Cobe help

[phantomphisher]

Just wondering if there were any specific techniques or general locations around Straddie to boost chances of finding one. Not sure exactly what to do with things like water depth, tide and the sort of bottom to be looking for. Any help much appreciated.

[childers]

Must be a few cobe experts out there !

I know they berley them up to the back of the boat sometimes

Carnster feeds them Yakkas with 2 x 5/0 mustad hoodlum's in them

Theres a start

[carnster]

Live bait on the bottom, tide change, structure (reef pinnacle), and plenty of mojo. You can see them on the sounder as big bananas. good luck, we are about to eat some fresh cobe now yum.

[childers]

we are about to eat some fresh cobe now yum.

Told you he feeds them Hoodlem's

[phantomphisher]

Thanks for the tips, hope to chase some during summer holidays.
Cheers, PP

[Cav(J.C.)]

Hi canster,
Am on the Gold coast Do you find Cobia are more prevalent in Summer, or winter---or does it make no difference? I have found better luck when whales are about, but that may be coincidence. What do you think? How do you rig your livies.I generally have a large hook behind the head which takes the strain, and a smaller trailing hook in near the tail. One on the bottom, and one with a small ball sinker, 5 m from bait to balloon floated out behind.
I have equal succes with either, but the Mac tuna can pick up the one under the balloon.
What do you think about that?
Cav(J.C.)

[johncar]

lol I try and avoid them and still hook them up all tooo often. But yes often around structure in 10 - 100M of water. Berley trail and live bait but hook plenty on pillies too.

[carnster]

Hi canster,
Am on the Gold coast Do you find Cobia are more prevalent in Summer, or winter---or does it make no difference? I have found better luck when whales are about, but that may be coincidence. What do you think? How do you rig your livies.I generally have a large hook behind the head which takes the strain, and a smaller trailing hook in near the tail. One on the bottom, and one with a small ball sinker, 5 m from bait to balloon floated out behind.
I have equal succes with either, but the Mac tuna can pick up the one under the balloon.
What do you think about that?
Cav(J.C.)

All that sounds spot on. I pretty much catch them every month of the year, but i do like October.
When they are on big time, my freezer gets full and i get sick of filleting, i do try to avoid them like you do Johncar.

[Smithy]

Whale season is cobia season. A bit earlier on the Gold Coast compared to the Sunny Coast/Moreton Bay. Livies are a speciality for them.