But his success with and passion for one particularly deadly false albacore lure brought him a giant step further. He loved it enough that he bought the company that made it.

It’s the middle of the fishing season, and time to start thinking about bonito and false albacore. Last year, few false albacore were around but local anglers caught their share of bonito.

In many cases the false albacore and bonito have been mixed in with striped bass and bluefish. They can be caught from boat and shore with lures and even on the troll.