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A compact, hard-fighting little tuna with a scaleless blue back, dark oblique stripes and a cluster of dark spots between the pectoral and pelvic fins. It roams in fast, busy surface schools and is a reliable target for spinning and light jigging across the Red Sea.
Open inshore and offshore surface waters, often in feeding schools
Calm mornings when schools work bait on the surface, marked by diving terns and boiling water
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Light–medium spin or light outfit; a is fine — small teeth, no needed.
Cast a small or into a surface-feeding school, or small feathers and lures.
Eating & safety
Harmless to anglers, though the dark, blood-rich flesh spoils fast and should be bled and iced immediately.
Best conditions: Calm mornings when schools work bait on the surface, marked by diving terns and boiling water
Like other tunas it is partly warm-blooded, keeping its swimming muscles above water temperature so it can chase prey relentlessly.