MickC Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Got this guy yesterday up Middle Harbour He ate a squid fished below surface feeding fish. He went 25lb's on the Boga grip . Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narralakes Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Fantastic catch! Well done, that's the 1st time I have heard of cobia being caught up there, great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pukka Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 You weren't wrong Mick, whatta' fish! The harbour seems alive at the moment, just a shame we have to fish a bream comp'! Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_lure Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Nice Cobe Mick!! seen any other smaller ones about in the harbour? or is this just a one off? cheers Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Fantastic work guys. That’s a great capture. Congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phild Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Now thats a Cobia worth keeping what a fantastic fish, and an awesome brace of kings as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombora Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Hey Iain, I scored a 13.5kg Sydney cobe 10 years ago on a tiny homemade bucktil jig and the fight was a classic. Apparently Cobia are notorious for having a fairly predictable fight and mine followed the rules: crunching strike, long straight and fast-ish first run in mid water, then deep bullocking. Mine then did what a lot of cobes do; came up to the surface for a looksee with fins out of the water. This is when many people cut em off cause they deadset look like a whaler shark. Mine then dived again as they are said to do. From there you have to lift em to the boat . Forgive me for reliving a past glory. It's still one of most favourite memories. Great capture Mick C!!!!!! Cheers Bombie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ankles Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 bl**dy hell there mick i wont put my post in well dont there boys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick T Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Thats awsome Mick, thanks for sharing the pick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trouble Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Great capture pic !! Thats good news for sydney harbour !! i hope he brought his mates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jocool Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Gotta be happy with a Cobe! Gongrats to the angler. How common are they in Sydney? And do they follow the same routine as other Cobe's...in that they hold under floating structure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 Great fish and good pics Mick. Well done sport. Live squid I take it? Wombat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombora Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Hiya Jo, Thought a bit before posting this, but Fishraider is about sharing, so here's a little tip, for what it's worth. My Sydney Cobia came from casting the little bucktail beside a lobster pot float and rope and letting it sink near the bottom before retrieving. This one lobster pot/float/rope, which was only about 10 metres from the rocks beside a Sydney northern beach, held a pod/gang of half a dozen cobia to about 20 kilos, plus rat to solid kings and some other things we couldn't identify. Since then, well, until I sold my boat, me and the crew of ye goode Shippe Bombora never went past a lobster pot/float close inshore in the warmer months without a cast or three. Inshore fish traps have been just as productive. Makes sense when you think about it _ we all head to wider floats etc for dollies, but far fewer people treat inshore traps the same way. Imagine how attractive to big predators is a trap full of lobsters clicking and moving around in their confines. Same with a fish trap. Natural attractant I reckon. Have also taken heaps of kings, plus tailor and snapper and many wizz-bang bust offs from inshore floats/traps. Give it a go, but don't tell anyone!!! cheers Bombie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jocool Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Give it a go, but don't tell anyone!!! cheers Bombie 33358[/snapback] I promise I wont! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snag Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Looks like a great day had by everyone Mick. Great looking oics as well mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patl Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 I was up at SWR with work on Tuesday just for the day, no fishing???? At the boat ramp there were boats coming in with up to 4-6 marlin hook ups and up to 3-4 cobes, but the awsome thing was the size of the cobes, the smallest would have been 20kg plus, they were animals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hottuna Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Good fish. I actually fought one for 20minutes last year in brisbane water. Its took a slimie fillet on 6kg and after comming to the boat twice rubbed through the trace. Called it for 10kg. The next week AG showed me a pic in the local cc paper of an 11kg caught in the same place, also released. It was my fish i tell ya They are around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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