Monster cobia

[dayoo]

Crew from Brisbane went out on charter boat "Baitrunner" last Friday and bagged out on snapper and on the way back in wanted some sportfishing. Got more than they bargained for when this monster cobia took the bait on a 10 to 15kg rod.

Two gaffs were required to lift it on board. Estimated weight 50kg plus as there were no scales big enough to check the weight as the iceworks was closed.

Cheers
Barry

[poundalead]

Holy hell!!!!! It looks like one of those Mekong Catfish. I reckon it would be more than 50kg.................

Cheers Benny

[backlash08]

thanks Barry - that is a horse!
cheers - Craig

[TimiBoy]

I'm sure I called a ban on any posts about Cobia until I caught one?

I WANT THIS THREAD CLOSED, DAMMIT!!!;D;D;D

Cheers,

Tim

[lethal098]

barry, holy crap that is a monster and a half, dont think you need scales to know it is massive.

timi, patience it will come these things just take time, maybe you should try having a fish up the sunny coast, plenty of em around up there at the moment. cheers lethal

[iricangi]

thats not a cobia THATS A TURTLE

:D well done that cobe is huge

[legsy11]

nice cobia,mate caught a couple similar size off cape the other week.his went 44 - 47.he is six 2 and the tails were bent on the ground so i would say around that weight would be close. had a fillet or too, bit averagebut better than nothin

[indy]

That sure is a monster barry how long did they take to get that big fella in

[Spaniard_King]

Barry... you sure that aint a mini Jap Submarine... yikes!!!

[dayoo]

That sure is a monster barry how long did they take to get that big fella in

Skipper didn't tell me but he said that when he put the first gaff in it nearly pulled him in.

Cheers
Barry

[ffejsmada]

What a balltearer of a fish!!

Is there any other photos of the beast????

Jeff.

[death_ship]

you guys will be eating cobia for months

[Pistol_P]

One hell of a cobe....:o :o

What did it eat.?...Dont tell me a stinking old pillie....;D

Pete

[The_Tub]

Thats a huge fish!!!! i bet it dragged you around the boat for a while(hows the arms)

[skipalong]

no thats a cobe havnt een one that big for a while

[Benno1]

holy poop on a stick Batman...thats an amazing cobe...good job guys :D
(Mrs Benno1)

[Dean1]

What a wicked cobe what a fight it must have put up!! And caught on a pelagic rod! Respekt...

[frankgrimes]

Gebeezus!! Absolute monster cobe!!

[dayoo]

What a balltearer of a fish!!

Is there any other photos of the beast????

Jeff.

No mate the two blokes that held it up had to have a rest and were too tired for any more shots

[SgBFish]

Take that thing to the RNA. I’ve seen Brahman’s smaller than that!!!!!!!!!!!

[revs57]

Holy smoke Barry, you'd whack a saddle on it and give it once or twice around the arena thats for sure

Cheers

Rhys

[camer1]

Thats got to be the biggest Cobia I ever heard about let alone seen a photo of. We caught one a few years ago that went 37kgs and it was full of Ciguatera, 2 people were poisoned, not very friendly, I'd be careful eating one that big definitely.

[1lastcast]

James i see your point i tend to agree with you BUUUUUUUUUUT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Although i think along the same lines i must admit that it is unfair to judge without knowing all the details of the capture the fish might have been unable to revive if the fight was long and i asume that it would have been quite a long fight on 10-15kg gear so in that case i would have kept it .

I think you would have kept it to under similar circumstances if that was the case so it is unfair to have a crack at barry .

[business class]

don't worry barry jeliousy is a curse mate.;D But on a serious note, how many imigrents did you find inside that sub:P , as that is unbelievably MASSIVE and way to big for a cobe. my arms and back hurts just looking at it:P . Awesome fish mate awesome fish.

Cheers Matty

[TimiBoy]

Having never caught a Cobia, and wishing like bloody hell I had, I will tell you that if I caught one 7 times that big I'd bloody well keep it. No, it wouldn't fit in the freezer. I'd be giving the stuff away like it was going out of fashion!!! But it IS legal to take it, end of the story.

Do Cobia carry Cig? Obviously a revelation on this would potentially modify the above view...

Cheers,

Tim

[keenfishr]

far out...biggest cobe i've ever seeen...absolute snodger!! would they still be good eating even at that size??? cheers trav

[whatscracken]

Thats a stonker cobes there Barry! The fishing machine would have loved to have a crack at that big boy.

[dayoo]

Thats a stonker cobes there Barry! The fishing machine would have loved to have a crack at that big boy.

Yes mate, He's getting a bit agitated as he hasn't been out since Monday. His biggest cobes is only a baby at 35kg.

Cheers
Barry;D

[hookinin]

Thanks for sharing Barry, keeps us going when we have to work and you guys are out getting fish like that even if it was somebody else.

[FNQCairns]

Never seen the likes of it!!! Unbelievable fish, I have seen an estimated 40kg Cobe come aboard but the likes of the one in the pic...that head is huge!

cheers fnq

[Scalem]

A new movie in the making - Godzilla meets Monster Cobe!!;D ;D

I pitty Godzilla;D ;D

Scalem

[abbot_86]

:o :o :o :o :o