERJACKS BUT MOST OFTEN THEY COME AND GO IN SECONDS.......JUST LIKE A SUBWAY TRAIN. HOW DO I ATTRACT THEM WITHOUT CHUMMING ?
PHOTO BORROWED FROM BAJADESTINATION WEBSITE
A 1000 Thanks --- IYA
Elagatis bipinnulata (Quoy & Gaimard)
(Rainbow Runner)
FL: to 115 cm; Wt: 15.3 kg (IGFA all-tackle record)
The Rainbow Runner is a relatively small, but popular, pelagic game fish. It occurs in large schools from the surface to depths of 110 m or more in clear, open-ocean waters and occasionally enters seaward reef waters as shallow as 3 m. It feeds on pelagic crustaceans and small fishes and is harvested principally by trolling.
CIRCUMTROPICAL: All seas warmer than 21°C (70°F)
ANYONE CAN GIVE ME TIPS TO IMPROVE MY CATCH ON THIS FISH ??
SOMETIME THEY HANG AROUND LIKE FOOLISH AMBERJACKS BUT MOST OFTEN THEY COME AND GO IN SECONDS.......JUST LIKE A SUBWAY TRAIN. HOW DO I ATTRACT THEM WITHOUT CHUMMING ?
PHOTO BORROWED FROM BAJADESTINATION WEBSITE
A 1000 Thanks --- IYA