Gafftopsail Pompano

Gafftopsail Pompano fish picture 2

Gafftopsail Pompano, Trachinotus rhodopus: This super specimen photo of a Gafftopsail Pompano, 17 inches long, caught on 8-pound line from the beach on squid at Bahia de Palmas, East Cape, Baja California Sur, Mexico, October 1994. Says veteran Baja angler Peter, "This is just about the greatest lightweight fighter of all." Description and photo courtesy Peter Langstraat.

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