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 kingfish?
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06/22/12 12:27 PM
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fishernoob
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I am reading fishing reports...it says "kingfish" are good. Does Kingfish refer to what we call whiting, which are actually Gulf Kingfish, or do they refer to King Mackral?
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Re: kingfish?
[Re: fishernoob]
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06/22/12 12:42 PM
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Uncle Zeek
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King Mackerel. Of course, 'kingfish' is a rather ubiquitous name. If you ask someone in California what a kingfish, he'll point to a type of croaker If you ask this in Alaska, you'll be referred to a salmon To an Aussie or an Enzedder, a kingfish is a yellowtail, but we Texans would call it an amberjack ... It all gets sooooo confusing ... 
Last edited by Zeek the Greek; 06/22/12 10:19 PM.
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Re: kingfish?
[Re: fishernoob]
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06/22/12 01:02 PM
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fishernoob
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Thank you, Sir.
Lived here all my life understanding that a whiting is a Gulf Kingfish, a Mack is a mackeral king or otherwise. Also, refered to as Kingmack...it is so confusing. Although, I had never known "Whiting" as kingfish until I looked it up in a sea-life database.
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Re: kingfish?
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06/22/12 01:15 PM
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LandPirate
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Don't even think of asking to identify a "Skip Jack". That refers to about a dozen different species.
Mike
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Re: kingfish?
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06/22/12 05:05 PM
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saltwaterjunky
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Boy that`s a new one on me whiting not even same family as kingfish  ......
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Re: kingfish?
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06/22/12 11:20 PM
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Pferox
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Don't even think of asking to identify a "Skip Jack". That refers to about a dozen different species. I thought that was a type of boat.
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Re: kingfish?
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06/25/12 03:25 PM
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fishinmachine
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Whiting are the same family as kingfish, kingfish are not in the same family as King Mackerel.  FM
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Re: kingfish?
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06/25/12 03:44 PM
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fishinmachine
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Just pulling your chain, stuck in ftworth.  Along the Texas coast, King Mackerel are commonly called "kingfish". The Gulf Kingfish, however, is more commonly called "whiting". Clear as mud, yet? This is a King Mackerel, many would call it simply "king" or "kingfish":  Photo taken last summer in the Gulf off of Mustang Island at the Bluewater Kayak Classic. Mention of "kings" on the Texas coast always refers to these fish. FM
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