: a large bony fish (Rachycentron canadum of the family Rachycentridae) of warm seas that is a food and sport fish
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In the same press release, Florida announced a new youth record cobia and a new state record for mangrove snapper—both of which were caught by Julia Bernstein back in January.
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Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 4 Apr. 2024
The camera then pans down to the water where the hooked cobia rolls to the surface as one of the other anglers lowers his bridge net.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 28 Feb. 2024
Look for rabbit with pancetta, pan- roasted foie gras, shrimp brulee, cobia with West Indian pumpkin or sweetbreads.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
The charter boat Two Conchs out of Marathon reported his clients have been bending their fishing rods with catch and release African pompano, big goliath groupers and a few nice cobias.
—Alan Sherman, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
The 2-inch models are bass and walleye killers, while the jumbo 9-inch model is a slayer of cow striped bass, cobia, and trophy snook.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
In the video that was shared to Instagram on July 24, a bull shark attacks a fishing boat while the anglers onboard fish for cobia.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 25 July 2023
These included cobia and lane snapper from the Gulf of Mexico; red snapper, red grouper and snowy grouper from the South Atlantic; chinook salmon, coho salmon and pacific sardine from the Pacific; and the blue king crab and snow crab from the North Pacific.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2022
January means hunting Coues deer in Mexico; February, the piglike javelina in Arizona; March, Osceola turkeys and cobia fishing in Florida; April, wild turkeys in Mexico, Wisconsin and Michigan; May, black bears back in Montana.
—New York Times, 2 Feb. 2022
Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 4 Apr. 2024
The camera then pans down to the water where the hooked cobia rolls to the surface as one of the other anglers lowers his bridge net.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 28 Feb. 2024
Look for rabbit with pancetta, pan- roasted foie gras, shrimp brulee, cobia with West Indian pumpkin or sweetbreads.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2024
The charter boat Two Conchs out of Marathon reported his clients have been bending their fishing rods with catch and release African pompano, big goliath groupers and a few nice cobias.
—Alan Sherman, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
The 2-inch models are bass and walleye killers, while the jumbo 9-inch model is a slayer of cow striped bass, cobia, and trophy snook.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
In the video that was shared to Instagram on July 24, a bull shark attacks a fishing boat while the anglers onboard fish for cobia.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 25 July 2023
These included cobia and lane snapper from the Gulf of Mexico; red snapper, red grouper and snowy grouper from the South Atlantic; chinook salmon, coho salmon and pacific sardine from the Pacific; and the blue king crab and snow crab from the North Pacific.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2022
January means hunting Coues deer in Mexico; February, the piglike javelina in Arizona; March, Osceola turkeys and cobia fishing in Florida; April, wild turkeys in Mexico, Wisconsin and Michigan; May, black bears back in Montana.
—New York Times, 2 Feb. 2022
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“Cobia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cobia. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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