Owen Douglas

Need help with spots to get Slimies off Botany Bay, any wrecks to try for them?

tried for awhile around crookhaven heads and got none, used a range of sizes and colours

Just on the inside near heads

How many fish did you guys land? Heard its been really easy fish at browns as of late!

We started off on Friday night gathering only three squid. We slept on the boat at a public mooring and got up at 3:45. We headed towards our squiding grounds and got 25 squid in a few drifts. We then headed towards some of our kingie spots and at the first spot we marked a schoolof big kings. I got first drop and chucked down a live squid. After trolling it for about 30 seconds it got taken. On 6.5kg of drag and 60lb leader it was pulling drag very quickly. I tightened up but a bit too late and it got me in the structure. Next drop was my mates, down went the live squid and even more drag. The squid was down there for about 45 seconds and boom, on. The fish only manged to pull a couple clicks of drag and ended up measuring 80cm. Then I landed a 71cm and we continued to land many kings throughout the morning. We got done a couple times by what we are calling metre kings due to people around us landing some over a metre. Lesson learnt is to go more drag, heavier leader if fish aren't line shy and hold on. All fish were realesed and the ones over 70 were tagged and sent back. Good to see the bigger ones coming back over a winter full of rats and the odd big one.

Plenty around the inside if you know where to look!

Kingies never left mate!

6lb main and 6lb leader for one, then 30lb main and 20lb leader for other. Fight hard on the light but on the heavy they get dragged!

Yeah mate, although they're are coming back around now.

Got this 65cm bonito on a Halco Outcast 20g near the Harbour Bridge in Sydney Harbour a few months ago.

Caught this 110cm Grey Mackeral jigging whole squid.

Got this 65cm bonito on a Halco Outcast 20g near the Harbour Bridge in Sydney Harbour.

yeah mate

ill tell you where for $$ 😂

@James Clain Catch all my own squid and cuttles, use them live because thats what works the best.

Been getting a few Kings in the harbour over the last couple weeks. Live squid has been what most have eaten and fresh squid strips. Video on my channel about a days worth of kings. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6kXbz0_RdjDdDl48GOPwgg?

You im heading out on it every weekend and I will hopefully be filming some more videos with a working minn kota!

I have a 40 on the back but i reckon you could put a 60 on there for sure.

Hey, Raiders! I've made a video on my boat a couple of days ago and if anyone is looking into getting a quintrex or side console I'd give it a watch. Cheers, Owen

I have a 420 Renegade S.C. with a 40hp Mercury. I love it! I have been offshore around Sydney and it handles it really well. I had a 420 Hornet in Broome W.A. and that handled going up to 2nm off but definitly doens't handle it offshore aswell as the Renegade handles it. Hope that helps. Regards, Owen