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On 14/01/2017 at 11:20 PM, JonD said:
I will se what I can find out as my daughter is about to help collecting kingfish frames for a friend from Tasmania Uni. I would imagine it's not going to be an easy check without the right equiptmeant though. I believe around October in NZ is their breeding time and those fish have bellies that look like they are about to pop, they are also much bigger fish too.
I believe our local co-op at Bermagui had kingfish from the Gascoin seamounts which were big fish like the New Zealand fish. Unfortunatly that seamount is over 500km off the NSW coast.
Jon
If there was a easy way to tell, it would be another great way anglers can choose to release these fish to help our local populations.
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On 28/12/2016 at 11:14 AM, macca02 said:
For livebaiting kings landbased - personally i think mono is much better due to its abrasion resistance, the advantages braid has over mono just aren't really needed in this type of fishing IMO.
This type of fishing is generally the only time i use mono + overhead reel. Majority of my fishing is done with spin reels and braid.
If i were casting lures i'd be using braid as that's where its advantages come in handy (casting, sensitivity).I agree with this thinking. Way too many times you get busted off easily on braid. I will now be trying my luck using mono and lighter drag landbased to see if the odds improve. p.s I run 80lb braid, 100lb FC leader and about 12kg of drag and it still doesn't stop them
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I have the gomoku black Rod running 40lb and think it's great for the average king. However, have been smoked too many times for my liking by bigger kings so I only fish heavy gear until I land that hoodlum this season
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On 02/01/2017 at 10:14 AM, JonD said:
I've only caught a handful of kings with roe over about 10 years down here on the south coast, these have been bigger fish around the 1m (small by NZ standards). I believe October in NZ is prime time for big fat well conditioned spawning kings, difference is they release those big fish where here we let very few fish go so mainly have small ones. Big kings did used to roam around my area but those days have long gone.
Ive seen and caught kings the size of yakka down here on the south coast, these have been in huge schools with all fish seeming to be around the same size. These big schools were close to shore and only seen once, which doesn't count for much as you can't be under the water everywhere looking out for them!!
A great place to find info on fish research is the http://frdc.com.au/Pages/home.aspx there has been work done on kings, not sure if it's completed yet though.
Jon
Thanks for the info Jon. Do you actually know if you can tell if larger fish have roe without killing it?
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On 01/01/2017 at 2:12 PM, bombora said:
What we do know from recent tagging efforts is that it seems many but not all Sydney's big kings move between inshore and harbour waters and the deeper offshore reefs throughout any year. Many of these big kings don't appear to move up or down the coast as much as shifting between deep and shallower water in the general Sydney area. The recapture rate of these big tagged kings is quite high. So it might be that we have a limited pool of big kings in Sydney. We now tag and release all our kings of around a metre and above.
That's some good info bombora. Thanks. Also plan to release the big kings over a metre but haven't had much luck finding them this season so far. Been catching heaps of rats though.
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In an effort to understand kingfish better to get to know their habits to target them, been trying to research where kingfish go to spawn? Does anyone know if they spawn in Sydney harbour? There isn't much info on the internet about this. Also, which way do they travel in spring, summer and autumn, up or down the east coast of oz? Curious to hear other people's thoughts and experiences.
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Nice work with the video, must have had some nice calamari rings from rhat
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That's a great read saltandglass, getting me pumped up to go out and give another crack at it
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Yep, already thinking about what to try on the next trip out, sounds like you had some fun in the harbour fisherman6784. Cant wait till the long weekend
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Always great to get a kingy. Keeps the addiction at bay until next weekend.
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Our plan was to get some livies and squid to head out to the peak. Squid was hard to come by but we ended up with 2 large calamari and a live bait tank of yakkas. Headed out past the heads and boy it was choppy. By now it was about 8. Once at the peak, we jigged and dropped our livies down without a touch before and after the tide change at 10. Didnt look like any other boats were catching anything either. We pulled the plug at 10.30 and headed to the annie miller for a few drifts. Nothing either.
Next plan was to hit up old mans hat and sow and pigs, big fat donut. At least we kept the squid for a feed. Anyone else have any luck on the kingies today?
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It's these hot bites that give us hope to keep coming back. Great read. The action off the rocks seems to be slowing here in sydney
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Nice, more will come. When I got my first king over the metre, 2 more followed that same season. All were off the rocks
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Would love to also crack the legal size this season. Cracker of a fish
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Thanks for sharing. It's convinces me to try jigging in shallow water and landbased next time to mix it up a bit
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Nice work! I'm still trying to land my first legal kingie for this season. Will try the xrap next time too
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Cracker of a snapper!
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Looks like a few keen future fishos! Nice catch
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Nice fish there. You guys are hitting the right spots so your effort will pay off.
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Nice catch and looked like great fun!
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Well done, sounds like alot of fun
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Hi All
Wondering if anyone can recommend any brand of gang hooks they have used that are larger than 6/0 in size. Looking for something in the 7/0 or 8/0 size. I have used the gamakatsu gangsters 5/0 and mustad 5/0 and the gamakatsu open too easily and the mustad dont move freely enough. Also, I prefer not to have to put a swivel between the hooks.
Cheers, Nitro
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That is a report of a lifetime. Was reading that on the way in to work and it will surely inspire more people to try out yak fishing! I almost fell off my seat on the train reading that report....awesome. Thanks for sharing and congrats on such a fine effort and spectacular fish.....did you go buy a lotto ticket too afterwards?
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I have also had heaps of rats from the rocks as well not leaving much chance for the hoodies to have a go.
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Hi Jon, what speed do you troll those xraps at to get the swimming action?