queensland PB Cobia

[Hein]

Hey guys,

I went out for a fish yesterday arvo off one of the reefs on the Gold Coast on my girlfriend's brother boat chasing some snapper. Headed out around 2.30pm and was at the spot around 3.30 and had anchored up. Swell was a little large but wasn't too bad.

We were fishing in about 40-50 metres of water and I checked on a whole pillie. Had a few nibbles and bait was gone. Threw on another pillie and cast it out. Within 20 seconds I feel another little bite, then all of a sudden I'm hooked up on to something BIG!!! At first I thought I had the bottom as all I could feel was weight and no head shakes or anything. Then all of a sudden it just starts running!!!

Long story short, I ended up pulling this BEAST of a cobia up and it took me about 20 minutes to get it in the boat!!! This is my first off shore fishing trip on a boat and I couldn't believe me luck!!!

We didn't end up with any snapper but got some decent sized trag-jew and a yellow-fin tuna to top it all off!!!

Thanks for reading!!!

[rosstralia46]

awesome stuff mate solid cobia congrats

[Bluevien]

Congrats mate.. thats one hell of a first offshore trip!!

Cheers for the report.

[crazywalrus]

Nice Cobs - The swell does not look to bad

[mick2me]

Congrats on PB mate, I'm still yet to catch one... Looks like fun on the gear you were using...

[tugger]

Great cobes Hein well done on your first offshore trip it sounds like a ripper day

[Aggro101]

Awesome stuff! Doesn't look far from shore either. How far out are the reefs?

[zan0_15]

swell doesnt look anywhere near what was predicted. great fish mate, cobes are good fun.

[viper83]

Thats a nice Cobia mate. Congrats on the catch.

[Manni79]

Nice Cobia mate, congrats on the PB!

[Cobiaaddict]

Nice fish mate, love how defined the white is on the smaller fish, they are a favourite of mine for there stubborn fighting , nothing like dictating terms to a solid brute like cobia,

Cheers

Josh

[Angus]

Noice mate!

Looks like awesome fun on that gear as well!

Angus

[Hein]

Thanks guys!!!

We were fishing off one of the reefs about 4km off the shore sort of inline with Q1 on the Gold Coast. I can't remember the name of the spot but it was in about 40-50 metres of water.

I was so stoked as I usually just fish in estuaries for bream and flathead. I will never forget the feeling of catching that cobia because my arms were absolutely stretched!!! Forearms are still sore today!!! hahaha... But I could definitely get used to this feeling!!!

[jimjim]

nice cobe mate