Mahi on Fly Plus Cobia

Fished with Byron, Ben, and Ryan today in the ocean. We started out catching some sea bass and fluke. All shorts. That wasn't our goal though. We wanted to catch something cool on the fly and we succeeded. Byron caught his first mahi on a 7wt flyrod. After taking him into the backing a few times we boated his fish. It was about 8 pounds. We also caught and released a nice cobia that was about 25 pounds. In addition, we hooked but broke off two other cobia of similar size. The cobia bite has been great this month. Pro Tip: Let the drag to its job. Never try to "stop" a big fish by tightening the drag or clamping down on the spool. Take your time and enjoy the ride. You will land more fish.