Atlantic Tripletail
Lobotes surinamensis
Also called tripletail, triple tail
A unique-looking fish with rounded fins that give it a three-tailed appearance, known for its excellent eating quality and strong fighting ability.
Atlantic Tripletail at a glance
- Scientific name
- Lobotes surinamensis
- Typical size
- 16-24 inches
- IGFA world record
- 42 lbs 5 oz
- State record
- 40 lbs 13 oz
- Water
- Saltwater
- Habitat
- Inshore
- Rarity in the Fishdex™
- Uncommon
Habitat
Float on their sides near buoys, crab traps, and floating debris. Ambush feeders.
Catch one and it is yours
Log a atlantic tripletail through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your photo, your personal best, and the exact conditions on the day. The app also carries the slot and season rules for wherever you are standing.
How the Fishdex™ worksWhat to throw for atlantic tripletail
The lure classes that produce for atlantic tripletail, drawn from the same species map Cobia reasons about. Each one opens a full page on what it is, when it works and how to fish it.
Which one, in which color and which weight, depends on the water in front of you today. That part is the app.
Atlantic Tripletail questions people ask
Atlantic Tripletail is Lobotes surinamensis. Anglers also call it tripletail, triple tail.
A typical atlantic tripletail runs 16-24 inches. The IGFA all tackle world record stands at 42 lbs 5 oz. Cobia records the length and weight of every atlantic tripletail you log and keeps your personal best on its Fishdex entry.
Float on their sides near buoys, crab traps, and floating debris. Ambush feeders. It is a salt water species, filed under inshore in the Fishdex.
The IGFA all tackle world record atlantic tripletail weighed 42 lbs 5 oz. The standing state record on file is 40 lbs 13 oz.
Jigheads, soft stickbaits and worms and flukes and soft jerkbaits all produce. Which one, in which color and which weight, depends on the season, the water temperature and the tide on the day, which is the part Cobia works out against the lures you already own.
Yes. Log one through the Cobia Camera and this entry fills in with your own photo, your personal best, and the conditions on the day you caught it. The app also carries the slot limits and season dates for wherever you are standing. It is free.
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