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re: Cobia Fishing
Posted on 7/26/11 at 1:51 pm to Vol Fan in the Bayou
Posted on 7/26/11 at 1:51 pm to Vol Fan in the Bayou
yeah I know you weren't but I didnt him to think that was a normal occurance
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Posted on 7/26/11 at 1:52 pm to mylsuhat
My boss caught one on a live croaker fishing for trout at Instar last weekend 
Posted on 7/26/11 at 2:25 pm to wes123
there are soft plastic eels available, they work.
I've caught them on Rapala's, Hardtails, Diamond jigs, etc. when they want to eat, they eat.. when they don't, they are almost impossible to catch.... without a spear or a gaf.
I've caught them on Rapala's, Hardtails, Diamond jigs, etc. when they want to eat, they eat.. when they don't, they are almost impossible to catch.... without a spear or a gaf.
Posted on 7/26/11 at 2:49 pm to wes123
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I've also heard people say best tasting fish in the gulf which is a bold statement, but I have yet to try.
Just caught my first one this year in about 100+ feet of water at a rig off the mouth of the river. It is delicious.
Posted on 7/26/11 at 3:16 pm to Da Hammer
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DO NOT gaff the fish until it's realized it's hooked and made some runs, Gaffing a green ling and putting it in the boat WILL result in MANY broken rods, tackle, etc...
I had one on the line once while another followed it to the boat. My buddy free gafted the SOB..
That was quite an experiance. Only fish I ever seen that was in the ice cheast, yet still got away.
Posted on 7/26/11 at 3:18 pm to mt1
ive rarely gone on a trip where we didnt catch a few of them (i know im probably extremely lucky here and jinxing myself), but we usually run into a few of them bouncing from rig to rig. We've been extremely lucky and usually get most of our hook-ups into the fish box. In my experience, they seem to like the smaller rigs and structures. I can honestly say that most of the ones we've caught were on live croakers; however, it seems like when they're read to eat they will hit just about anything. i would say live croakers and or pink gulp squids if you dont have live bait. After this one met the "calm down stick", he spit this out.....guess a cracked crab with a hook through it wouldnt be a bad idea.
Posted on 7/26/11 at 3:22 pm to Geaux2Hell
quote:works fantastic
cracked crab with a hook through it
Posted on 7/26/11 at 4:10 pm to mylsuhat
we had 7 sunday just pass alot of rigs
This post was edited on 7/26/11 at 4:12 pm
Posted on 7/26/11 at 4:12 pm to lsusportsman2010
Yeah they're definitely here now. But they'll be 7 miles offshore in the winter. And a whole lot bigger.
Posted on 7/26/11 at 4:30 pm to Vol Fan in the Bayou
We've also caught a few under grass rips on cut bait. frickers go nuts in the boat
Posted on 7/26/11 at 5:13 pm to redneck
i've seen a few from my kayak as little as 1-2 miles offshore, my depth showed 26'
didn't bring light tackle with me so I couldn't throw anything at them
the people i fish with out there said they have caught plenty in that range from the beach but only after the wind lays down and the green comes in close, june-october probably?
didn't bring light tackle with me so I couldn't throw anything at them
the people i fish with out there said they have caught plenty in that range from the beach but only after the wind lays down and the green comes in close, june-october probably?
Posted on 7/26/11 at 5:14 pm to Da Hammer
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Gaffing a green ling and putting it in the boat WILL result in MANY broken rods, tackle, etc...
As many have probably seen on charters, I once free gaffed one that was shadowing his buddy that my friend was fighting. At the time, I had a walk-around cuddy cabin, so I threw him in the cockpit towards the other guys and bailed up the steps. He definitely tore the joint up. And I wonder why I have trouble recruiting a crew at times.
Great eating, really quirky at times, fun fish to chase. I always keep a pitch rod with a 2-3 oz arrowhead chartreuse jig with curly tail trailer and a whole squid ready for when they show up while bottom fishing. And don't be shocked when you pull one up snapper fishing-they often hit on the way down, especially when the water gets a little colder. Best catch I ever had on my boat was 9, at ST-86 (RIP) in October, all on bottom rigs bound for snapper when dropped.
Posted on 7/26/11 at 6:40 pm to Icansee4miles
Anytime we see a big sea turtle we will cast a jig out toward the turtle as well as hook up an eel....amazing how many times we catch them as the cobia are running under them for shade.
Posted on 7/26/11 at 7:08 pm to wes123
Heard Lemonfish liked filleted hardheads.
Posted on 7/26/11 at 10:32 pm to Cadello
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Heard Lemonfish liked filleted hardheads
My friends that have a camp in Fourchon caught a bunch this summer on live hardheads with the fins clipped off. I've never wanted the slime in my livewell, so haven't tried it.
Posted on 7/26/11 at 11:40 pm to Icansee4miles
Glad to know the little frickers are good for something.
Posted on 7/27/11 at 12:20 am to wes123
WD in 60'> water w/ bucktail jigs in late september/october until the 1st big cold front. Personal best was 23 caught and released by 9AM in 2008.
Posted on 7/27/11 at 7:19 am to wes123
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Cobia Fishing
This is one of many fish that I have yet to catch, but really want to.
Cobia are known to circle buoys, etc. just offshore... You'll see them skimming the surface like redfish. Cast out just in front of them and run the bait pretty hard. Fun as hell to catch. Good luck.
Posted on 7/27/11 at 10:17 am to wes123
Awesome eating fish. Out of Destin once, I had one 56lbs hit a snapper rig on the way down. Once he realized he was hooked, it was like I had hooked a freight train. Got him to the boat and gaffed, but when he hit the deck, he was still very "sprited." Tail-slapped the piss out of my lil kerzin. Grilled him up that night with some olive oil and brown sugar (the fish, not the cousin.)
:CFSB:
:CFSB:
This post was edited on 7/27/11 at 10:19 am
Posted on 7/27/11 at 11:02 am to CadesCove
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the fish, not the cousin.
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