Chris V

Bonito, like most fish turn different shades of colors depending on water depth, clarity or mood. Most bonita i've caught have had a green or steel blue back. It isn't a "slime" that is covering them its the pigment in their skin. You can take almost any pelagic fish and rub it on something and the pigment will just slide off of them. Wahoo are by far the worst with this it seems and that shit takes some scrubbing back at the dock if you don't clean it when it happens. Its just like reds, they're red,gold,silver,bronze, etc. depending on where you catch them but for the most part bonito only turn a couple different colors. It doesn't really have anything to do with age in bonitoeither although certain fish do lose certain patterns as they age.

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