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Submitted By: CE121588
Date Submitted: 2008-07-06 10:11:00
The Big Fish Story:
Well, I went to the keys with some friends. We went on a charter fishing boat who supplied everything; Kyle and I were fishing the bottom. Now, bottom fishing usually means bigger fish but not as many catches. Which at the time seemed like a good idea but when your sitting down with your pole in the water watching everyone else fishing the, catching ten fish every five minutes … it feels like an eternity until you actually have a bite. The deck hand obviously saw the look on my face as the people fishing the top kept reeling them in and said; “don’t worry, I guarantee you’ll catch one of, if not ‘the’ biggest fish today if you be patient.” In my head I was like “… if you say so,” but I simply smiled and said okay. So I sat for another 20 minutes or so, something kept stealing my bait. I thought I’d been feeling bites but I didn’t want to be like hey I think I got something and then have it be nothing. I thought I felt my line tighten so I started to real in. It was like trying to pull up a rock on the very bottom of the ocean, so I signaled for the deck hand and told him my line was stuck. He took my pole and it was as soon as he could get it going the line went crazy, he told me that I hadn't caught a rock but in fact a fish. He then told me that since it was my catch I should reel er' in. So I did just that, it was a hectic fight, a few times I thought this fish might bring me water skiing. In the end though, a good fishing pole, a great deck hand and strong fishin’ line really pays off. I was extremely proud of my catch. At first I thought he was a shark but as the captain brought out the net and scooped him up; I saw that he was no shark. “This here fish” said the captain; “is a cobia, congratulations.” He was too small to keep but I don't eat fish anyway so I threw him back after snapping this awesome picture. It is probably the most memorable fishing trip I have ever had the pleasure of experiencing! It was a warm spring day, barely any clouds at all. The time was probably around 2pm, temperature was about 89’F if not hotter. Over all, if I had to choose only one word to describe this experience it would be “perfect.”

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Where'd you catch it: FL | USA
Category: InShore Saltwater | Species: Cobia
How big was that lunker: 36 Inches | 9 lbs. 5 oz.
That Hawg was bite'n on: Live
What string were you runnin: Braided
What reel were you crankin: Spincast
Comment By:Jacob S
Nice fish i give you 5 have a look at some of my trout on the trout page.
Comment By:Kpangle
thought I would stop in and say hi to a good friend, I hope all is well.... for for, well for the heck of it.
Comment By:Walleye90
Nice fish, whatever it is. 5 bobbers.
Comment By:Kpangle
Good luck Cyn! 5 for 10/09
Comment By:CE121588
Thanks, I'll try and get around to giving everyone some bobbers :) Happy fishing until then.
Comment By:morselake
Nice Cobia, photo and story CE121588! Congartulations on the category winner! Here's 5 for July for ya! Check out my bass and whopper of a tail story!
Comment By:alpo2008
5/bobbers NICE CATCH!!!!
Comment By:bdean2
Nice pic. Check mine out if you get a chance.
Comment By:bharris
nice fish
Comment By:Angler Ace
5 for JUNE. Tight Lines.
Comment By:Angler Ace
5 for MAY. Good Luck this month.
Comment By:zakk69
Here's 5 please vote for my fish
Comment By:Katsmeowx3
Hey sweetie! Hope everything is well! Here's five and take care!
Comment By:bbushmaster
well there ya go, Nice fish, congrats on the win throw some my way if you dont mind
Comment By:KDAWG09
very nice
Comment By:somefishinfool
Nice Fish! 5 Bobbers! Take care, Thanks for the votes & comments. Tight Lines & FISH ON!
Comment By:rapplinman
Darn girl you love to fish as much as me!!!! 5 more bobbers.
Comment By:Angler Ace
Hello, and Thank You for the Vote and Comment. Here's 5 for All your Pics.
Comment By:Smallmouthfish
5/5 for April
Comment By:hdstriper
5 more
Comment By:outdoorgirl1
Great catch...sounds like you worked for it. I'm new here but already I see people that have been really nice and helpful to me on here supporting you so I too support you!!! 5 bobbers for you!!
Comment By:kitty1963
5 4 3!
Comment By:somefishinfool
Nice Fish! 5 Bobbers! Thanks for the votes & comments. Tight Lines & FISH ON!
