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Zed · 08-11-2014, 04:56 PM

This is a jack mackerel, what people call a Spanish:

What sdspeed posted was a pacific green mackerel or chub mackerel aka greenie.

I can't believe there's this much confusion.

yakdout, I've only ever seen it as jurel in a can. But yes Jurel is generic for jack.

08-11-2014, 04:56 PM	#8
Zed BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: W of 5 Posts: 1,265	This is a jack mackerel, what people call a Spanish: What sdspeed posted was a pacific green mackerel or chub mackerel aka greenie. I can't believe there's this much confusion. yakdout, I've only ever seen it as jurel in a can. But yes Jurel is generic for jack. __________________ Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man and he'll eat for a week.