15kg Cobia on 2-6kg Rod

[dayoo]

While I was attending the Mooloolaba RRFF snapper workshop last week my mate Frank went up to Rainbow Beach for a couple of days out on charter boat "Baitrunner" he caught some nice snapper to 5kg and a 15kg cobia landed on a borrowed 2-6kg Saratoga rod, 20lb line with a cheep $20 spinning reel. The cobia took 1hour and 15minutes to land.
Frank said that the rod was awesome but the reel sounded stuffed after the fight.
He has an order in for the rod but not the reel.

Pic attached.

Cheers
Barry

[Horse]

Just goes to show that you probably don't need the other 8 ball bearings to catch fish;) ;D
A top effort on light gear

[-spiro-]

Barry i like fishing that boat...sweet ride
congrats to Frank job well done

[SgBFish]

Nice fish but have a look at the conditions in the background. Awesome!

[skipalong]

awesome thats all i got

[lethal098]

sensational, what a fish and what a great fight that would have been. cheers lethal

[Dean1]

Go Frankie! Bet he was pumped and happy to get out again. Has he got room for another rod? ;D Deano.

[Benno1]

sounds like quite the party on the Baitrunner Dayoo...pearler of a fish!!!...i hope the poor wee reel got a proper heros send off :P...what bait/placcy did the damage???
cheers for the piccie and report :D

Mrs Benno1

[dayoo]

sounds like quite the party on the Baitrunner Dayoo...pearler of a fish!!!...i hope the poor wee reel got a proper heros send off :P...what bait/placcy did the damage???
cheers for the piccie and report :D

Mrs Benno1

Frank was fishing inside DI in 40 metres for Grassies (got a few of them) as the current was roaring outside and he was using long strips of mullet on a snood rig.

Cheers
Barry

[ooglie74]

Go the fishing machine.
Is he happy again now he is fishing barry?
Looks like is he.