#Short Cobia Catch in Tampa Bay, Florida using live pinfish for bait. He put up a Great Battle!
Saltwater Fishing Tampa The Cobia was caught in Tampa Bay, Florida Under the Skyway bridge using a live pinfish on a 1 ounce knocker rig with fluorocarbon line. There was a dolphin chasing him around or following him so I got him in the boat pretty quickly. He really tore off the drag from my Shimano Trindad reel in the process. That was the 2nd Cobia in 2 days near the Skyway Bridge in Tampa Bay. Many Tarpon were rising that day as well and have hooked into several Tarpon fishing for Cobia using live bait. Mainly pinfish. Use knocker rigs with live bait. Greenbacks or live shrimp. Long fluorocarbon leaders with a ¾ or 1ounce slip sinker and 2/0, 3/0 or 4/0 hooks. This lets the bait swim natural when it hits the bottom and the knocker rig will not hang up on the bottom as often as a Carolina rig would. Saltwater Fishing Tampa is all about Fishing and Having Fun! You will learn how to catch more fish using simple easy to learn proven techniques for catching more saltwater fish. How to choose the right rod and reel set-up for fishing Tampa Bay and Saltwater Fishing. Also you will learn that using the correct leader material such as, fluorocarbon leaders which are almost invisible to fish, will get you more fish hook ups. Many more! Learn by going with lighter braid main line and lighter leader material will also create more fish hookups by making the line almost invisible and your bait appear more natural. The links below will help with where I buy my bait, the costs and benefits of buying bait vs catching your own. It depends how fast you want to get out on the water and the availability of bait. Also Foam Off will keep your bait alive by taking the ammonia out of the water that starves the bait of oxygen And finally, Seaguar fluorocarbon leaders, Blue Label. That’s all I use. Worth every penny! Write or comment and I’ll do my best to answer as quickly as possible. Good luck and Happy Fishing! Links: Live Bait Near Maximo Park: http://hookeduplivebaits.com Foam Off: https://www.amazon.com/SureLife-SL131... Seaguar Fluorocarbon Leaders: https://seaguar.com/saltwater/fluoroc... My Favorite Fishing Reels/Rods Spinning: Shimano Thunnus 4000 Reel on Shimano Terez 20-50 lb. Medium Fast Action Rod 7’2” Shimano Thunnus 8000 Reel on Shimano Terez 40-80 lb. Medium Heavy Fast Action Rod 7’2” Shimano Saragosa 5000 Reel on Shimano Tallus 50-100 lb. Medium Heavy Fast Action Rod 7’2” Shimano Saragosa 14000 Reel on Shimano Terez 65-200 lb. Extra Heavy Fast Action Rod 7’2” Conventional: Shimano Trinidad 16a Reel on Shimano Terez 65-200 lb. Extra Extra Heavy Fast Action Rod 6’6” Braid used: Daiwa J-Braid & PowerPro Hooks: Gamakatsu & Mustad Ultra Point
