Hello enthusiasts. Today I am going to present to you a fish present in our French Mediterranean waters, but also present in the Atlantic. This is a species commonly known as "crowned amberjack".
Its scientific name is “seriola dumerili”. It is a pelagic species of the Carangidae family. The Rodmaps team contacted this fish twice, the first in 2017 in Cape Verde, and then in the Ebro Delta in Spain.
Morphology of the Yellowtail
When they are small, amberjack have a light color, between gray and pale yellow. But when it grows up, the shiny brown and amber color predominate on this fabulous fish. It can become imposing, almost 1m90 for more than 80 kilos.
How to fish for Yellowtail?
Not so obvious if you are on board. Having a boat is essential because they are fish that usually hang out in deep areas near the rock.
Some fisheries lend themselves particularly well to this type of structure. At first and in an ultra sporty way, you can speed jigging on the peaks of underwater rocks.
The sizes and weights are to be adapted according to the depth and the current on site. A second option is slowjigging, rods and reels are specially designed for this technique. And finally the technique that brings in very large fish: "slow trolling".
A particularly effective technique, it is a perfect presentation of a squid which one presents at a depth chosen thanks to a sounder, a cartography and a "downrigger" (electrical device on which the line is attached and which descends. the bait using a 7kg lead sinker).
Rodmaps is fortunate to work with guides specialized in this formidable technique.
Rods adapted for amberjack
- GoldenMean Crossbow80 spinning (slow troll and throw)
- Game changer 75 from Jabbers: GCS754M, length: 7'5 ″, max lure: 56gr PE3 (slow trolling and casting)
- Shore Reaper Spinning SRS902M from Jabbers (throw)
- Evergreen PSLJ 603-6 casting (slowjig)
- GoldenMean Slow dancer SLC-63M casting (slowjig)
