Got Bait? Mahi Madness Part I: Rigging & Dolphin Migration Patterns
Mahi mahi or dolphinfish can travel up to 130 miles in 24 hours. Here's how we know that.
We recently published our third Got Bait? episode, Mahi-Mahi Madness, and it is quite mad—the fish are about to go crazy. In Part I, we learn about rigging up for mahi-mahi. We also get a look at the dolphinfish's migration patterns, which are pretty impressive: a mahi was tagged, then recaptured 24 hours later, 130 miles away. We'll be helping with this research by tagging and releasing fish.
To get ready for a big day of mad fishing, Team Bait gets set with cut squid and fish chunks, while Team Lures rigs up with soft plastic lures and bucktails.
Test your mahi knowledge with this fishing quiz.
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What is Got Bait?
Which is better for fishing: bait, or lures? This is a question anglers have argued about since the dawn of man. So boats.com editor and fisherman Lenny Rudow decided to answer it through hand-to-hand combat, and the result is an all-new fishing show, Got Bait?
In each 20 minute episode, Lenny and a guest angler (who specializes in a particular species) fish as "Team Lures." Lenny's twin teenaged sons, David and Max go head to head with the grownups as "Team Bait." Along the way they mix in pranks, a fishing quiz or two, some background about each species, and a few tips to help you on your next fishing adventure.
And in case you think this is just a friendly, casual contest, the boys are so confident they can out-fish the adults that they place a wager on each day's outcome—and then do their best to rig the results.
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