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Old 06-25-2012, 08:21 PM   #1
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Cobia

What's this about a cobia in buzzards bay?

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Old 06-25-2012, 11:16 PM   #2
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we had a guy weigh in a 29 lber here in jersey a few weeks ago, wouldnt suprise me if they kept going north. water is too warm

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Old 06-26-2012, 04:29 AM   #3
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It would make my year to stumble into one of those
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Old 06-26-2012, 02:05 PM   #4
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be sweet to get one up here
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Old 06-26-2012, 02:59 PM   #5
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the fish whisperer told me they've been gettin em last 5 6 years up here on the reg

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Old 06-26-2012, 03:26 PM   #6
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I think RIRockhound got one on his boat either last year or the year before on the way back from the edge.

No boat, back in the suds.
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Old 06-26-2012, 03:51 PM   #7
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I think RIRockhound got one on his boat either last year or the year before on the way back from the edge.
Nope.
Not us....

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Old 06-26-2012, 04:28 PM   #8
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They have been spotted by divers around Newport as well

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Old 06-26-2012, 04:59 PM   #9
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Catching cobia like that would be awesome. A small taste of what other areas like FL get to fish reg

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Old 06-27-2012, 10:15 AM   #10
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Cobia have been caught at a certain buoy, in a certain UDL, between two certain islands off the coast of a certain New England state.

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Old 06-27-2012, 12:04 PM   #11
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Thinking about this, I think I may have seen one of these this year.

Several weeks ago, mid-afternoon I was testing a plug off a small jetty in very shallow water over sand on the Buzzards Bay side of Falmouth. There was some small bait and a lot of sea robbins around. Out about 30 yards I saw a large very dark fish with a sharply shaped tail. The size (maybe 3 feet) and width made me think bass, but the tail looked more like a bluefish and the body more streamlined than a bass. I cast at it with the big swimmer I was using and it spooked and moved off. At the time I didn't know what it was. Too wide across the back and too dark to be a blue, but the wrong head shape and tail to be a bass. In retrospect I wonder now if it was one of these cobia. Should have used an eel.
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Old 06-27-2012, 06:20 PM   #12
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I spent a couple of days in the keys hammering them on a reef. They are a pretty cool looking fish. Was fishing heavy tackle because of the sharks and they still put up a nice fight. Super violent once gaffed and in the boat. Made a real mess
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Old 06-27-2012, 10:21 PM   #13
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Have been catching Cobia in the Keys for over 30 years. Great fight and great eating. The guide tells rookies to look for "brown sharks" as that is what they look like. They look very much like a big catfish as well. Flat wide head, but sharp tail somewhat like a blue. They definitely get as far as the gulf stream around Virginia and they call them "Ling". Have even caught them in the Keys on my Dad's Darters. I can picture then following the warm water up. Heck a few years back I saw a moa moa (ocean sunfish) in Pleasure Bay in Southie. Anyone who has seen a king or spanish mackeral or a Mahi Mahi probably has a shot at seeing a cobia as they all follow the warm water of the gulfstream north.
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Old 06-27-2012, 11:11 PM   #14
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They are definitely boat wreckers lol... Watch the spines on the first dorsal if u are lucky enough to encounter one this year.:-)
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