OscarMoore
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@wchh @masterfisho7 @Scratchie
Thanks guys, it did put up a great fight, but not as good as you would expect, probably because of its old age, but still fun on 6lb line!
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Tell me about your best silver trevally story in the harbour.
Down at Neutral Bay wharf one night (about half a year ago) I was using my light setup, with a small green luderic hook and a tiny piece of bread, then I noticed a bream looking fish swimming towards my bait, I was freaking out thinking it was big bream. After it inhaled my bait and I stuck it turned and I saw, a 64cm long silver trevally! Later released after some photos.
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@Despo4kingfish slap stix tend to work great for harbour and offshore kings, there are also multiple ways of working them, you can put a weighted jig head on them let it sink down to the bottom and jig it a couple time aggressively and then pause for a 5 second ish or you can go unweighted and just rip it across the surface
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Thanks for the feedback @big Neil and good luck with that king!
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Hi all!
Just going to be running through some of the gear I use for inshore kingfishing.
First off, my light setup.
My reel is a Shimano Stradic 1000, a new addition, spooled up with some lower end (cheaper) 6lb braid and I usually run 10lb mono leader. It is a great little reel with a good amount of drag, just enough to stop those rat kings!
This reel is paired up with an Atomic Arrowz Estuary 7 foot, with a 3-10lb line rating. This rod goes great with the reel, strong, light and it is stiff enough that I feel confident casting heavier lures on it without it breaking!
Now to finish off, my heavier setup.
My reel is a Daiwa AIRD X 4000, a friend had a couple of them so I would always give them a go, it is a great looking reel that performs great, is light and has a great drag system, I have it spooled up with 20lb powerpro braid and usually use 30 pound leader for it.
The rod I have this reel paired up with is a Shimano rod made for Fish Outta Water, I’m not entirely sure on the name, but I know that it is 9 foot long, and is rated to 8kg line, and is very good for casting, it is a great rod that isn’t used enough.
They are the rods, reels and line I use for kingfishing, just let me know if you would like to know about some lures I use and how to use them, and if this was useful to you.
Kind regards.
Oscar
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Thanks @DerekD, I will go ahead and change that then!
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@mrsswordfisherman nice, your first king is such a buzz, where and what are you getting them on?
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@Fish_More you certainly should some day.
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Yes he should defiantly up the leader size if he is getting bitten off by tailor, the biggest my friend got on 6lb braid was a 87cm king on his boat, and I have caught a nice 74cm king off land with similar gear, but unless your on a beach with no pylons around your odds are slim of landing them
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I tend to go very light while chasing kings, but I mostly target rats, I use 6lb braid with a 10lb leader, you certainly lose a few but the ones you get are well worth it!
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Thanks guys, I know it’s a long list but a friend owns a boat and rarely takes it out, I’m hoping for a good day on the water at long reef to get that snapper, and I recently caught my 20th king ever, so I would like to get to 35 by the end of 2019. Thanks! And good luck with your goals!
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- 45cm + red snapper
- 19 kingfish
- 5 legal kingfish
- beat my current record silver trevally in the harbour (65cm)
- 85cm + kingfish
- catch a jewfish!
- get into some more of the smaller tuna family eg. bonito, frigate mackerel, Mach tuna ect.
Oscar
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Nambucca Kingfish
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Just arrived in Nambucca this afternoon and had a look at the breakwall, looks good with lots of current. Just wondering if anyone knows of any kings being caught around there recently or Jews, I have my 60lb gear with along with some big stickbaits and slapstix. Where should I start?