Got this 65 lb slob of cobia Saturday on the Pastime Princess and my biggest. Big Mike said it was the largest that he has pulled over the rail on the Pastime. When I saw that thing break the surface at the boat I was shocked at the size and was very excited as I was screaming for the gaf. ;D
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WOW, what a beast!! That's one for the books. :o
Congrats and well done, Dwight! What outfit were you using? (A Newell of course, but what rod? One of your own, I hope?) :)
~A~
Quote from: Aiala on September 28, 2016, 07:58:41 PM
WOW, what a beast!! That's one for the books. :o
Congrats and well done, Dwight! What outfit were you using? (A Newell of course, but what rod? One of your own, I hope?) :)
~A~
The rod was built by my teacher. It is a GTS70XH 50-100 Hercules and the reel is my customized Newell 631-3 with a 7 stack drag and a P533 base which gives it a lower profile on the rod and feels like a 500 series with a little more winch power. I have been testing Adam's titanium handle on this reel as well and it works great.
WOW! Dwight, awesome fish! maybe not enough to test the big guns mettle ( your biceps ;) ) but certainly enough to get the adrenaline going.
Congrats! can you say "I love cobia steaks and fish tacos!" ?
Nice fish, Dwight!
Nice!
Great Fish!!! Congratulations!!
Its a beauty Dwight!!!
..........Lou
Sweet Dwight!
Bt
That's a slob! Way to go Dwight.
Scott
Nice fish..!!
That fish would win big money around here if caught during a spring tournament.
Quote from: handi2 on September 28, 2016, 11:42:44 PM
Nice fish..!!
That fish would win big money around here if caught during a spring tournament.
I waited 67 years for that one. Odds of doing it again are pretty slim. Those that have not tried cobia, it is a very tasty fish. I gave half to the Captain and he said his family ate every bit of it by Sunday evening. I vacuumed a bunch of my steaks for later. Captain George started drooling when it came over the rail since it is his favorite fish. My Virginia buddy that was fishing next to me got all the belly meat and our galley girl begged for the head for her Asian manicurist so that fish has made a lot of people happy.
It is a great way to remember my final days on the Pastime Princess. She has lost her lease here and will be leased to a new owner in Cape Canaveral at the end of Oct.
Dwight
Jackpot winner? Troghy!
Andy
Bummer about the lease... >:(
Dwight, that's a beauty. Great Job!
What a Pig!
Good work Dwight.
Dont know a thing about Cobia... That is a nice fish. They look a lot like a fish from my area that is very much smaller that is also my favorite bait.... Jeff
Awesome catch! Cobia been on my bucketlist for a while. I think they look like a cross between a shark and a catfish.
LUNKER!
the pastime Princess was kind enough to give a real gift on her last days there for your memories my amigo.
a great big fish, congrats.
Great catch Dwight!
Glad one fish could make so many folks smile.
Cobia tournaments up here in the Panhandle of Florida are big money tournaments. Besides the thousands of dollars in winnings boats up to 25' are given away.
It usually takes a 90 pounder to win and Dwight's fish would have been a money winner.
A bad thing is less fish are seen every year and they hang out at the oil rigs in Lousianna to spawn. They are too easy to catch when there.
Dwight did you just see him and chunk some cut bait? In the summer after every the spring run some big ones stay and hang around some local wrecks.
Amazing Dwight. Nice catch. Sorry to hear of lost lease. Maybe you can fish her again.
magic fish size does matter
cheers
Good thing you've worked out all life in preparation for that fish. Nice job, Dwight!
Stay fishy,
Dom
Quote from: steelhead_killer on September 29, 2016, 12:03:16 AM
Jackpot winner? Troghy!
Andy
I don't get in the jackpot anymore since being on the Seeker Pro Staff makes me look like a professional fisherman. Just keeping tourist complaints to a minimum.
Very nice Cobia! When do we eat?
What is George going to do now? George & Al are like twins.
Mike
Awesome Cobe, congrats on a new PB! 8)
Quote from: bluefish69 on September 30, 2016, 03:26:13 AM
What is George going to do now? George & Al are like twins.
Mike
Good question.
Quote from: handi2 on September 29, 2016, 11:23:03 PM
Cobia tournaments up here in the Panhandle of Florida are big money tournaments. Besides the thousands of dollars in winnings boats up to 25' are given away.
It usually takes a 90 pounder to win and Dwight's fish would have been a money winner.
A bad thing is less fish are seen every year and they hang out at the oil rigs in Lousianna to spawn. They are too easy to catch when there.
Dwight did you just see him and chunk some cut bait? In the summer after every the spring run some big ones stay and hang around some local wrecks.
Keith
I did not see the fish. I had a live grunt on and had it about 30 feet down and holding for and AJ attack. Got a hard hit and then just held on waiting until the fish hooked itself.
To my amazement while fishing yesterday I someone screaming cobia and captain George was throwing a jig from the upper deck and when I looked about 20 yards out I say another giant cobia with 3 smaller ones. None of them hit the jig and that giant was bigger than mine. They just kept swimming away on the surface.
I had a huge red snapper yesterday come over the rail. Had another huge something snap my 60lb leader. Rigged up an 80 and then had a large AJ almost in gaf range and a big cuda attacked and cut the thing off. Rigged again and got another nice AJ in the boat.
We have some mangos showing up again too. They have been missing for 8 weeks.
Yesterday's catch. Now that we are seeing some mangos return I have to quit playing with AJs and focus on my favorite fish.
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photo of the month. congratulations!
Thank You Alan