Finally... a Cobia from the yak!

Ernie & I went to the beach on the west side of the new pc Pier. Ernie watched the baby & I hopped in my yak & away I went. The plan was to drift a cig & look for Cobia. I was hoping to find a ling hanging out around the pier I got to the end and there were already 2 boats. I see a turtle out past the end but from my yak can't see anything else. I see a boat headed right for it. I cast a jig and dont get any takers. The boat runs right over the turtle and down he goes... So I start talking to the boat who is chumming at the end, and asked him about the turtle... they never saw it... Anywho they did catch a decent ling and were hoping for another. Then the lifeguard paddles out and says the boats can't be there, but I can! She paddles out like 3 more times running boats off, I am loving this!! So I am blind casting and just working my jig all around the pilings when jig, jig & bam I'm on! There was one boat out there and I am screaming, I'm on I'm on I got a ling, they are just looking at me like I'm crazy. He's not as big as I fisrt thought and my yak is being pushed into the pier. I try and paddle and fight the fish and when he gets to the yak the first time he totally freaks out and heads straight down. I finally get him next to the yak and I am debating killing him, I was either going to knife him and drag him into the boat or release him. He wasn't a big fish plus we have a 50lber filleted in our kitchen, so I released him and off he went. There was no way I could take a picture while trying to keep this fish next to the yak all the while the sw waves are pushing me into the pier piling. So no picture but that was my first Cobia from a yak and it was freakin unbelievable. So now I want a BIG fish and I want to sight cast it. I do not care if I get pulled out to sea, he would have to tire eventually. maybe a disposbale water proof camera would be good.
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a few new pics

At the beach




Going for a bike ride

Lauren stylin some new shades & a hawk

new hair cut - short!

50 lber!

Ernie caught this nice Cobia today at Okaloosa Island Pier & on a baitcaster no less!

A jack caught vthe other day

Happy 1 yr birthday my sweet Lauren!

Lauren's 1 yr Birthday!

It's actually wed the 16th , but Easter Sunday we celebrated her birthday. She got her own cake which she stuck her foot in and squished her toes in it! lol

April pictures

Gracie & Hannah (my friend Jessica from Atlanta came to vist with her kids)

Andrew & Noah

Playing at St Andrews beach, due to all the fresh water coming out of the bays the water wasn't it's usually color, but the kids had a blast playing in the sand anyway

One of Lauren's favorite expressions

Lauren & daddy

Relaxing Sunday afternoon

Lauren & Hannah on the front porch

Lauren checking out Hemingway

Hemingway checking me out

Hanging out on the front porch

Hannah and Hemi

Great photo that Hannah took!