Went out of Boca Grande today

[scook]

Nice work - that's some "real man" fishin'.

[THEFERMANATOR]

They are an ugly son of a gun, looks like a big remora. They are quite tasty though. a VERY white thick fleshed fish. This size is quite good cooked most anyway you can think of. Once they get up over about 70-80 pounds though they do get real oily and are best smoked. y dad caught one YEARS back that was almost a state record weighing almost 114 pounds. That one got smoked as it was VERY oily.

[bradford]

Great report Ferm. I agree with Phat, that's some good mojo for the new skiff. Friend of mine is a striker on a head boat and hates gaffing the cobias. You're the man grabbing him by the tail.

https://youtu.be/mY4QCIa3dVQ

[bigshrimpin]

Ferm - Congrats on the catching. My grandmother used to have a clothing shop on Boca Grande from 1972 - 1994? Fishing is great down there . . . I think Cobia are pretty unusual in the pass.

[SkunkBoat]

Yep , they are about as insane as a bull dolphin when they get loose on the deck.
Nice GRAB!!!!

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by bigshrimpin

Ferm - Congrats on the catching. My grandmother used to have a clothing shop on Boca Grande from 1972 - 1994? Fishing is great down there . . . I think Cobia are pretty unusual in the pass.

I got this one about 3 miles offshore about midway up the island. I found one school of bait out there with birds diving, and was REALLY hoping for some mackeral. Found his ugly mug instead. Trolled the fish haven out of gasparilla pass on the way in and picked up the 1 mackeral.

[A ReelCool Chick]

NICE work!!!!

A cobe on 12lb test??? Ha! And you tail flipped him?! How did your back feel the next day?

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by A ReelCool Chick

NICE work!!!!

A cobe on 12lb test??? Ha! And you tail flipped him?! How did your back feel the next day?

My back was fine, my forearms on the other hand were tired. All the back and forth between the rod and driving the boat to keep him out of the crab pots was a workout.