Cobia Sight Fishing Trip July 2016, Chesapeake Bay 

yes indeed I am not satisfied, going to keep the cobia quest my top priority the rest of the summer haha

i love your videos

haha I never realized there was such a thing as the polarized clips, always figured I needed to spend 400$ on some prescription polarized, it was long overdue

Sea-Money Fishing You can buy cheap wrap around polaroid sunnies for $20, better than nothing.

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hi again :P

Exactly. And it's more humane than simply throwing it in the cooler to die slowly so it's a moot point regardless.

A helpful tip is to use flair Hawks in Florida. They catch big snook and redfish.

thanks man, Im going back down soon to try again, I want to catch one on my own gear haha

+Sea-Money Fishing i hear you man! Taking a charter isn't the same as doing it yourself. I'm going back to Costa Rica for vacation last time I was there I caught a rooster fish on a charter but this time I'm bringing my own gear and trying to catch one myself! Good luck and tight lines Chris!

nice sounds fun!

from the kayak it is so much harder, not being able to sight cast them from the tower, I saw comonfish's video, he is the man haha, but yea they are down there, seems like anywhere in the lower chessie or ocean front could be really good on any given day, but theyre very elusive fish, the guys who captain these trips are putting in a ton of miles and hours to get on them, this day we had would be a slow day for down there, I think whenever I fish with my buddy Bill we always have a slow day because we are cursed haha

+Sea-Money Fishing must be so hard to find them. It seems like a good year for them too!

theyre strong, oh yea, I am happy to have experienced some cobia and cobia fishing however I wasn't able to hook/land one myself which has left me wanting to try again even more... I'll be trying to get back down there at least a couple more times before they migrate too far south

+Sea-Money Fishing Yeah, I noticed you weren't as excited as I thought you'd be once he handed you the rod, and I figured it was because you weren't able to hook them yourself. I did watch a video from a couple days ago of someone getting some cobia off the concrete pillars at chesapeake bay bridge tunnel on a kayak... So at least they are running down there, might be worth the trip for you to take the chance.

it should work if they're around but there are better alternatives.

TJ is right, its better than nothing and will definitely work but the fresher the better. With frozen, a lot of times the meat turns to mush real quick, the head chunks would probably be your best bet, definitely worth a try though!

I just added it to the description, yea hes a busy captain and is usually booked solid all summer but thats how you know he's good, definitely look into it!

I was thinking the same. Thomas Johnson patriot right here!

Wonder if he meant Prince Frederick in Calvert.

compared to Philly, Fredrick is small. But yea, I'd say more than a small town.

yea youre right I didnt realized it was as big as it is

Dude, he's from Philly. Haha. I'm originally from Cumberland and I even think of Frederick as a little town.

on the bucktail! We never got an eel on them.

damn, yea it takes some practice, big gluttonous bull reds sounds awesome tho haha I bet that was really cool

We got lucky- got the call on the radio from other guys who were bailing them on fly rods. I managed a 47 pounder off on an OBX pier on a live bluefish at the end of June, but nothing beats watching them eat a sight casted bucktail

I usually buy it, although by this time of year it is tough to find as most shops only carry frozen, however, try giving 24/7 bait and tackle a call and see if they have anything fresh. bunker is good but any other fresh fish is just as good, 24/7 is prob your best bet. Also you should be able to find some kingfish around the inlet or beaches or even backbays there in AC, small hooks and little pieces of clams/bloods can get you the freshest bait around (kingfish). Croaker, spot, and every fish you can get is good bait for sharks. Riptide bait and tackle in Brigantine def has frozen mackerel which isn't bad, I have seen some large sharks taken on frozen mackerel recently

+Sea-Money Fishing thanks for the great advice, will put it to good use!

it was pretty good, yea! kind of like eating swordfish or something.. thick white meat, but yes very tasty.

They do.

Anthony Cullinane Sun protection

Caught them off manta rays in the gulf

Mark Beggs Fishing That's what it is. I was watching another fisherman sight fishing for them, and they would wait until they would see a ray and try to cast near it or behind the ray, and they usually caught a Cobia. Thanks, I was trying to remember that.

DeadlyUnited Thanks for the info, you are right about the remora attaching itself to larger animals like rays, whales, sharks etc., but the cobia is known to follow behind rays to scavenge -- I just wiki'd it. -- and I guess this is why fisherman try to find rays to cast their lines near or behind them, because they know there's probably Cobia behind it. I saw a video a while ago when they were catching Cobia this way and us talking about it just refreshed my tired memory. Cheers

magictail bucktails, check them out they are well known for landing monster fish of all species

CrazyAlaskan72 I went there when I was 9 and caught my limit about 10 miles off the harbor in Homer :)

Really tasty, one of the best eating-fish.

+kapliger ok

a 10'-12' rod that throws 2-8 oz generally. Also a big reel in size, 6000-14000 depending on what you're trying to do

Primarily I am looking to get into river fishing for stripers, since I can't always get down to LIS, the tidal creeks and rivers are much closer, but still need something longer than 6ft to reach the fish, I've been told. (Been using a 6ft medium freshwater for a while but wanted to get into some bigger stuff.)

No it is live

nice, thats the dream!

sometimes I do! 7$ a bag though, I could eat 3 or 5 bags of it haha, gets expensive, usually I just dont eat then binge at the end of the day haha

That is true, it is expensive. Love your vid's, keep up the great work bud

that is an eel, cobia love eels

thats awesome I have fished that pier before, its crazy they catch these things from shore, makes me hate living in Philadelphia and fishing NJ haha

+Sea-Money Fishing hey man next time your in VA remember my channel and hmu, I fish the bay, rudee inlet, all of va beach area and so forth. I'm like 30-45 mins from the bay bridge

I just added it to the description

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lol i dont think so, Its definitely different, but not harder.

Well unless you know what you are doing your better of in the ocean but if you know what your doing it is easy

Austin A you just live rig a nice size shiner off of a big float or small balloon in the evening lol. Bang bang, striper on.

not anymore no

They are face masks that block sunlight and wind. They are cheap and way more convenient than constantly applying sunscreen. Charter captains use them alot because they are exposed to the sun & wind at least 4 - 8 hours every trip.

Yeah after watch it a little longer I kind of thought that might be the case. I didn't know if he didnt want to be on camera or not lol. Do you think driving that boat like that for 8 hours could give him like wind burn or something? is that such a thing?

Sun protection

+DaYDreaMz MMO-RTS Mainly sun protection.

Yes it can. Those boats go over 40 mph and the wind does a number on your face, especially during the colder months.