Big Cobia Sets Record in Delaware, Potential Record Catch Filleted, Sailfish Caught on Kayak

From: Salt Water Sportsman - Thursday Sep 22,2022 09:00 pm

Bluefin Recaptured After Almost Three Decades

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Cobia Delaware Record

89-Pound Cobia Shatters Delaware Record

Angler Scott Brooks was headed back to Indian River Inlet Marina after a morning of jigging for bluefin tuna. That’s when he spied schools of bunker swimming a couple of miles off the beach. “Honestly, we thought it would be bluefish,” Brooks said. “A giant cobia wasn’t on the radar at all.”

Potential Record Yellowmouth

Angler Eats Potential Louisiana Record Grouper

Two brothers from Louisiana filleted and ate a fish that they later realized was close to a world record. Angler Gary Birdsall originally thought he had a scamp grouper, but a friend knew better. It had the yellow lips common to scamp and yellowmouth groupers, but did not have the scamp’s long tail rays. Hope that yellowmouth grouper was tasty!

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Sailfish Caught on Kayak

Sailfish Caught from Kayak off Navarre Beach

Angler Corey Chuba caught the surprise sailfish in 40 feet of water on a bonito, a half mile off the beach. “The fight was only about 20 minutes long, and I did not intend on harvesting the fish,” Chuba said. “The plan was just catch and release. But it had swallowed the hook, and the fish died.”

Old Bluefin Tuna

Massive Bluefin Caught After Nearly Three Decades

A southern bluefin tuna reeled in by a teenager off Western Australia set a national record for the longest time between tagging and recapture. The bluefin was 1 year old and measured 20 inches long when researchers captured it on February 24, 1993. Back at the docks, the 30-year-old fish stretched 6 feet, 4 inches long and weighed 298 pounds.

This Overlooked Bait Has So Much Potential

Savvy anglers have learned to appreciate crabs as fishing bait, whether targeting redfish, black drum, tautog, sheepshead or pompano. Even the mighty tarpon will fall to a pass crab. With so many different crab baits available in different parts of the country, anglers are missing out if they’re not tossing these productive crustaceans.

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