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04-05-2010, 01:10 PM
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Freediver extraordinaire
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Palm City, FL
Posts: 648
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Decent Cobia Freediving 4/3
Haven't been out much the last year but made it out this past Saturday in Jupiter with jfjf. Tied my PB for cobia with a 55 lb'r. Shot it off the back of a bull shark while freediving in 75ft. There was another bull and a hammerhead on the same dive too. Got the cobia in no problem but the scary part happened after jfjf talked me into doing another drift on the same spot. He shot a mangrove and upon surfacing couldn't figure out where his fish went. It didn't take long to answer that riddle. We ended up with 5 bulls circling us on the surface taking turns charging us. Luckily the boat arrived pretty quickly. As jfjf was climbing into the boat his son remarked - "Daddy, Mr. Scott didn't even touch the side of the boat when he got in".
Vis was top to bottom in 65ft strait out of the inlet but got dirtier as we headed north. Vis where the sharks were was probably only 30ft. I can't say enough about the accuracy of my Mako 130. When I pull the trigger it's just about guaranteed a fish is going in the cooler. I’ve had good days before not missing anything but I think this is about the 4th or 5th good day strait with this gun. I can't be on that much of a lucky streak! I'm not sure if it's the open muzzle, heavy barrel or smooth trigger but there's something about that gun that makes it consistently more accurate than anything I've ever shot before. Scott Last edited by Muay Thai; 04-05-2010 at 01:20 PM. |
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04-05-2010, 01:53 PM
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NATIVE
Join Date: May 2006
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Re: Decent Cobia Freediving 4/3
Very nice Cobe!!!
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04-05-2010, 02:26 PM
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The who's who of hoos
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Jupiter/Miami
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Re: Decent Cobia Freediving 4/3
decent? i'd say thats more than decent. great catch!
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04-05-2010, 02:29 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Palm Bch County
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Re: Decent Cobia Freediving 4/3
What no picture of my 2 sheepshead and little mutton????
 There are so many sharks here now it is ridiculous. A very nice cobia Scott! |
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04-05-2010, 02:45 PM
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Matt Head
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Graveyard of the Atlantic
Age: 35
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Re: Decent Cobia Freediving 4/3
Nicely done Scott! I have the same 130 and am very impressed. I have pulled the trigger twice and two stone shots...one a pretty long shot quartering away.
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04-05-2010, 03:10 PM
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Just Simply Laura
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Lk Worth
Age: 46
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Re: Decent Cobia Freediving 4/3
Decent! That is more than decent! Way to go, Very nice!
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04-05-2010, 03:25 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Melboring, Florida
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Re: Decent Cobia Freediving 4/3
Very nice!
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04-05-2010, 03:31 PM
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Dr. Bluewater
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Jupiter, FL
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Re: Decent Cobia Freediving 4/3
Very nice!!!
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04-05-2010, 04:38 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Jupiter, Florida
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Re: Decent Cobia Freediving 4/3
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If that's just decent, I'd hate to see what you get excited about. Nice Cobia
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04-06-2010, 08:56 AM
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Freediver extraordinaire
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Palm City, FL
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Re: Decent Cobia Freediving 4/3
Thanks everyone. I was planning on calling it 'big' until I saw KingOfSling's post with his 73 lb monster, then I decided I'd better tone it down to just 'decent'.
Scott |
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04-06-2010, 09:07 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Homestead, Fl.
Age: 21
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Re: Decent Cobia Freediving 4/3
Nicely done
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04-06-2010, 09:24 AM
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Sponsor
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Port St. Lucie, FL
Posts: 630
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Re: Decent Cobia Freediving 4/3
Great post, nice cobe!
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04-06-2010, 10:23 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Islamorada/Valley Forge, PA
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Re: Decent Cobia Freediving 4/3
Ya decent is an understatement. Nice fish-
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04-06-2010, 05:17 PM
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Man on a Mission...
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Daytona Beach
Age: 50
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Re: Decent Cobia Freediving 4/3
Very respectable!!
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04-06-2010, 05:25 PM
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Shoot to eat
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Carlsbad
Posts: 1,325
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Re: Decent Cobia Freediving 4/3
Freaking nice catch. Kudos to you for dealing with 5 bulls. You guys got some cojones.
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