MaxiTroll Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 (edited) Went out on the weekend with a mate in hope for some kingfish, like usual we got several yakkas from the usual spot and tried for squid but couldn’t get any. Couple of days ago we we catching salmon on top water bust ups for hours and searched the morning for them but couldn’t find any as they must have moved on. So we took the tinny back to middle harbour to sink our yakkas. Like usual it is was slow, it’s been very hard to get kings for some reason this season. Then the live bait rod buckled over, it was a slowish but strong run and I grabbed it as fast I could, I had no clue what it was until I saw it’s fin cutting through the top of the water after fighting it to the top, I was in dis-belief, a cobia in middle harbour? After many netting attempts we finally landed it. The fish measured 72cm and unfortunately swallowed the hook so we brought him home which provided for a great dinner. Edited January 11, 2022 by MaxiTroll 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Nice surprise Maxi Troll. How did you cook it and how did it taste? bn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Cobia show up quite regularly really, there's always a few mentioned every season , Bass Point seems a popular/common spot for them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 The water temp is picking up, and cobia and other northern critters will be swimming about Sydney and further south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 (edited) Hey MaxiTroll, we’ll done. At least you had Kingie gear and were able to land it. This isn’t as unusual capture as you might think. I’ve caught Cobia (Black Kingfish) off Sow and Pigs reef and also off North Head - and several times at night. I’ve also pretty regularly (several times a year) catch Samson fish and Amberjack when Kingie fishing. The first one landed I was convinced was a shark (look very similar in the water). This very warm water is bringing some unusual species into us and seems to be getting more common. They are a great tasting fish, very similar to Kings (if bled on capture and kept on ice). Well done - look forward to more reports. Edited January 11, 2022 by Pickles Spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61 crusher Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Congrats on an early season cobia, they must be getting around a bit, about two weeks ago one was caught in Brisbane waters Quite a few years back I caught one about that size west of Gladesville bridge & spoke to a guy who got a 19kg one at Clarke’s point the same year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papafish Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 was the livie on a float or sink to tthe bottom~? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterfisho7 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 That,s a top fish well done they are a top looking fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxiTroll Posted January 12, 2022 Author Share Posted January 12, 2022 16 hours ago, big Neil said: Nice surprise Maxi Troll. How did you cook it and how did it taste? bn First time cooking it so decided to get a recipe online and chose this one. https://surleplat.com/recipe-items/cobia-provencal-with-tomatoes-basil-and-capers/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxiTroll Posted January 12, 2022 Author Share Posted January 12, 2022 43 minutes ago, papafish said: was the livie on a float or sink to tthe bottom~? Sunk the yakka to the bottom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Cobia are great eating. The last one I caught, was whilst I was fishing for Bream at Smithtown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted January 12, 2022 Share Posted January 12, 2022 Well done. Great fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Ct Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 I have heard Cobia are lovely eating so well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxl Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 2:48 AM, MaxiTroll said: Went out on the weekend with a mate in hope for some kingfish, like usual we got several yakkas from the usual spot and tried for squid but couldn’t get any. Couple of days ago we we catching salmon on top water bust ups for hours and searched the morning for them but couldn’t find any as they must have moved on. So we took the tinny back to middle harbour to sink our yakkas. Like usual it is was slow, it’s been very hard to get kings for some reason this season. Then the live bait rod buckled over, it was a slowish but strong run and I grabbed it as fast I could, I had no clue what it was until I saw it’s fin cutting through the top of the water after fighting it to the top, I was in dis-belief, a cobia in middle harbour? After many netting attempts we finally landed it. The fish measured 72cm and unfortunately swallowed the hook so we brought him home which provided for a great dinner. Congrats man! Saw a mahi mahi in middle harbour a couples days ago so must be a lot of the tropical fish about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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