queensland 1 Cobia 10 Unstoppables

[tugger]

Went out through spb yestetday and hit up the group it was hard anchoring as tide and wind were against each other. By the time i got it sorted we had a hit on the top live bait and a big barracuda was giving me curry we released it after a few choice words as it ate 1 of only 2 slimie mackerel livies we had.

 

We did have plenty of little yakkas and i dropped 1 to the bottom only to have it hit straight away. This fish was a wrestle it didn't want to come away from the bottom i had my heart in my mouth a few times as i know what the bottom is like as i have lost many fish to the reefs sharp edges. What seemed like an eternity i started to gain line eventually seeing colour the call cobia was made and after a choice gaff shot a good cobia was in the boat.

 

 

After despatching, bleeding and chilling down the cobes in an ice slurry we got back to fishing. Dropping down live yakkas to the bottom both Terry and i managed to be reefed by many more cobes most of the time they were hitting the livies as soon as it hit the bottom.

 

Frustrated we persisted and soon enough another surface bait was hit it was a good spanish but alas lost boatside with the silver gleam of its sides disappering. It was 1 of those days where not everything goes to plan so with the livies tank spent and the bite over we headed for home. 

At home we measured the cobes at 1.25m and a gues of weight at around 15kg.

[Drop Bear]

Cracking fish mate! One day I will get a big Cobia. Plenty of fishing fun and plenty of fillets for you

Well done and thanks for the report

[The Mad Hughesy]

chunky cobia Tugger, great stuff

[Angus]

Cracking fish Tugger nice! My favourite back drop as well

[Cobiaaddict]

NIce Fish Mate,

There great fun in tight country.

Should start seeing some really large fish pushback through the bay and offshore over the next few months, 

 

[aussie123]

Nice fish Mark.

Any snapper or other reefies there?

[Luvit]

It only takes one nice fish to make a trip  successful. The Spanish would have been a bonus. Have to give the live bait thing a go one day, it certainly works for you. 

[tugger]

2 hours ago, Drop Bear said:

Cracking fish mate! One day I will get a big Cobia. Plenty of fishing fun and plenty of fillets for you

Well done and thanks for the report

Thanks Robbie there is a few big cobes on the palmy where you were 

[tugger]

2 hours ago, christophagus said:

chunky cobia Tugger, great stuff

Thanks he was a solid fish

[tugger]

2 hours ago, Angus said:

Cracking fish Tugger nice! My favourite back drop as well

Thanks Angus i know you would recognize the headland 

[tugger]

1 hour ago, Cobiaaddict said:

NIce Fish Mate,

There great fun in tight country.

Should start seeing some really large fish pushback through the bay and offshore over the next few months, 

 

I have got a few big cobes this season it is starting to look good

[tugger]

58 minutes ago, aussie123 said:

Nice fish Mark.

Any snapper or other reefies there?

We weren't close in so no moses etc and the baits hitting the bottom were scoffed up by cobes

[tugger]

58 minutes ago, Luvit said:

It only takes one nice fish to make a trip  successful. The Spanish would have been a bonus. Have to give the live bait thing a go one day, it certainly works for you. 

They were brutes they know where the reef eges are , the live baiting is a good way to attrack the big fish Wayne.

[Guest]

Good stuff Tugger, Cobia go good on the bbq washed down with a cold one 

[Drop Bear]

1 hour ago, tugger said:

Thanks Robbie there is a few big cobes on the palmy where you were 

Nice. might be a few weeks before I get the chance to go back now. 

[tugger]

6 hours ago, MSB said:

Good stuff Tugger, Cobia go good on the bbq washed down with a cold one 

Just had a heap on the bbq tonight with a few cold ones and it was pretty good I had to fight my son for the last piece I cooked up and I lost

[tugger]

6 hours ago, Drop Bear said:

Nice. might be a few weeks before I get the chance to go back now. 

Plenty of season to go should be good for atleast 3 months solid

[kmcrosby78]

Nice cobia Mark, bet it doesn't feel as bad losing the Spanish with a fish like that already in the esky.

[Drop Bear]

12 hours ago, tugger said:

Just had a heap on the bbq tonight with a few cold ones and it was pretty good I had to fight my son for the last piece I cooked up and I lost

Fantastic!

[tugger]

20 hours ago, kmcrosby78 said:

Nice cobia Mark, bet it doesn't feel as bad losing the Spanish with a fish like that already in the esky.

It still feels bad losing the spanaird it was just coming in to gaff range doh!

[Drop Bear]

2 hours ago, tugger said:

It still feels bad losing the spanaird it was just coming in to gaff range doh!

The same happened to me at the group a few weeks ago... I found it hard to move on haha