found this site off google and saw this article on my son. and yes its "just" a 79lb cobia.. and its "just" gonna be a IGFA small fry world record if all the paperwork is approved. this was his 4th time going cobia fishing and only his 3rd cobia he has caught. we were sight fishing when i saw this cobia and we caught him on a live eel and the fight only lasted about 5min. once the fish was hooked he swam right to the boat then around the bow then down the side of the boat and was gaffed and brought aboard by my buddy. we thought it was about a 50-55lb fish til she was in the boat and we knew she was close to 80lbs.. here are a few more pics
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