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02-11-2014, 07:50 AM | #1 |
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personal best cobia
for too many reasons, work ,weather, stuff, i haven't been diving all year. A month and a half without getting wet is unheard of in my house. got a break and its time to play.
Got ahold of Seadog Debbie and asked her to join me in my backyard Palm Beach, on Calypso Charters on Ms. Jackie for a private outing. 1st dive was for lobster, then along came a shy bull with 2 cobia on it, well forget the bugs and hot pursuit of cobia, missed my first shot. cuss, cuss ,swear, swear. waited for him to come back, could not get him close enough. Not until i sent my surface bouy and line up did they appear. thur my reel down, worry about it later. Swam up current for my last chance at it, and finally got the bull to turn a little. took my shot and hung on. nothing like a palm beach sleigh ride. weeee. funny thing he dragged me back to my buddies where the reel rodeo began. what a mess of tangled lines. anyway, even though the cobia was not playing fair, would not be gaffed so my son John jumbs in with gun, no mask or fins and shoots it in the head, and we landed it on deck with great relief. my personal best, 60lbs of wild ass cobia. Thank you Capt. Tony for fine boat handeling and gaffing, and John for putting some steel in the head. not sure if i freeked out Debbie, but it sure was fun. Now off to rebuild my smoker
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02-11-2014, 08:54 AM | #3 |
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You go girl!!I enjoyed the story, felt like I was there. I like the picture of his head and tail hanging out the cooler. Smoked Cobia
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02-11-2014, 09:09 AM | #4 |
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Freak me out nah ! I love watching my dive buddy wrapped up like a xmas present in 3 different color lines. It was fun and crazy and Char without a doubt is bad ASS
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02-11-2014, 09:14 AM | #5 |
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Congrats. Nice slob.
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02-11-2014, 09:33 AM | #6 |
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Nice fish!!!
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02-11-2014, 09:37 AM | #7 |
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Nice fish and cool story. Didya happen to get a FL measurement? I just curious
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02-11-2014, 12:12 PM | #8 |
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congratulations!
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02-11-2014, 02:34 PM | #9 |
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Nice!!!
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02-11-2014, 03:01 PM | #10 |
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Re: person best cobia
Nice Cobia, enjoyed the story and those brown beasts do not want to go down without a fight.
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02-11-2014, 03:19 PM | #11 |
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Girl.... I love you to death and I am happy so happy for you! The only thing I wish is - I was there to see it! But I know from experience you get the job done!!!! XOXOXOXO
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02-11-2014, 03:46 PM | #12 |
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Great Cobia Char! Congrats! Really enjoyed the story also. Smoked Cobia, yum!
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02-11-2014, 05:42 PM | #13 |
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Great Job Char,what a fight. Im glad John was there to put a nother shaft in that beast,did not come easy. Rest up, and lets go get some more.
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02-11-2014, 05:47 PM | #14 |
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Way to go Char!!!!!!! Great fish..... Biggest Cobia on are boat yet.
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02-11-2014, 07:05 PM | #15 |
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Best dive report I've read this year!! Way to crush 'em Char my friend!!!
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