Cobia
Submitted by jess_is_hooked on Tue, 2014-09-16 15:04
Hey guys, new to the forum and just thought this would be a great place to share one of my best catches- this Cobia. My partner and I went to Exmouth last Christmas and after a half an hour battle, and almost losing it after we didn't have anything big enough to get it in the boat, we managed to net the head and grab the tail to bring it in. I thought it was a tuna, then a shark.. (Obviously had never seen one before) and when my partner Rory got a look, swiftly told me not to lose it. Ha ha.
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Just one more cast
Shimka
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Cracking Cobia Jess,
Cracking Cobia Jess, congratulations
cobia15
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good catch, they go hard and
good catch, they go hard and are great on the plate..
THE BEST BILGE PUMP IS A SCARED MAN WITH A BUCKET
jess_is_hooked
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Thanks guys, it's a solid
Thanks guys, it's a solid fish and really does give a good fight. Can't lie, it did go straight into flour and salt and pepper that night for dinner.
Just one more cast
sea-kem
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Yeah fresh is best with them
Yeah fresh is best with them Jess, did you measure and or weigh it? Great pic btw :)
Love the West!
king chief
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Beautiful eating.
Beautiful eating.
Live hard fish harder
Hutch
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Great fish, not a bad first
Rozza87
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That's my girlfriend! What a
That's my girlfriend! What a surprise seeing your face pop up on here?
Can't wait til you put up some more pics from our adventures :D
beau
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So Rozza, whats the secret to
So Rozza, whats the secret to get the missus into fishing and not get bored after 20mins?
Jayden20
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make yourself look shit
make yourself look shit lol....works for me
tim-o
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Why would you want to?
I mean, I took up fishing so I can get away from mine
I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
Boydy
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From memory I vaguely recall
From memory I vaguely recall mine being fun to be around, then we got married and had kids.
Now I enjoy the solitude fishing by myself.....lol.
beau
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Sometimes I need a deckie
Sometimes I need a deckie that wont outfish me
Swompa
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Yep, I hate that
Yep, I hate that
sandbar
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Good fish and...
as said, great eating. Well done on the landing, net and tail.
seaswirl
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Welcome
Great catch, keep it up !
Rozza87
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Date Joined: 12/03/13
Beau - getting her into it
Beau - getting her into it was the easy bit.
The hard bit is getting her to ACTUALLY have one last cast.
Having a best mate and #1 Decky like Jess.. I know I'm a lucky guy
Paul H
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Let me guess - not married
Let me guess - not married yet!!
Nah not that bad really, but sometimes I'm glad my missus gets seasick as I enjoy some peace and quiet. But the catch 22 is if she fished I might get to go more often!! The trick is to annoy her until she tells me I should go!!
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crasny1
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Well done Jess
They do look like little sharks in the water when you first get a glipse. The fun starts when they see the boat. They doggedly try to avoid capture by digging their head in.
As for Rozza, Im with you. My other half IS a more determined fisho than me, and knows the deckie job backwards. It is always me that call lines up. So what more can you ask for. We never chat out fishing other than fishing stuff like fish on, get me that, get me this, good fight etc. If it starts quite we only say bite to alert the other there is some action. So we both get our solitude and enjoy nature and fishing - just love it.
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meglodon
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Great catch
You have made a great catch....the fish the fish I'm talking about LOL
Walfootrot
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Well done Jess and welcome
Well done Jess and welcome aboard, nothing better than catching a fish and cooking it up nice and fresh.
More drum lines, kill the bloody sharks!
outdoinit
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Nice cobia there Jess
Well done..
I've spent half my life fishing.. The other half I have wasted..