5/2/12 OFF THE HOOK COBIA ON THE FLY!
What you are about to witness is an unreal catch on the fly by a good
friend of mine Raz Reid of Hilton Head Island. This huge cobia took
Raz close to a hour and half to land. (LITERARILY ON A SAND BAR!)
The fish bottomed out my 60 pound scale and I would guess she weighed
a few pounds over 60...maybe 65! Definitely the biggest I have ever
seen caught on a fly rod!
PLEASE NOTE this big female was released unharmed and will get a
chance to release all of those thousands of eggs she has in her big belly!
IN MY OPINION I think releasing a big fish every now and then could
really make a big difference in the stock of cobia that I have seen decrease
in our inshore waters over the last few years and I think many others
would agree.
