Cobia which can be easily found in the surrounding waters of Jarak Island, is well known for its strong stamina and can drag for minutes or even hours trying to land this strong species. They certainly don’t give up easily without a brutal fight and Razi manage to land a couple of Cobia. I manage to sample this great fish and at first I was a bit skeptical about the taste, thought it would be a fish with strong fishy smell but the truth is, it is very good taste and texture haha. I’ve seen reports that Cobia would go after Jigs and Sinking Lures thus making this a sought after species if you are heading to Jarak Island but be sure to work out a bit to boost your stamina 🙂

Another sought after species in Jarak Island would be GT’s or Giant Trevally. During this trip, I believe they did not manage to catch any GT’s through popping but they caught them via jigging. Juvenile GT’s is great fun when on light tackle, certainly GT’s lived up to its name as one of the best game fish in the angling world.