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Description: long, slim fish with broad depressed head; lower jaw projects past upper jaw; dark lateral stripe extends through eye to tail; first dorsal fin comprised of 7 to 9 free spines; when young, has conspicuous alternating black and white horizontal stripes.
Catching them!
Cobia can be caught year round in Carolina waters with the spring and summer months being the best. In the winter most of the Cobia migrate south. But it has been discovered that some simple move further offshore into deep waters. Cobia or Lemon fish are structure loving fish. They spend a lot of their time around bouys, oil platforms, and can be quite numerous in the grass rips that form off our coast. Cobia have a unique habit of coming to investigate your boat as you idle close to buoys. This leads to great opportunities at sight casting to them. At times they can be very aggressive and strike anything you cast their way, at other times they can be very picky and demand nothing short of live bait. Jigs are the most frequently used artificial to catch Cobia. Cobia or Lemon Fish or often caught by casting to the backs of Manta Rays. can often be found beneath floating objects, and the offshore rips that have
lots of grass are usually loaded with cruising cobias. We supply the bait and tackle!
Where found: both INSHORE and NEARSHORE inhabiting inlets, bays, and among mangroves; frequently seen around bouys, pilings, and wrecks.
Size: common to 30 pounds. The North Carolina record is 113lbs 6oz (2003).
Remarks: spawns in spring and early summer; feeds on crabs, squid, and small fish. Cobia are not schooling fish but you can often find them in small groups.
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