Wow, the bonito action sounds like it might have been better than dragging b$ the day you fished.
I've encountered similar conditions all the way down to Costa Rica, too. The p$ is my brother Alexander with a Pacific Bonito. We too caught them on reasonabl$ Even in Florida, bonito are often considered a "trash" fish. In Hawa$
BTW, I've also found little skipjack tuna so close in to shore that we chased a$ from a rented dory sailboat!
Tight Lines!
Thorne