Big fat King and a stud cobia!

[NorthernExposure]

How do you say this, once in a lifetime trip here..2 live bluerunners, 1 baitrunner 6500 spooled with 40 # power pro, 30-50 all star 7'6'' rod to a wire rig. First freelined bait and a 65 minute battle I got this 89 pound lingasaurus in the box



Took a bottled water and tied a new stinger rig on, freelined the bait back...bam, solid hookup and a blistering run, 2 5 minutes later we stuck the gaff in this kingasaurus! 61.5 pounds on the button!


Total fishing time 3 hours, 75 feet of water.
Fuel spent : 25 gallons
Bait : $1.79
Ice: $5.00
100 pounds of delicious steaks and fillets..priceless!

That's how we roll!

[mikev]

Really awesome NE! You've been fishing twice in the last week?

[NorthernExposure]

3 times...gonna kill some fish before they close everything down and before the oil gets to them

[Zecura]

Holy Schnitt man the fishing Gods have smiled on you. Sweet Cobe but that Smoker has my smoker all in a tizzy. What a beast.

[higmister]

very very nice!!!! I went out twice last week with kings and 2 cobes and went out this last monday with a limit of mangos and a fat mutton. two short cobes thrown in the mix.

[mikev]

I'd say you've got two really tough contenders for the 'Beat the Cobia' and 'Beat the Kingfish' threads........

I'd post my best (89.01 Cobia & 61.01 King), but I'm not in the pic.

[The Fixer]

Dang dude. We'll have to put your lucky butt on our boat sometime.