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mate the way the weather predictions are reading it looks like the misses will finally get some quality weekend time

saltiga sacrifice is my favourite jig but it's abit heavy on the pocket. river to sea has proven to work very well. i caught many kings on williamsons and sure catch as well plenty of sauries and pillies in the fish's belly so i'd go with a jig with blue in it. one hook up the top.. Kelvin uses Mustad (shorter rig) , i prefer saltiga (longer rig) and i wont get into the theories behind either option .. 7/0 and over as the hooks pull on the big fish especially with the heavy drags we fish. Tony

There is no secret to where these kings are. i jigged off sydney this weekend. people stick to the peak and 12 mile... there are millions and millions of reefs out there. little pinnacles everywhere which can all hold fish... depending on their moods. do alot of sounding around, until you find what looks like kings... then you have a drop. you can have a look at Kelvin's furuno, it's (just the way he likes it) full of kings.. we got our bag in a couple of hours. all you need is: 1- a reliable sounder 2- good judgment of the current 3- good gear (solid rod and reel, 50lb+ braid, 80lb min leader) 4- some stamina to keep going I prefer fishing off sydney as i live near a boat ramp, but i always mix it up. i also jig off JB, pittwater, terrigal, stanwell tops etc... Best fishing i think is JB but Sydney is currently my number one spot. i agree that the biggest fish are caught close to the bottom, with little action.. my number one tip would be not to jig too fast, you have a better chance jigging all day so keep your jig in the water. Tony

Fellow Raiders.. have been perfecting this jigging business over the last 6 months.. now that the water is nice and cold i have been getting "many many kingfish" like our japanese friends say. got my bag limit on saturday with my friends Nasser (10 kings) and a sampson and 1 travelly , got my bag limit on sunday with Kelvin and his kids (20 kings) and a bonito and im hoping the colder months will be holding some bigger and better fish. Tony

im flying to queensland for business on friday morning and will be back saturday midday... i could stay up there and fish but i'd rather come back here and jig!! 445F, i have had success yes, Kelvin reckons its my jig colour but i think it's all that jigging yoga im doing every morning that and dropping every drop, jiggin non stop! all day!

mate i'd rather fishing off sydney any day Tony

"We are seriously thinking about going to 15 and 20kg of drag. The only problem is how do you stay on your feet? CHeers Kelvin" interesting to say... just to give an idea to whoever doesnt do much jigging, when you hook up a 1m+ fish (of which i got 3 last week ) you have to hang on to the rod, considering you have been jigging for 3-4 hours (we jig all day, every drop, non stop) your muscles will fail you... When you hook up, you will seriously think the rod is going to take off, with heavy drags, we are fishing 20kg all the way to the jig, you can easily get pulled into the water by these brutes if you're not alert.. you have many things on your mind, first is to stop the fish, then putting the rod in the gimble, the thoughts of doubting your knots with every headshake. Then your feet start shaking, your arms acke more and more, you get the fish to mid water and you release the drag and off it goes... music to the ears!! to me it is the most exciting way to catch kings, i got 9 in 2 sessions last week, smallest fish is in mid eighties. that fish in the pic is my pb so far and i got done by a much bigger fish just before i landed it. Kelvin motivates me when we go alone, and in the last 3 months, 1-2 trips a week (at least 15 jigging trips) i have become much fitter and i enjoy it more and more.. i can feel the 20kg mark getting closer... stay posted Tony

it is a stella.. not many other reels can do the job

thats pretty cute Oz! cant wait to have some of my own

thanks dude... im eager to find out

g'day mate, so it was you! Kelvin and I went pass you and said g'day... man did you look shitty... sorry to hear that again.. we got a few fish biggest one just shy of 90cm, went 12lb... fattest kingy i've seen in a while Tony

Hi there, may i ask which eggbeater? and what class line? rod ? ect...

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thats the mother of all Jews!!! solid fish

well done guys!! i heard about the post so i couldnt wait to get home to check it out! fantastic work!!!

of course! Fishraider!!! im sure Stewy will give us a detailed presentation soon

good stuff guys

thats the way fishing should be mate!! good work!

thats sport fisher.... must be an auto edit for some reason.. next time i'll know who's who and we'll have a big party see you out there tomorrow who ever's fishing! tony

good stuff Dave! i feel like i missed out today! bloody work

well done boys... good work! i finally got my GPS/ Plotter all connected and working. it looks like you'll have to make some room at the FAD for me next week Tony

on ya big Steve!! good to see you got amongst em! Tony

did any1 say jewfi.. SHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

thanks for the info champ

more pics?? man that looks massive