Cobia caught from beach in port hacking

[Trevmev]

Caught my first ever cobia using pilchards from a beach near Cronulla. I’m a Very happy man right now. Unfortunately didn’t take any pics on location but on a tray at home. First time using my newly bought Saragosa 6000 reel this was the first cast result. 

[wazatherfisherman]

Well done- great eating fish too

[Trevmev]

Thanks Wazatherfisherman I’ve never caught or eaten one before but I heard it’s rare to catch them from the beach.

[squidjigga]

beautiful catch, how was the fight getting it in?

[big Neil]

You don't hear of them being caught from the beach so I think it's a rare occurrence indeed. Well done and good to see the new reel handling the job well.

Cheers, bn

[Trevmev]

Thanks guys It went for long runs I thought it was a small shark at first but lots of headshakes and very powerful. The Saragosa has lots of torque so it did very well bringing it in would recommend buying for sure. 

[zmk1962]

 Nice rare catch - first I’ve heard of the beach - maybe it followed a vessel in 🤷🏻‍♂️. Regardless sounds like that reel is charmed- hang on to that one. Enjoy the feast. 
cheers Zoran 

Edited March 30 by zmk1962

[Yowie]

Very nice fish, and good eating. Did you measure the size?

[Steve0]

Saragosa is a good choice for beach fishing and that's an amazing result for it's first cast.

[SpeedyGiraffe49]

On 3/30/2024 at 12:27 PM, Steve0 said:

Saragosa is a good choice for beach fishing and that's an amazing result for it's first cast.

Hey @Steve0, bit of a side note but I’ve read a bunch of your other posts where you detailed your experience spinning metals for tailor and salmon. I just have a question - do you use a Saragossa 6000 for this??

I have one - it’s a solid reel in my experience, but I found it a bit cumbersome for constant casting?

Edited April 11 by SpeedyGiraffe49

[Steve0]

6 hours ago, SpeedyGiraffe49 said:

I just have a question - do you use a Saragossa 6000 for this??

 

Mine is a 5000. It over-guns the rod, but Shimano's SW sealing doesn't come in a smaller size.

By cumbersome, do you mean it tires you? If yes, try a lighter lure. My rod is 10'6". If I clip on a 50g lure, the leverage casting that weight starts to become an issue. It wears me out fairly quickly. Using 40g (when I've been working the beach regularly), I can cast for a few hours without getting too fatigued.  25g is even easier (and offer fish less centrifugal force to dislodge the hook during aerial heads shakes). 

[SpeedyGiraffe49]

8 hours ago, Steve0 said:

Mine is a 5000. It over-guns the rod, but Shimano's SW sealing doesn't come in a smaller size.

By cumbersome, do you mean it tires you? If yes, try a lighter lure. My rod is 10'6". If I clip on a 50g lure, the leverage casting that weight starts to become an issue. It wears me out fairly quickly. Using 40g (when I've been working the beach regularly), I can cast for a few hours without getting too fatigued.  25g is even easier (and offer fish less centrifugal force to dislodge the hook during aerial heads shakes). 

Yeah it tires me a bit haha. That’s a helpful point re: lure weight - I’ll try that. Thanks mate!