Comment By:methusalah
beautiful...5 for u
Comment By:Katsmeowx3
5 from kat
Comment By:Angler Ace
5/march
Comment By:Smallmouthfish
5 for march
Comment By:CE121588
Will do thanks for the support.
Comment By:Dollarsgirl
Wow that is a nice catch! Checkout my smallmouth and give her a vote! Thanks and good fishing:)
Comment By:Smallmouthfish
5/5 for Feb
Comment By:Apollo 12
5 4 a nice catch, we hope you have a great year fishing, tight lines..........
Comment By:Angler Ace
GOOD LUCK this YEAR 09: 5 for all your pics.
Comment By:Missippifisher
heres 5, have a look at my walleye and cast her a vote sometime
Comment By:somefishinfool
Nice Fish! 5 Bobbers! Tight Lines & FISH ON!
Comment By:Angler Ace
Heres 5 for you.
Comment By:bennettriver
Nice 5 bobbers to you
Comment By:Kpangle
Good luck in '09 - 5 for Feb!
Comment By:Katsmeowx3
You go fishergirl! You did it! Congrats! Take Care!
Comment By:tufffish
congratulations on the win
Comment By:CE121588
Thanks appreciated
Comment By:Aquaman
CE121588, you've been a great member of this site. I'm glad you got some well-deserved recognition. Keep on fishin' and I wish you the very best in the future...Bruce
Comment By:CE121588
Thanks to everyone for the continued support! Happy New Year!
Comment By:Lewiswmx1
good luck and happy new year
Comment By:Angler Ace
Congrats to you CE. I knew you had a winning smile. Good luck in the finials.
Comment By:Stillhooked
Cynthia, you've done a great job this year keeping us laughing and smiling !! less than 12 hours to go... you could be the Big Winner! Happy New Year!!!! ;) Roger
Comment By:CE121588
Thanks Kev
Comment By:Kpangle
Good luck in the Dec vote for the final Dec angler finalist. Take care you and please keep in touch!
Comment By:CE121588
Hey thanks for all the support, I really appreciate it.
Comment By:mark recor
hi
Comment By:Katsmeowx3
Hi Sweetie! Sorry it has been so long! I hope all is well for you. We might get to come down at the end of January. It would be so cool to meet you. We will see what happens. I hope you win this month. You know you have my vote. I hope you Christmas was merry and you have a wonderful 2009! Take Care!
Comment By:bass man
merry christmas and heres 5. thanks for the vote.
Comment By:CE121588
thanks guys
Comment By:Aquaman
Lookin' good! Keep those points coming everybody! Merry Christmas....Bruce
Comment By:Kpangle
Merry Christmas to you, your family and all those so close to you. May your stocking be filled with Berkley products, your tree has countless Abu Garcia reels neatly wrapped underneath and 2009 allows you to hook up with the fish of a lifetime.
Comment By:CE121588
Likewise!
Comment By:crab05
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Comment By:CE121588
It's great, kinda windy, primarily cool, warm at times =)
Comment By:1morecast
Merry Christmas! How's the weather there??
Comment By:CE121588
Bahaha =) you guys are awesome, thank you!
Comment By:Aquaman
.....and we do mean YOU!
Comment By:Kpangle
Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday Dear Cyn, Happy Birthday to you!
Comment By:fishsniper
Casting you five bobbers!!!!!! Also, I am guessing a Happy Birthday as well? If so, Happy Birthday. If not, still Happy Birthday! Good Luck!!! Merry Christmas as well!!!
Comment By:1morecast
Happy Birthday!!!
Comment By:Lewiswmx1
5 4 12 happy holidays
Comment By:redfish
very nice
Comment By:Stillhooked
5 for Dec. Great job Cyn , we're pushing for you! Happy Holiday ! Roger
Comment By:CE121588
Thanks to you both as well :)
Comment By:kitty1963
Five bobbers. Thanks for the vote and comment. Good Luck!
