Cobia Bragging Page

AJ hunter · 03-23-2007, 10:32 PM

The waters are heating up and time that one of my favorite scavengers start showing up to eat baited hooks. I'd like to see if anyone is interested in bragging about their cobia aka skunkfish aka Ling to put up a picture. The winner of the biggest or the most gets bragging rights. Also anyone have good cobia recipes?

bpitcher · 03-24-2007, 02:16 PM

He's mine, about 40#. Not a monster by any means but not bad for my little 17ft boat.

AJ hunter · 03-31-2007, 10:55 AM

Nice eating size Ling! mmmmm. What I like the best about cobia is the fact that even in 70 ft of water they will fly up to the surface with my hook in the mouth.

Minnow · 03-31-2007, 11:54 AM

Very nice ling.

I caught a small ling about 25-30lb on sabiki rig with sabiki rod, too bad i don't have a picture to brag about it LOL.

etan · 04-01-2007, 09:18 AM

when does the ling have to be caught? I have a big ling story but not from this year.

Ragman · 04-01-2007, 04:35 PM

Tell us about it Nate, we're not picky!

Snagged · 04-01-2007, 07:02 PM

I can remember a lot of ling with Nate.

etan · 04-02-2007, 08:02 AM

About 3 years ago in August we were fishing behind a shrimper for kings with ribbonfish. As we came back for another drift a hugh ling came out to meet us. He wasn't interested in our ribbons so I sat my rod in a holder and reached for a live perch. As usual I forgot to rig a rod for perch so I began tying a hook on another rod. Monty yells something is on your rod. The ling had followed my ribbon as it settled into the depths and I am now hooked up with a hugh ling on a tld 15, 30# line, and a light kingfish rod. After about 30 minutes of tug of war, hot windless 95' temp, and forgetting to breath a few times, I am about to croak! We can't find the big gaff, its where its supposed to be, so Monty grabs the 3' small kingfish gaff. He sticks the ling right square in the belly. The fish doesn't even react, like me he is too tired to care. Monty who is 75 can't lift the fish so I put the rod back in the holder, grab the fish by the jaw, and we lift the fish and put it in the box. I sit on the box and try to catch my breath. The fish never moves. We don't make another cast and head home. At the dock the fish weighs 83# and is the largest anyone can remember coming in. The moral of the story is you don't have to be good, just lucky, remember to breath, and try to remember to keep a heavy rod rigged. The fish was caught behind 2 shrimpers tied to a standpipe up north near the old purple rig that used to be there. The water was only about 100' deep. I have a picture but don't have a way to send it.

AJ hunter · 04-03-2007, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by etan

when does the ling have to be caught? I have a big ling story but not from this year.

I think any good fish is a fish worth bragging about

Ice Cream Man · 04-29-2008, 08:48 AM

Caught 2 Cobia ( 49.5 # ) with only 3 baits..........ICM
[IMG]C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Pictures\Fishing 07[/IMG]

03-23-2007, 10:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
AJ hunter Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 38	Cobia Bragging Page The waters are heating up and time that one of my favorite scavengers start showing up to eat baited hooks. I'd like to see if anyone is interested in bragging about their cobia aka skunkfish aka Ling to put up a picture. The winner of the biggest or the most gets bragging rights. Also anyone have good cobia recipes? Last edited by AJ hunter : 05-04-2008 at 10:08 PM.

04-01-2007, 09:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
etan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 144	ling time frame when does the ling have to be caught? I have a big ling story but not from this year.

04-01-2007, 04:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
Ragman Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 924	Tell us about it Nate, we're not picky! __________________ Tom www.oceantackle.net *Go Hard or Go Home!*

04-01-2007, 07:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
Snagged Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 736	I can remember a lot of ling with Nate. __________________ Uh oh, Snagged again!

04-02-2007, 08:02 AM	#8 (permalink)
etan Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 144	Big ling About 3 years ago in August we were fishing behind a shrimper for kings with ribbonfish. As we came back for another drift a hugh ling came out to meet us. He wasn't interested in our ribbons so I sat my rod in a holder and reached for a live perch. As usual I forgot to rig a rod for perch so I began tying a hook on another rod. Monty yells something is on your rod. The ling had followed my ribbon as it settled into the depths and I am now hooked up with a hugh ling on a tld 15, 30# line, and a light kingfish rod. After about 30 minutes of tug of war, hot windless 95' temp, and forgetting to breath a few times, I am about to croak! We can't find the big gaff, its where its supposed to be, so Monty grabs the 3' small kingfish gaff. He sticks the ling right square in the belly. The fish doesn't even react, like me he is too tired to care. Monty who is 75 can't lift the fish so I put the rod back in the holder, grab the fish by the jaw, and we lift the fish and put it in the box. I sit on the box and try to catch my breath. The fish never moves. We don't make another cast and head home. At the dock the fish weighs 83# and is the largest anyone can remember coming in. The moral of the story is you don't have to be good, just lucky, remember to breath, and try to remember to keep a heavy rod rigged. The fish was caught behind 2 shrimpers tied to a standpipe up north near the old purple rig that used to be there. The water was only about 100' deep. I have a picture but don't have a way to send it.

03-24-2007, 02:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
bpitcher Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 101	He's mine, about 40#. Not a monster by any means but not bad for my little 17ft boat.

03-31-2007, 10:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
AJ hunter Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 38	Nice eating size Ling! mmmmm. What I like the best about cobia is the fact that even in 70 ft of water they will fly up to the surface with my hook in the mouth.

03-31-2007, 11:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
Minnow Administrator Join Date: May 2006 Location: Richardson Posts: 1,038	Very nice ling. I caught a small ling about 25-30lb on sabiki rig with sabiki rod, too bad i don't have a picture to brag about it LOL.

04-29-2008, 08:48 AM	#10 (permalink)
Ice Cream Man Junior member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 10	Caught 2 Cobia ( 49.5 # ) with only 3 baits..........ICM [IMG]C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\My Pictures\Fishing 07[/IMG]

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