Mahi Mahi
Mahi Mahi are a very unique or alien looking fish, they have a huge frankenstein shaped head and a body that gets slimmer as it nears the tail, there is also a large dorsal fin that runs from just behind the top of the head to the beginning of the tail.
They are a very nicely colored fish, and the colors of this fish can vary depending upon water conditions such as the algae count, the fish's main food source in the area it lives, and other conditions, the Mahi Mahi is mostly shaded a nice bluish-green color towards the top section of it's main body, then the color changes to mostly yellowish-green lower on the body, with the belly area being mostly yellow.
Mahi Mahi are a fish that are prized by many anglers do to many reasons, such as; their unique look and the beauty of their colors and the size of them, which can reach over 70 lbs and attain a length of several feet. They are also a slightly greasy or fatty fish, but still there flesh is very tasty and it is a treat to the anglers that catch them, as well as numerous restaurants that sell them on the menu.
When going after Mahi Mahi, you must first know of the easy way to locate them, in the waters that they live, and one of the easiest ways is to find areas of the water that have floating debris or structures, such as; floating trees that have fallen in the water, logs, moored buoys and drifting buoys, and even areas where a large ship has just been located.
When hooked, Mahi Mahi will put up a fierce battle, and they have great strength to be a hefty opponent, they will do short bursts, that often propel them almost completely out of the water, and then they can suddenly turn and dive deeply to try to escape.
When fishing for Mahi Mahi the popular method, once the fish are located, is to chum the water with a bag of commercially bought chum, this gets the Mahi Mahi very excited, and then you can cast your bait or lure into this area, and they will rapidly bite.
When bait fishing for Mahi Mahi, whether you are chumming the water first or not, some favorite baits for them are; crabs and any small baitfish that live in the waters they dwell, the crabs and baitfish can be live and whole as well as pieces cut into chunks, especially when chumming the Mahi Mahi, don't care if the baitfish are alive or dead.
When using lures when fishing for Mahi Mahi, they seem to prefer larger spinners, and floating lures, that have long skirts on them that resemble squids or octopus tentacles.
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