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02-18-2018, 08:12 PM | #1 |
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Cubera hunting
Hey guys,
I was looking back on some past trips and realized that i have only shot a handful of cuberas in the keys. When ive shot them, i wasnt really targeting them i was just laying on the bottom and they swam by l(also never shot one over 10lbs, looking to get a big one). Anyone want to give me some tips on how to find more of them? Now that grouper and hogs are closed snapper are my primary targets on the reef, and shooting mangroves gets pretty old after a long day of filling the cooler with nothing but them. Where to look, depth, chum, hunting strategies? Anything would help. Thanks |
02-19-2018, 11:15 AM | #2 |
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Re: Cubera hunting
Wrecks. The deeper the better.
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02-21-2018, 08:21 AM | #3 | |
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Re: Cubera hunting
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Cubera have good eyesight and are very wary. I think patience (not blasting the first thing you see) might lead to seeing them more often. I'm always amazed at how many big fish will come in-range if you drop on the same spot 2 or 3 times without shooting a fish. Let the animals get comfortable seeing you and then stick one. My 2 cents... Ed M. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk
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02-23-2018, 10:22 AM | #4 |
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Cubera hunting
I’ve shot four Over 10 years down here, the largest was 14 pounds. The smaller ones I’ve seen in groups of two or three sometimes. Most of my experience is patch reef in 50 feet or less. Ed,great advice about not shooting the first fish you see
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03-28-2018, 08:59 PM | #5 |
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Re: Cubera hunting
This little guy was about 28 inches in 25 feet of water. Very spooked. Running fast around the reef. He knew who I was and what I was doing. So I strategically herded him like a sheep farmer into a nice "safe" rock. Sure enough he went inside it. I went down from far away and worked my way close to the floor and slowly. We stared each other eye to eye. I took a long shot hoping to unicorn him because he was very spooked. He turns and goes deep inside the rock. I stuck half my body in the rock (very uncomfortable shot), had to use my left hand (I am right-handed) and I put the flashlight in my mouth and shot him. He wedged himself deeper. After 1.5 hours, fighting off sharks and morey eels, I pulled him out.
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03-28-2018, 09:23 PM | #6 |
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Re: Cubera hunting
Damn, you're a trooper. It looks like it's been thru a wrasslin' match.
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