Comment By:Kpangle
Hey, how is our BerkelyBigFish Cover Girl doing? Looking good on the votes, like Aquaman ~ I have a few friends too that have/are making a statement here! I think you will see more support just as Stillhooked has…. Something to be said about “Friends in low places” LOL… I can’t tell you enough how good it is to see you bouncing back and visiting with that elegance and grace we have come to love, you have been missed. I am sorry that I haven’t been around as much – as you know I manage three mortgage branches and we are working 60 hour days. It is going to be a good Christmas ;-) Ok, here is our mission: Get you your wish and a category win! Good luck Cynthia and let the BerkelyBigFish Force be with you LOL…. Take care and please keep in touch ~ check a couple other of your photos… as always, 5/5 and I wish it could be more ;-) Kevin
Comment By:CE121588
I commented both of you back and returned the bobbers
Comment By:Apollo 12
You have been an inspiration to many of the great Anglers on the site and it is about time one of your many great smiles, catches, and stories were leading a category. We wish you and your family a wonderful holiday season and many more seasons of angling adventures......Curtis & Wendy
Comment By:somefishinfool
5 Bobbers, Nice Fish! You look good at the top of the page! So does the fish! LOL Hope ya win! hope school is going well. Take care , Kevin
Comment By:CE121588
Aw haha you guys rock thank you!
Comment By:mikelap
sent you 5!good luck!
Comment By:Aquaman
As you know from some of my previous comments I've always thought this shot was a winner! I'll try to get some of the folks who supported me in February to throw you some serious bobbers as the month goes along. You certainly deserve it.....Bruce
Comment By:CE121588
Oh man I'd love to win this category, I've secretly always wanted to win just this one category with this one picture :) I just feel like this was my biggest accomplishment. I fought long and hard to bring this puppy onto the boat and boy was I proud. My arms were shaking as they were taking the picture. I can't tell you guys how happy I am that this Cobia has finally landed it's self near the top. I think this fish deserves a nice Hank Parker banner. Thank you BERKLEY! You guys are amazing, you have made my fishing experiance all the better and I recommend this sight and all of your products to all of my fishing friends and we definitely all agree, Berkley rocks our socks! Thanks to all of my Berkley competition, you guys, some of you I will remember forever. And forever may we be friends :) thanks for all of the support, hopefully one of these days we can all go to an event or something and fish. I can't wait until summer, I'm going to fish until my hands fall off! I promis I won't let you guys down if you keep supporting me!
Comment By:bettyfish
lets sock it to them this time girl
Comment By:budsbud66
Nice catch looks like us ladies are beating the gentleman in more then one catagory!!
Comment By:Aquaman
Here's another five bobbers from me---one of your biggest fans! It would be a fitting way to end the year to see this photo at the top of the leader board! Good luck......Bruce
Comment By:Kpangle
Merry Christmas my Friend - I hope you get a well deserved break from school. Take care and please keep in touch. 5 for 12
Comment By:mark recor
thanks for checking out my pics heres five for that great eating fish!
Comment By:Apollo 12
5 4 12
Comment By:CE121588
Thanks everyone, sorry I don't have much time to comment everyone individually but come spring and summer time hopefully I'll be getting more fishing done :)
Comment By:mcnew01
LOVE THIS PIC SENDING 5 FOR dec
Comment By:tufffish
5 for december. i have not forgotten to vote for you, just been out of town to much.
Comment By:Angler Ace
5 for DEC and Happy BIRTHDAY, and HOPE to see you and your pretty smile on the front page again SOON!
Comment By:hdstriper
5, that striper in the lead looks like bait!
Comment By:somefishinfool
5 More MERRY Bobbers! Happy Holidays! I pray that You may fish until your dying day, and when it comes to your last cast, I then most humbly pray, when in the Lord's great landing net and peacefully asleep, that in His mercy, you be judged big enough to keep!
Comment By:Aquaman
I hope you're doing well. 5/5 All the best, CE!
Comment By:hdstriper
east coast betwwen vero and melbourne, great snook tarpon, seatrout, shark and maniyee fishing
Comment By:CE121588
no actually, I've never even heard of it. I suppose I'm missing out huh haha
Comment By:tufffish
5
Comment By:hdstriper
Have you ever fished at the sebastain inlet? hd
Comment By:Smallmouthfish
5/11
Comment By:Apollo 12
5 4 11
Comment By:redfish
5 for you too
Comment By:tufffish
5 for you.
Comment By:Angler Ace
5 for Nov.
Comment By:Kpangle
BBF Clasic - 5 for Nov, as always, I wish it could be more!
Comment By:hdstriper
on your way to catagory leadership! Have you ever caught a striper in the surf?
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