Dang classmate! get on it Fritz!!!
monster fish for sure.
Nice Job Fritz!
Nice Fish!!!
stud of a fish
Can I have some?
Dang nice one Fritz! Are those blue crabs, one looks like a calico?
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Nice work - way to get it done.
SC cobia record is 92lbs 10 oz. so you weren’t far off.
Nice fish Fritz!
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WOW…what a beast! Nice job! Makes that 54#er I caught year before last look like a pup. Kind of surprised you got it to the boat so fast with that spinning rod.
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atta boy
Thanks everyone.
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I would say to anyone reading this post that has not cobia fished, be careful how quickly you try and bring a cobia in the boat. Fritz and J.R. both have a ton of fishing experience. Many times you will hook a cobia and he will swim straight to the boat. More than one angler has been in for a rude awakening thinking, that fish is ready to gaff.
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Originally posted by ApickettI would say to anyone reading this post that has not cobia fished, be careful how quickly you try and bring a cobia in the boat. Fritz and J.R. both have a ton of fishing experience. Many times you will hook a cobia and he will swim straight to the boat. More than one angler has been in for a rude awakening thinking, that fish is ready to gaff.
aw man, I was just gonna try to sling a 89 pounder in the boat this weekend…
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I got my butt kicked by a barely legal one that swam towards the boat… couldn’t imagine a green 88 lb one.
Bonzo I am not worried about you. You would probably pull him boat side and give it a couple of PBR’s before boating.
That’s a heck of a fish right there 
They don’t come easy.
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quote:Originally posted by ApickettI would say to anyone reading this post that has not cobia fished, be careful how quickly you try and bring a cobia in the boat. Fritz and J.R. both have a ton of fishing experience. Many times you will hook a cobia and he will swim straight to the boat. More than one angler has been in for a rude awakening thinking, that fish is ready to gaff.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Amen!
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aw man, I was just gonna try to sling a 89 pounder in the boat this weekend...
Don’t try it!
The worst I’ve ever been hurt by a fish was a 92 lb. cobia that I foolishly (stupidly) green gaffed and threw in the boat on a $100 bet. I was young and dumb. It almost beat me to death, broke 3 ribs and my wrist, tore the engine box and flybridge ladder loose, all my clients plus my mate climbed up to the bridge to watch the show and I ended up finally getting a wet towel over it’s eyes and beating the fish with a billy club. I barely won, but dang I knew I’d been in a fight:face_with_head_bandage:
It would have been a GA state record, but we couldn’t get it to take anything with a hook in it. So I just gaffed it and threw it in the boat. Serious mistake. Very serious mistake. Did $3,000 in damage to the boat and $10,000 to me. Jeez, I hurt for months after that. Hardest $100 I ever made:smiley:
Pro tip, if you cover their eyes with a wet towel they will usually settle down, just like a bird. Works for most big fish. Another pro tip, don’t green gaff a large cobia and throw it in the boat
At least have a big cooler open and ready, slam the lid and sit on it. A couple years a
Thanks all. I caught the fish on 40 lb mono on Penn 30-80 lb jigging rod. We pretty much whipped her in 20 minutes and fumbled with net and then gaff for another 10 until we could figure out how to get the fish in boat. I highly recommend netting cobia, much easier to deal with than gaffing one. I usually just need to get the head in the net and then can lift fish into boat, but this one was so big that the center of gravity would not allow us to lift fish up with just head in the net, and that’s all that would fit in net. We ended up lip gaffing the fish and took both of us to lift her over the gunwale. This is the biggest eating fish that I have ever caught. However you get a cobia in the boat, the best bet is straight from water to cooler and then slam shut lid and sit on it. Do NOT hesitate between ocean and cooler or the fish will make you pay.
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Originally posted by Cracker LarryThat’s a heck of a fish right there
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quote:Originally posted by ApickettI would say to anyone reading this post that has not cobia fished, be careful how quickly you try and bring a cobia in the boat. Fritz and J.R. both have a ton of fishing experience. Many times you will hook a cobia and he will swim straight to the boat. More than one angler has been in for a rude awakening thinking, that fish is ready to gaff.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Amen!
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aw man, I was just gonna try to sling a 89 pounder in the boat this weekend...
Don’t try it!
The worst I’ve ever been hurt by a fish was a 92 lb. cobia that I foolishly (stupidly) green gaffed and threw in the boat on a $100 bet. I was young and dumb. It almost beat me to death, broke 3 ribs and my wrist, tore the engine box and flybridge ladder loose, all my clients plus my mate climbed up to the bridge to watch the show and I ended up finally getting a wet towel over it’s eyes and beating the fish with a billy club. I barely won, but dang I knew I’d been in a fight:face_with_head_bandage:
It would have been a GA state record, but we couldn’t get it to take anything with a hook in it. So I just gaffed it and threw it in the boat. Serious mistake. Very serious mistake. Did $3,000 in damage to the boat and $10,000 to me. Jeez, I hurt for months after that. Hardest $100 I ever made:smiley:
Pro tip, if you cover their eyes with a wet towel they will usually settle down, just like a bird. Works for most big
That’s a beast. Nice job frosty!
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Originally posted by Cracker Larryquote:
aw man, I was just gonna try to sling a 89 pounder in the boat this weekend...
Don’t try it!
The worst I’ve ever been hurt by a fish was a 92 lb. cobia that I foolishly (stupidly) green gaffed and threw in the boat on a $100 bet. I was young and dumb. It almost beat me to death, broke 3 ribs and my wrist, tore the engine box and flybridge ladder loose, all my clients plus my mate climbed up to the bridge to watch the show and I ended up finally getting a wet towel over it’s eyes and beating the fish with a billy club. I barely won, but dang I knew I’d been in a fight:face_with_head_bandage:
It would have been a GA state record, but we couldn’t get it to take anything with a hook in it. So I just gaffed it and threw it in the boat. Serious mistake. Very serious mistake. Did $3,000 in damage to the boat and $10,000 to me. Jeez, I hurt for months after that. Hardest $100 I ever made:smiley:
Pro tip, if you cover their eyes with a wet towel they will usually settle down, just like a bird. Works for most big fish. Another pro tip, don’t green gaff a large cobia and throw it in the boat
Very nice cobia Fritz. I know what it takes to put a fish like that in the box:sunglasses:
Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats
I was just kidding 
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Fritz, having never had cobia would you recommend frying it as the restaurant did,