Cobia question

flybycrb12 · 05-15-2009, 10:22 AM

I just recently caught a cobia while deep dropping in 350 feet of water. I felt it was pretty unusual. Are cobia often caught by anyone down deep?

DonK · 05-15-2009, 12:01 PM

Are you sure it is a cobe? Doc B has been hitting Hakes on the deep....

flybycrb12 · 05-15-2009, 12:55 PM

pretty sure, here she is

WhItEoUt 23 · 05-15-2009, 01:30 PM

Nice Cobia good eating right there i've caught them on wrecks in 300 feet of water before.

DonK · 05-15-2009, 01:47 PM

yum! def a cobe....

anyone say cobe-burger?

mneptune · 05-15-2009, 02:04 PM

Nah, thats a trash fish there, not fit for human consumption.... I'll be right over to take it away for you.....

DonK · 05-15-2009, 02:18 PM

did he eat the bait down deep? or do you think it chowed on the way up or down?

54bullwinkle · 05-15-2009, 03:47 PM

Nice fish. Are they really that good to eat? I just got a 42 pounder running along the beach off Hatteras NC. Cleaned it at the doc, but nobody wanted it. Think I will keep the next one.

flybycrb12 · 05-15-2009, 06:29 PM

nah, sent the bait down and got the bite right when it hit the bottom. It was pretty damn good eatin

WhItEoUt 23 · 05-16-2009, 03:12 AM

WHITE MEAT!!!

publius · 09-18-2009, 02:27 PM

54bullwinkle, they are excellent. maybe there weren't any knowledgable fisherman at the dock at the time. It could be a regional thing though, up in the NE they love Bluefish (yuck). I don't know anyone that eats them in MS/LA.

Harry Klauber · 09-18-2009, 04:33 PM

Bluefish aren't very good table fare no matter where they are caught but are especially poor down here as their meat is much softer, even mushy, due to the elevated water temperature. At their best they are gray, fishy tasting, and just not good eating. They are however good fighters and fun to catch. The guys love them for tile bait up north. Harry

novomarine · 09-18-2009, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 54bullwinkle

Nice fish. Are they really that good to eat? I just got a 42 pounder running along the beach off Hatteras NC. Cleaned it at the doc, but nobody wanted it. Think I will keep the next one.

Cobia definitely on my Top 5 eating list.....

Catch-All · 09-26-2009, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Harry Klauber

Bluefish aren't very good table fare no matter where they are caught but are especially poor down here as their meat is much softer, even mushy, due to the elevated water temperature. At their best they are gray, fishy tasting, and just not good eating. They are however good fighters and fun to catch. The guys love them for tile bait up north. Harry

also excellent mako bait while fishing for 'em between the 20 and 30 Fathom Curves. A bluefish fillet, tapered and butterflied, with a big 'ol neon yelow skirt is tough to beat (except maybe a tuna fillet).

Catch

iriesoul · 09-29-2009, 12:31 PM

we gte a run of cobias down deep off jupiter every year.. usually 130 feet. They tend to be on the bottom with the bull sharks. I woudl imagine he could have been on a shark down that deep

Teambusyman · 09-29-2009, 11:07 PM

They can be caught that deep we caught them on the Sir Scott while fishing for muttons one day

WhItEoUt 23 · 09-30-2009, 01:14 AM

I've caught them alot deeper...

Disco Lady · 09-30-2009, 07:33 AM

05-15-2009, 10:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
flybycrb12 Lines In Join Date: May 2009 Location: ft lauderdale Boat: 48' viking Best Catch: triple header on sails Occupation: fishing Posts: 39	Cobia question I just recently caught a cobia while deep dropping in 350 feet of water. I felt it was pretty unusual. Are cobia often caught by anyone down deep?

