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A sleek, fast, torpedo-shaped jack painted with electric blue and yellow stripes along an olive-green back. It ranges in open blue water over deep reefs and is a superb light-tackle gamefish as well as one of the best-eating members of the jack family.
Open blue water over outer reefs and drop-offs
Clear blue water along outer reef walls and current lines, often near other feeding pelagics
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Medium spin or light outfit for open blue water; a is enough.
small lures or feathers, or cast metal , along outer-reef current lines and around feeding pelagics.
Eating & safety
Harmless to handle, with no spines or toxins of real concern to anglers.
Best conditions: Clear blue water along outer reef walls and current lines, often near other feeding pelagics
Anglers prize it as both a hard-fighting sportfish and premium live or strip bait for marlin and other big pelagics.