New boat record
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New boat record
Having a good time with the new "to us" boat. Logged over 100 miles in 4 days. Ran out to a public number off Mexico Beach and had this guy start circling the boat. He 1st tried to eat a trigger fish my wife was bringing up. A few minutes later he swam by the boat and we pitched him a pinfish which he inhaled.
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silverking
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That's a good one to christen the new boat. Congrats! 
Just 100 miles in four days? That's not all that much of a shake-down, but when the fish are swimming to you it'll definitely work.
Just 100 miles in four days? That's not all that much of a shake-down, but when the fish are swimming to you it'll definitely work.
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First 2 days was just inshore on 6 mile runs. After I talked to the previous owner I felt confident enough to extend my range.
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silverking
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Prudent decision and good example for your son. Not that it applies to you, but there are too many cases of inexperienced heading out and getting into bad situations. Saw a report that the USCG had to rescue a family of 8 in NY when the 14-foot boat they were all in took a wave over the bow and started to sink.
Not that it applies to you, but there are too many cases of inexperienced heading out and getting into bad situations. Saw a report that the USCG had to rescue a family of 8 in NY when the 14-foot boat they were all in took a wave over the bow and started to sink."Sun rise and sun sets. Since the beginning, it hasn't changed yet." Little Feat
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Boom!
Nice fish
Nice fish
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Sea Pro fish catching karma is STRONG ! 
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Nice!!
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Heck Yeah!!
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We emptied his stomach contents and found 7 crabs. 2 were the size of my fist. The others were 2-3 finger size.
Will a full belly, I'm not sure why he was wanting to eat my pinfish.
Will a full belly, I'm not sure why he was wanting to eat my pinfish.
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big bend gyrene
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Congrats on the nice cobe!
Not surprised at all on it tackling the pin with 7 crabs in the stomach... cobes are opportunistic feeders and you helped present an opportunity!
Not super unusual for them to have up to a dozen or so crabs in their stomachs AND 2 or 3 fish at the same time. Think about bass trying to eat bass nearly their own size, and then think about that relative to the size of your cobe and what he's likely capable of tackling.
Guessing some other forum members have seen these, but if not sure gives an idea JUST HOW MUCH a fish can handle food wise... and on the second video it STARTS with an already crazily stretched belly!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YfFMVc5u8M[/video]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABRLLCK-guY[/video]
Not surprised at all on it tackling the pin with 7 crabs in the stomach... cobes are opportunistic feeders and you helped present an opportunity!
Not super unusual for them to have up to a dozen or so crabs in their stomachs AND 2 or 3 fish at the same time. Think about bass trying to eat bass nearly their own size, and then think about that relative to the size of your cobe and what he's likely capable of tackling.
Guessing some other forum members have seen these, but if not sure gives an idea JUST HOW MUCH a fish can handle food wise... and on the second video it STARTS with an already crazily stretched belly!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YfFMVc5u8M[/video]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABRLLCK-guY[/video]
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