BAITS FOR COB!!!

[twinkeltoe3]

hi guys!! Just thought now that the cob season is on us we could share some nice baits? Come on guys share your secret!! Regards TT..

 

[Fluffy]

Live mullet and two hooks.....Nothing beats that...

 

[twinkeltoe3]

true true! Occie leg also!

 

[adam5016]

Fluffy wrote:

Live mullet and two hooks.....Nothing beats that...

haha. now that is how you kill a thread

 

[adam5016]

In my opinion it would depend on where you are fishing. In st francis for example, they swim past the livies and chokka baits and go for bloodworm and prawn.

 

[Ets05]

From what I have found on the zululand coast a well presented chokka bait with lots of foam for movement gets the job done, movement is key

 

[Gareth88]

Hi Guys,

Can anyone provide a diagram of how to rig a live mullet with two hooks so that it doesn't die too quickly?

Many thanks

 

[BigBen]

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[Ninja-Nic]

Live mullet or karanteen. Chokka or chokka and sardine combo also works well.

 

[Bunkerking]

My favourites are blacktail fillet or chokka and occie combo or else a shad head with the belly wrapped on one side.

 

[Odysseus2016]

My feeling is that Kob will take almost anything most of the time (bloodworm, prawn, fillet, livies tjokka etc.)

I think the bigger trick is to be at the right place at the right time for Kob - they come and go and even the right water temp and colour can never guarantee a kob.

If I'm specifically targeting Kob, my bait of preference is Okkie leg - not because I think he prefers this, but because a live bait or fillet is more likely to attract a shark before it attracts a Kob. This is definitely the case for my location.

 

[Mickey V]

My 14,04kg Cob taken on shad trace with whole sardine bait at Black Rock Port Edward.

 

[Plastic-sinker]

The majority of "younger" cob 3-5kg that I have caught, have mostly been on white mussel while targeting reef species.

 

[soupcan]

5 inch Paddletail! If they're around, it's a done deal.  Retrieve as slowly as you can bouncing along the bottom or over rocks...