Just a quick update. Fished the 170 bridge Saturday in the winds. Plenty of shark action, but didn’t see a cobia at all. Not a lot of bait either.
Did catch the biggest puffer fish I have ever seen. Sucker was at least as big as a basketball when he hit the deck.
Thank you. Is cobia open in SC state waters?
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Originally posted by tridogsThank you. Is cobia open in SC state waters?
Take this with a grain of salt because I know cobia is closed in federal waters but this is from the DNR website:
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Originally posted by danluginbillJust a quick update. Fished the 170 bridge Saturday in the winds. Plenty of shark action, but didn’t see a cobia at all. Not a lot of bait either.
Did catch the biggest puffer fish I have ever seen. Sucker was at least as big as a basketball when he hit the deck.
All things being equal, I would rather be on the water.
While we were anchored up watching air show we saw the biggest puffer fish I have ever seen just kind of show up on the surface, blow himself up, then deflated and went away. This guy was huge, tried to get a picture but he was gone too quickly. I would have said close to basketball size as well.
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Not until I get “coached up” again. I am so frustrated chasing reds it’s not funny.
All things being equal, I would rather be on the water.
Spanishking, there were a ton of Spanish Mackeral around putting on a show. We threw top water while were anchored up but couldn’t entice a bite. I still love watching them work!
All things being equal, I would rather be on the water.
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While we were anchored up watching air show we saw the biggest puffer fish I have ever seen just kind of show up on the surface, blow himself up, then deflated and went away. This guy was huge, tried to get a picture but he was gone too quickly. I would have said close to basketball size as well.
“If you had to tell someone how good you are, then you probably aren’t that good”
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All things being equal, I would rather be on the water.
Fish the outgoing tide about 2 hours after high along the large shell rakes along the Chechessee or Broad river. Long points that extend off the banks are also good. Cut mullet or mud minnows fished shallow under a cork and floated with the tide has been the technique. I would post some pics but the pic process is too long.
Cobia are catch and release only everywhere.
So wtf happened here with Cobia…? They let everyone and their brother come down to the Broad and wipe them out so now everyone has to pay the price…? They had been thick from say Bulls Bay up past Murrells. I thought these were two different populations…? I can catch plenty of good groceries, I just don’t want this to be like the Red Snapper.
Redstripe, I think all those N.C. people came down and caught them, like the striper on Murray!
My nephew had a 40 plus pounder around the boat last Friday in a great bottom spot in 100 feet off of MI. Hearing multiple sightings of them. I’m down with it for awhile, but these are fast growing fish, so it needs to open back up with sensible regs in the Broad… (spawning grounds). This doesn’t need to drag on like ARS…All the while they should probably re visit dolphin regs.
Boat…I agree about Murray, but there are more Cobia in NC than SC.
Redstripe, couldn’t help the post! Thanks for the reply. Hope the DNR closure of the season brings back the cobia like they did with the redfish. Don’t think I’ll be around to see it tho, Have to go to the outerbanks to catch one.
A 3 yr old fish is 40" I think, so they should rebound pretty quickly I would hope. They keep slaughtering them in NC and VA though
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I just called and left a message for Al Stokes at the Wadell Mariculture Center.
Just wanted to find out if they need donations of brood fish (Cobia) for the hatchery??
Hopefully, I will hear something tomm. and update this post.
NN
I don’t believe anybody is slaughter cobia on the Atlantic side. Cobia is closed along the entire east coast (SAMFC has it closed completely).
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Originally posted by jczc2414I don’t believe anybody is slaughter cobia on the Atlantic side. Cobia is closed along the entire east coast (SAMFC has it closed completely).
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Just want to clarify, if you are not aware. Its a separate issue from the offshore debacle.
The Broad River/St Helena area was closed during the spawning season (May of last year)for Cobia… This group of Cobia is a subspecies of the offshore group.
Wadell has some brood fish that they use for the hatchery from the subspecies, but it has been determined, in latest study that upwards of 83percent were genetically tied to that have those that have been raised/released from the hatchery. If that were to continue, this subspecies would be decimated.
It’s a, don’t marry your cousin type of thing.
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UPDATE: Al Stokes called me today and said, due to the closure, Wadell cannot collect Cobia from fishermen.
NN
Cobia grow fast. Let them stay closed and grow the population back, then put sensible regs in place. The Broad should be a tag system. Ocean fishes are different. 2/3 years ago there were more along the central SC coast than I have ever seen. There needs to be sensible regs in the ocean as well.
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Originally posted by RedstripeMy nephew had a 40 plus pounder around the boat last Friday in a great bottom spot in 100 feet off of MI. Hearing multiple sightings of them. I’m down with it for awhile, but these are fast growing fish, so it needs to open back up with sensible regs in the Broad… (spawning grounds). This doesn’t need to drag on like ARS…All the while they should probably re visit dolphin regs.
Why revisit regs on the fastest growing, shortest lived, and most resilient recreational fish? I can understand the slowing down all the fishing pressure on cobia in such a small area.
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You mean it may actually be Sand Lappers responsible for the demise of their unique population of fish? Yeah, it’s always those ‘udder’ guys, Bubba and and me dident have nothin to do wid it …