05-15-2009, 12:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
DonK Grander Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Boca Raton Boat: "the Fish-Tank", 1986 Rybo Runner Best Catch: 395# Broadbill Occupation: Restaurant software engineer, Mis-Boated 6-pack Capt. Posts: 1,025	Are you sure it is a cobe? Doc B has been hitting Hakes on the deep.... __________________ "thank God they are not as intelligent as we who kill them, although they are more noble...and able." -the old man Gunter glieben glauten globen

05-15-2009, 01:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
WhItEoUt 23 Grander Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: pompano bch Boat: dusky 23 Best Catch: 160 lb swordfish 52 ib rooster fish Occupation: self employed Posts: 2,400	Nice Cobia good eating right there i've caught them on wrecks in 300 feet of water before. __________________ TIGHT LINES AND SHARP HOOK'S

05-15-2009, 01:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
DonK Grander Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Boca Raton Boat: "the Fish-Tank", 1986 Rybo Runner Best Catch: 395# Broadbill Occupation: Restaurant software engineer, Mis-Boated 6-pack Capt. Posts: 1,025	yum! def a cobe.... anyone say cobe-burger? __________________ "thank God they are not as intelligent as we who kill them, although they are more noble...and able." -the old man Gunter glieben glauten globen

05-15-2009, 02:04 PM	#6 (permalink)
mneptune Grander Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Palm Beach Boat: Grady White 25' CC Posts: 1,763	Nah, thats a trash fish there, not fit for human consumption.... I'll be right over to take it away for you..... __________________

05-15-2009, 12:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
flybycrb12 Lines In Join Date: May 2009 Location: ft lauderdale Boat: 48' viking Best Catch: triple header on sails Occupation: fishing Posts: 39	pretty sure, here she is

05-15-2009, 02:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
DonK Grander Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Boca Raton Boat: "the Fish-Tank", 1986 Rybo Runner Best Catch: 395# Broadbill Occupation: Restaurant software engineer, Mis-Boated 6-pack Capt. Posts: 1,025	did he eat the bait down deep? or do you think it chowed on the way up or down? __________________ "thank God they are not as intelligent as we who kill them, although they are more noble...and able." -the old man Gunter glieben glauten globen

05-15-2009, 03:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
54bullwinkle Lines In Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 52	Nice fish. Are they really that good to eat? I just got a 42 pounder running along the beach off Hatteras NC. Cleaned it at the doc, but nobody wanted it. Think I will keep the next one.

05-15-2009, 06:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
flybycrb12 Lines In Join Date: May 2009 Location: ft lauderdale Boat: 48' viking Best Catch: triple header on sails Occupation: fishing Posts: 39	nah, sent the bait down and got the bite right when it hit the bottom. It was pretty damn good eatin

05-16-2009, 03:12 AM	#10 (permalink)
WhItEoUt 23 Grander Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: pompano bch Boat: dusky 23 Best Catch: 160 lb swordfish 52 ib rooster fish Occupation: self employed Posts: 2,400	WHITE MEAT!!! __________________ TIGHT LINES AND SHARP HOOK'S

09-18-2009, 02:27 PM	#11 (permalink)
publius Lines In Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 21	54bullwinkle, they are excellent. maybe there weren't any knowledgable fisherman at the dock at the time. It could be a regional thing though, up in the NE they love Bluefish (yuck). I don't know anyone that eats them in MS/LA.

09-18-2009, 04:33 PM	#12 (permalink)
Harry Klauber Grander Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Miami Best Catch: Blue Fin Tuna - 1049 Pounds Occupation: Retired USCG Unlimited HP Chief Engineer Posts: 1,089	Bluefish aren't very good table fare no matter where they are caught but are especially poor down here as their meat is much softer, even mushy, due to the elevated water temperature. At their best they are gray, fishy tasting, and just not good eating. They are however good fighters and fun to catch. The guys love them for tile bait up north. Harry

09-29-2009, 12:31 PM	#15 (permalink)
iriesoul Hooked Up Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Jupiter Occupation: Master baiter Posts: 700	we gte a run of cobias down deep off jupiter every year.. usually 130 feet. They tend to be on the bottom with the bull sharks. I woudl imagine he could have been on a shark down that deep

09-29-2009, 11:07 PM	#16 (permalink)
Teambusyman Lines In Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 65	They can be caught that deep we caught them on the Sir Scott while fishing for muttons one day

09-30-2009, 01:14 AM	#17 (permalink)
WhItEoUt 23 Grander Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: pompano bch Boat: dusky 23 Best Catch: 160 lb swordfish 52 ib rooster fish Occupation: self employed Posts: 2,400	I've caught them alot deeper... __________________ TIGHT LINES AND SHARP HOOK'S

09-30-2009, 07:33 AM	#18 (permalink)
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