queensland Mackerel mania and my PB Cobia

[tugger]

Went out on tuesday to give them a tickle up again on the reef just out the front of camp hit the bar early and was anchored by 0430 with lines set. The boats around me started to hook fish before 5am and it wasn't to much longer before we were into the action and boy it was a hot session over the next half an hour.

The mate with me from the park at talle was concerned we lost the first 4 spotties but the next 4 were boated and all in quick flurry of action. We had a livie out under a float but it was close to another boat that anchored behind us close enough to worry me with any large fish. It got a bit of an inquiry around 6am so i picked up the rod and set the hook then giving it some hurt to keep it clear of other boats.

This was a big fish by the weight on my rod and it jumped and gave us a look about 30m behind the boat with the call of a big cobia. It jumped another 3 times and after a stubborn fight it came to the boat for the gaff shot only for it to go beserk beside the boat. This fish needed 2 of us to lift it in with my son clearing enough room on deck then a few photos we had another quick fish for a few more spotties while i got the boat ready to go home

We crossed the bar around 0730 with 3 spotties caught b y my son 3 for my mate and 1 spot and the cobia for me for the morning. The rest of the day was cleaning fish and keeping the fluids up in a nice shady spot in 1 of my patches of paradise, my PB cobia went 1.4m and estimate it around 30kg

[Keen-as-fisho]

Sounds like an awesome session mate, and a massive cobia to go with it :woohoo:

[ellicat]

Exhilarating session :woohoo: That's a massive cobia. Congrats !

[rosstralia46]

awesome work mark sounds like a great session. i cant seem to see the pics?

[dhess]

Nice work Mark.

Cobia yum yum. Yet to get one this season.

[ryanyoung]

Great stuff Tugger, I can't seem to see the pictures either, sounds like a ripper though!

Cheers,

Ryan.

[eg_vtec]

awsome read mate.. hope to get out soon

[straddiebrad]

where are the pics you tease

[billp]

It is such a hit and miss spot from what I can work out, I was there Thursday morning and only saw 4 fish landed from the 40 plus boats around. You guys must have taken them all Tuesday.

[Eug]

where are the pics you tease

hear hear!

[Schmuck]

That's not a cobe that's a telegraph pole! :ohmy: Let me know if you have any trouble eating all of that :laugh:

[daveylad]

fantastic catch there mark the Cobia would have been a workout, Dont work too hard mate when you go back the weather dosent look like its going to play anyway hopefully it'll pick up after your stint at work

[Young_fella]

WWOOOWWWW!!!!!!!!!!! :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

That is HUUUGGEE!!!! is that from where we were fishing yesterday?!?

What a beast!

[mick fillet]

wow thats a very solid cobia. every bit of 30kg by the looks of it

sweet report and thanks for the previous reports from the last fortnight or so and leting us know whats been happening and how it firing down the coast. look forward to getting down there again but probly not for a few weeks yet.

cheers mick

[dhess]

Yeah I reckon it would be easily over 30kg. The look on Tuggers face when he is holding it up with the gaff is priceless. Looks like he is about to have a coronary.

[tugger]

yep the same spot there is some beasts on the palmy, did you get any after i left

WWOOOWWWW!!!!!!!!!!! :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

That is HUUUGGEE!!!! is that from where we were fishing yesterday?!?

What a beast!

[mick fillet]

yep the same spot there is some beasts on the palmy, did you get any after i left

WWOOOWWWW!!!!!!!!!!! :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

That is HUUUGGEE!!!! is that from where we were fishing yesterday?!?

What a beast!

na no mackies for us only got the one hit down deep and another clean snip livies wernt touched.

[ryanyoung]

Now i see the pics.........That's awesome!!!!

[straddiebrad]

solid fish mark might be there tomorrow

[Angus]

Nice one tugs!

Good work mate!

