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Dorado

Give a man a fish and he has food for a day. Teach him how to fish and you can get rid of him for the entire weekend.
Zenna Schaffer
 
The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope.
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Dorado

Dorado

Size

Small schooling dolphin average under 3 lbs. Larger fish commonly run to 20 lbs with large males growing to over 50 lbs. World record is 87 lbs

Food Value

Very good, especially when grilled or broiled. 

Fishing Method

Drifting; Trolling with natural and artificial baits. Trolling speed should be quite fast – around 6 knots.

Fighting Characteristics

If they’re about, they will slam whatever you happen to be dragging at the time with a ferocious strike. These fish are F-A-S-T (about 90 km/h). A very fast surface runner that mixes high acrobatic jumps with rapid changes in direction.
   

 

 

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