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GIANT TREVALLY
OTHER NAME: White Ulua (Hawaii)
SPECIES: Caranx Ignobilis
SIZE: 20-190 pounds, less than 200 pounds
WORLD RECORD: 130 pounds (pending status)
GAME QUALITIES: Outstanding on light to medium tackle even heavy tackle for larger fish. May one hour or more fight on medium tackle for average size. Medium or heavy tackle are recommended for novices anglers.

GREATER AMBERJACK
OTHER NAME: Amberfish, AJ, Coronado, Cavilia
SPECIES: Seriola Dumerili
SIZE: 20-150 pounds
WORLD RECORD: 155 pounds
GAME QUALITIES: A Strong, punishing fighter that powers deep and defies lifting. Fairly long runs can also occur early in the fight. A great deal of stamina matches their strength. Novices may fight Amberjack of average size for an hour or longer.

ALMACO JACK
OTHER NAME: Almaco
SPECIES: Seriola Rivoliana
SIZE: 15-30 pounds, sometimes exceeds 50 pounds
WORLD RECORD: 78 pounds
GAME QUALITIES: A Strong, punishing fighter that powers deep and defies lifting. Fairly long runs can also occur early in the fight. A great deal of stamina matches their strength. Novices may fight Amberjack of average size for an hour or longer.

CREVALLE JACK
OTHER NAME: Jack Crevalle, Crevally
SPECIES: Caranx Hippos
SIZE: 12-20 pounds, possibly can reach 50 pounds
WORLD RECORD: 57 pounds
GAME QUALITIES: Few fish can out-pull a Crevalle of equal size. The fight is unspectacular but dogged, the usual pattern being a long first run. Jacks use their flat sides to good advantage when waging a tug-o-war.

PERMIT
OTHER NAME: Round Pompano, Great Pompano
SPECIES: Trachinotus Falcatus
SIZE: 20-30 pounds, possibly can reach 50 pounds
WORLD RECORD: 56 pounds
GAME QUALITIES: Rates as one of the very best gamefish, a long runner on the flats and a strong, stubborn deep fighter offshore. Also one of the most challenging to fool, especially with artificial lures.

AFRICAN POMPANO
OTHER NAME: Threadfish, Cuban Jack, Flechudo
SPECIES: Alectis Ciliaris
SIZE: 15-30 pounds, possibly can reach 50 pounds
WORLD RECORD: 50 pounds
GAME QUALITIES: One of the toughest light-tackle customers around, the African fights much like other big Jacks, but uses its flat side to even greater advantage, and exhibits a peculiar, circling tactic that puts the angler to a thorough test.

RAINBOW RUNNER
OTHER NAME: Spanish Jack, Rainbow Jack
SPECIES: Elagatis Bipinnulata
SIZE: 2-15 pounds, possibly can reach 40 pounds
WORLD RECORD: 37 pounds
GAME QUALITIES: A spirited fighter on light tackle. Makes faster runs than other Jacks, and sometimes jumps too.

HORSE-EYE JACK
OTHER NAME: Bigeye Jack, Ojo Gordo
SPECIES: Caranx Latus
SIZE: 12-20 pounds
WORLD RECORD: 24 pounds
GAME QUALITIES: Like the Crevalle, a tough brawler.

YELLOW JACK
OTHER NAME: Bar Jack, Cibi Amarillo
SPECIES: Caranx Bartholomaei
SIZE: 12-15 pounds, grows to about 20 pounds
WORLD RECORD: 19 pounds
GAME QUALITIES: Like other Jacks, a rugged and persevering fighter.

BLUE RUNNER
OTHER NAME: Hardtail Jack, Runner, Blue Jack
SPECIES: Caranx Crysos
SIZE: 1-2 pounds, grows to about 4 pounds
WORLD RECORD: 11 pounds
GAME QUALITIES: Blue Runners fight so well for their size that guides often have trouble tearing their customers away, after stopping to catch some Runners on spinning tackle for us as offshore bait.

FLORIDA POMPANO
OTHER NAME: Pompano, Carolina Pompano
SPECIES: Trachinotus Carolinus
SIZE: 1-2 pounds, grows to about 8 pounds
WORLD RECORD: 8 pounds
GAME QUALITIES: Tops. Will outrace and outpull a Jack Crevalle of equivalent size.

BAR JACK
OTHER NAME: Skipjack, Bahamas Runner, Reef Runner, Cibi Mancho
SPECIES: Caranx Ruber
SIZE: Average a pound or so, grows to about 5 pounds
WORLD RECORD: 4 pounds (Florida Record)
GAME QUALITIES: Though usually small, fights as if twice or more its size

LOOKDOWN
OTHER NAME: Jorobado, Horse-head
SPECIES: Selene Vomer
SIZE: Hand size to more than 1 pound
WORLD RECORD: 4 pounds
GAME QUALITIES: Aggresive strikers and spirited fighters for their size.