Post by Salminus Maxillosus on Jun 23, 2011 11:40:54 GMT -4
The Golden Dorado (Salminus maxillosus ) is a large river fish that lives in South America. Despite having Salminus in its name, the dorado is not related to any species of salmon, nor to the saltwater fish also called dorado.Dorado have large heads, with powerful jaws that are filled with sharp teeth. They reach maturity around 37 centimetres (15 in) long, and are golden colored. The average size of the golden dorado is about 3-10 kilograms. The largest recorded size is 100 cm length and 31.4 kg (69 pounds)Dorado live in the warm waters of the La Plata Basin and the Amazon systems in South America, specifically in Brazil (where it's called Dourado - from Ouro, the Portuguese for Gold) Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Bolivia. The dorado is considered an endangered species in Paraguay and therefore a 5-year fishing ban is currently on effect there.Dorados are piscivores, eating a wide variety of prey fish. One of the dorado's favorite prey are sabalo, a type of schooling fish typically 1-4 kg in weight. they also eat rats and frogs.
The Dorado is highly sought-after by anglers, both for its delicious taste and fighting ability. It is, however, extremely difficult to catch. The aggressive nature of the dorado, its high jumps, and great fighting strength and stamina have created a great competitive market among anglers from all corners of the world, traversing South American waters in hopes of hooking a dorado.
in argentina we use bigs rapalas lures to catch dorados,
the most populars are the follows:
rapala rattlin' rap size 8
rapala clackin rap size 8
rapala xrap 11 and 14
rapala xrap walk 11 and 14
rapala deep thail dancer 11
magnum 11
jointed shad rap
smithwick
clackin minnows
the dourado have very powerfull jawks, this jawks can destroy the weak vmc hooks of the rapalas lures and open the rings, if you want to catch one of them, first of all change the hooks and rings for a powerfull one.
some images
enjoy it!
facundo
The Dorado is highly sought-after by anglers, both for its delicious taste and fighting ability. It is, however, extremely difficult to catch. The aggressive nature of the dorado, its high jumps, and great fighting strength and stamina have created a great competitive market among anglers from all corners of the world, traversing South American waters in hopes of hooking a dorado.
in argentina we use bigs rapalas lures to catch dorados,
the most populars are the follows:
rapala rattlin' rap size 8
rapala clackin rap size 8
rapala xrap 11 and 14
rapala xrap walk 11 and 14
rapala deep thail dancer 11
magnum 11
jointed shad rap
smithwick
clackin minnows
the dourado have very powerfull jawks, this jawks can destroy the weak vmc hooks of the rapalas lures and open the rings, if you want to catch one of them, first of all change the hooks and rings for a powerfull one.
some images
enjoy it!
facundo
Nice pics, I've watched some of the sport fisherman catch these on the T.V they look a formidable opponent.
