Do cobia jump?

[mrdancer]

Don't know about cobia, but I've caught ladyfish (Spanish "machete") on the
TX coast that jump a LOT.

<jwi...@gru.net> wrote in message news:8k04ql$odl$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
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> I have hooked up with what I think are Cobia off Cedar Key, FL but
> always seem to lose them. The fish I am hooking jump and pull out alot
> of line. I am using 80 pound mono leaders, 5/0 hooks, and live pinfish
> for bait. I suspend this under a pop-bobber.
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> Anyway, do Cobia jump?
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> Thanks,
> Josh
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[jwi...@gru.net]

[jwi...@gru.net]

I will expand on this:

I do see them jump (at a great distance). They appear to be white
under-belly and dark grey on the top. Looking around on the web I have
seen that a Mako shark may be the fish. Do they occur in the Cedar
Key, FL area of the Gulf of Mexico?

I have hooked this type of fish twice (I think) on two different
trips. The fish are cutting through the 80 pound mono leader.

Thanks again,
Josh

In article <8k04ql$odl$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>,

[Blue]

I could be wrong but I've never heard of a cobia jumping.
How do you usually end up losing the fish? Does it spool you, break the
line, or bite through the leader? Have you gotten any kind of a look at it?
Any hints of what color it was, body shape, or anything like that?

'cudas, dolphin, bluefish, and ladyfish all jump but i dont know if you
would be confusing any of those with a cobia

<jwi...@gru.net> wrote in message news:8k04ql$odl$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
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[Blue]

Well, now that you mention sharks, blacktips, sandsharks and small bulls are
often confused with cobia. Many times I've been at the end of a pier when
everybody tossed their jigs at an approaching cobia which turned out to be a
shark cruising near the surface. And sharks such as blacktips and makos are
known for their acrobatics, but the shortfin mako, which is our resident
species of mako, Lives in south florida. So I dont think you would have
hooked into two of them near cedar key, but blacktips on the other hand, I
know for a fact are everywhere right now.
Another likely candidate is king mackeral, which would also explain your 80
pound mono being cut, and they jump.
It couldnt possibly be a ladyfish because they wouldnt be able to bite
through 80 pound mono.
But, my suspicion is that you have hooked into barracudas. Barracudas are
spectacular fighters and jump like its going out of style if you get them on
the surface. They are colored dark above and silvery white belly, and
definitely have the teeth to cut 80 pound mono. my first deep sea trip I
tied on a 12 oz. jig with 100 pound mono leader and before I even got 20
feet down a cuda bit through my leader like a hot knife through butter!

Try some heavy wire leader and see if you can catch it

<jwi...@gru.net> wrote in message news:8k0c24$t2m$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...

> I will expand on this:
>
> I do see them jump (at a great distance). They appear to be white
> under-belly and dark grey on the top. Looking around on the web I have
> seen that a Mako shark may be the fish. Do they occur in the Cedar
> Key, FL area of the Gulf of Mexico?
>
> I have hooked this type of fish twice (I think) on two different
> trips. The fish are cutting through the 80 pound mono leader.
>
> Thanks again,
> Josh
>
>
> In article <8k04ql$odl$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>,
> jwi...@gru.net wrote:
> >
> >