9 for 13 Cobia Blue Fish Rock 21 Sep 08.

Fished with Wes Blow, and Brian. Departed at 6:30 am from my inlet in Hampton, VA with lines in the water at little after 7 am. Little bumpy with the winds as predicted at NE 10-15 but got better as the day went on. Within 10 minutes of fishing, Wes gets a run and boats a small cobia about 38 inches. Not a bad start. Then nothing until the chum starts flowing good then a steady pick of cobia, some small and some medium size to 38 lbs. By slack tide around 11:00 am we are 5 for 8 on the cobia. Then wait around with a slow pick of sharks during a 2 hour slack period and a few naps while waiting. Then after the incoming starts moving again the cobia bite picks up again and we finish the day at 4 pm going 9 for 13 on the cobia. Most cobia I've seen in one day. )

We decide we are going to fish until 4 pm and Wes pulls in a nice cobia right at 4 pm. As Brian clears the lines to go home, he sees a nice cobia follow the eel up but doesn't eat. Brian drops it back down and jigs the eel and he hits it for a nice fight bringing in a cobia that misses citation by 1 lb going 54 lbs at the weigh station. Great day and is unbelievable that there are so many cobia around this late into September that are responding to chum. We kept 3 cobia for the grill from 34 to 54 lbs.