Angus

[rosstralia46]

i can see the pics now and that cobia is just huge awesome work

[dassa]

Weldone mate the is an ANIMAL of a fish.i like the look on your face when hold the cobia with gaff if you strained any more you may of popped somthing :laugh: :laugh:

[Bri The Pom]

Well done Mark, great fish

Without a doubt you are the Jedi Master.

Unless I catch one bigger in the morning:woohoo:

[tugger]

my mate down there told me they were going off again today and it all looks good for tomorrow with the bar being flat and the winds light

solid fish mark might be there tomorrow

[tugger]

good luck bri get there early to get a good spot

Well done Mark, great fish

Without a doubt you are the Jedi Master.

Unless I catch one bigger in the morning:woohoo:

[straddiebrad]

thanks brian will have a look sunday,mark work is calling again so i will miss out this weekend.

[Eug]

good fish and congrats on the PB. quick question, how many smaller boats are getting out there? been on the rocks before and the bar looks pretty hairy at times.

cheers

eug

[marty]

at the moment there are heaps of small boats. swell is less than a foot and on the early morning high tide the swell was not even breaking this morning

plenty get out when there is a bit of swell - but they are the guys that go often and have the confidence

[fergie]

wow that's bloody huge. nice one mate. and a good haul of mackerel to.

B)

[tugger]

as marty said there's plenty of little tinnies get out there and the swell is tiny at the moment but another option is to go out the southport seaway and run down to the mermaid reef where they get thick to it's a bit longer but no bar crossing

good fish and congrats on the PB. quick question, how many smaller boats are getting out there? been on the rocks before and the bar looks pretty hairy at times.

cheers

eug

[snapsnap]

what a hectic cobia!!! simply awsome mate.

[Leighton]

Nice Cobe Tugger

We got a few Spots this morning in the carpark, seems the good fishing or it might be the festive season has made there a lot less agro this year?

[Eug]

as marty said there's plenty of little tinnies get out there and the swell is tiny at the moment but another option is to go out the southport seaway and run down to the mermaid reef where they get thick to it's a bit longer but no bar crossing

good fish and congrats on the PB. quick question, how many smaller boats are getting out there? been on the rocks before and the bar looks pretty hairy at times.

cheers

eug

thanks marc, thinking about joining the carpark might give the seaway a shot.

cheers

eug

[tugger]

good to see you got a few leighton

Nice Cobe Tugger

We got a few Spots this morning in the carpark, seems the good fishing or it might be the festive season has made there a lot less agro this year?

[kreel]

So how come you haven't changed your avatar yet, that Job Fish is looking a little tiny compared to the Cobia.

Looks like you had an enjoyable Birthday week.

So mate what was the go - line weight, wire? Did you need to up the ante to catch the Cob? If you caught the Cob with the same gear as we use at Tugger Rock then what the hell has been snapping us off?

This fishing thing - more questions than there are answers!

[kreel]

Here Tugg, I've worked up a new avatar for you, just slip this in place of the Job fish:

[Bluevien]

thats an insane fish, mark. congrats on your new pb

[Do$tylz]

mate...that is massive... That first picture looks like you're struggling a little

Well done tugger.. you get onto some monsters.

[tugger]

50lb mono on my tall rod with the tyrion lever drag reel with 44lb wire and an 8/0 gamagatsu hook with a live yakka, i'd just replaced the old mono with brand new line and had a heavy drag setting to keep away from other boats nearby but they don't fight to dirty there towards the bottom as it's fairly flat with a gravel bottom compared to boat rock with all the reef and rock. it was the first time i'd ever seen cobia jump out of the water so it was another first for me

So how come you haven't changed your avatar yet, that Job Fish is looking a little tiny compared to the Cobia.

Looks like you had an enjoyable Birthday week.

So mate what was the go - line weight, wire? Did you need to up the ante to catch the Cob? If you caught the Cob with the same gear as we use at Tugger Rock then what the hell has been snapping us off?

This fishing thing - more questions than there are answers!