Capt. Sonny Schindler said the education process for all fishermen, including Shiyou, continues with every trip.
“You ask the biologists, and they will tell you the one species they know the least about is the tripletail,” Schindler said. “All we have ever known is that they show up when the water warms in either late April or May and they leave when it cools in October or early November.
“Other than that, we don\’t really know where they go and what they do.”
Shore Thing\’s captains have started helping with a scientific study; they are tagging all tripletails they release.
“I\’ve got through two books (of tags) this year myself,” Schindler said. “We\’re working with Dr. Jim Franks and Reed Hendon to help gather information. Two of my tagged fish have already been recaptured, and I have recaptured one of Kenny\’s fish.
“We\’re hoping to learn a lot about growth rates and where they go.”
Shiyou\’s best guess?
“I think obviously they go offshore to deeper water,” he said. “When the nearshore water temperature gets below 70, it\’s like someone throws a switch and they disappear.
“That\’s probably a good thing for me because if they were still around, I promise you that\’s what I\’d fish for every day.”
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