BlueEyedDevil

Good panful there, well done. BlueEye

Headed out from Rowlands reserve this morning around 6am. Tried off Portuguese, Mackerel, West Head, Lion Island etc and bugger all except small pickers. No bird activity or anything. Saving grace was it was nice and flat, the sun was out and it was a nice day so it was just nice to be on the best waterway in the world Only problem I had was smacking my prop into a rock so that needs replacing grrr. Oh well better luck next time I guess.

Hi Ken, No I was in a white Searay 18ft with a distinct black bimini folded up (when it wasnt spitting rain that is). I am off out tomorrow morning but from Rowlands reserve this time and maybe pop up to Portuguese and see if there are any of the mighty kings around there. Any ideas when these fish disappear ie: is there a time of year where you wont catch these inside? Cheers Steve (AKA BlueEye)

"Some of them are big buggers". Good stuff because now I have had a taste of catching one I cant wait to hook up again. Out next week for sure.

My first post on this great forum. Went out last Friday (I know late report) to an old fishing haunt of mine. I used to fish this area some 15 yrs back and have just returned from a long stint in Perth. Got myself a nice little boat and off I went. I forgot how dark it was at 5.00am especially with no moon. Trying to find my spot which I find due to a certain shaped rock was almost impossible in pitch black but I got close (as I found when I could see). Very quiet for the first hour, I think I was awake before the fish. Reeling in a bait I got hit by a nice Tailor which was around the 3.5 - 4lb mark. After a lot of taking little reds off my hook I almost gave up then decided to try around the corner when I spotted a bit of gull and tern activity. During the week I had bought a river2sea searock 7 lure on recommendation from this site. Second cast near the birds and bang, I was onto my first Kingfish. Geez these things are amazingly powerful fish and it took me around 20 mins to get it in on 4kg gear. Just as it looked beat it would go again, deep and around the boat. I was starting to think I might lose it. Anyway I told a friend of my old mans who is an old fisho and he wouldnt believe I caught a Kingy near Cottage Point. Anyone else here hooked em there? Oh the fish was 8lb and a solid bugger.