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10-29-2018, 04:24 PM | #16 |
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Re: 36" Cobia minimum size proposed - thoughts?
Thanks for the education, guys. I've only shot 2 cobia, both over 36", so I at least feel good about that. Perhaps this time the .gov got it right. Hell, I'm actually happy about the lower limits for Sherpa, and the increasing of the Hogfish size as well.
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10-29-2018, 05:13 PM | #17 |
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Re: 36" Cobia minimum size proposed - thoughts?
Maybe another study needs to be done on their migration habits. During the fall they come in closer to the Louisiana coast and we have been seeing a lot. Saw around 100 on last day trip.
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10-30-2018, 06:56 AM | #18 |
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10-31-2018, 09:33 AM | #19 |
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Re: 36" Cobia minimum size proposed - thoughts?
I'm in SW Louisiana and can say without a doubt that the average size has dropped drastically over the last 10+ years. We still see numbers, but the "big fish" in a group of ling is maybe 30lbs when historically if a pack rolled up...there'd at least one over 50-60lbs. Definitely need a boat limit here. Not uncommon to have 6+ people on a boat and everyone get their 2 per person. Too little, too late.
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10-31-2018, 09:52 PM | #20 | |
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Re: 36" Cobia minimum size proposed - thoughts?
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The proposed boat limit was 2 fish. Being from SW Louisiana, I imagine you also have a long run to diveable water. Before you tie up to a rig your buddies could easily spear 2 cobia before you hit the water. With the current limits/seasons of other reef fish, that would not even make it feasible to run offshore for most recreational divers and fishermen. No one wants to run 80-90 miles round trip for mangrove and sheepshead. If anything, the commercial limit should be reduced as many "recreational divers" have commercial licenses and only go out to shoot cobia in order to sell them and pay trip costs and put trash fish on a derby board. |
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11-02-2018, 06:51 PM | #21 | |
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11-06-2018, 02:30 PM | #22 | |
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For the record, we don't ever shoot sheeps and keep the boat limit on mangroves to about 20 fish, preferably under 5lbs. Plenty of other species to bring home for dinner and keep shooters busy. Different strokes for different folks. |
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