wdfish Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 Hi all, just reading a few messages from you lads and it reminded me of some advice to share. I was out on Port Hacking about 4 weeks ago???? can't remember, but anyway this really friendly bloke paddling along in a canoe / kayak sided up to my boat for a chat and a fishing report. He advised me that the Hacking was full of kings, but thery were pretty sneaky. He found the best result to be was he would find them just hanging around moored boats in Dolans Bay and teh other bays and just flicking really light sp's in underneath. His explanation of what happened next was hilarious, but basically he has been landing 60 to 80cm kingies on light gear in a canoe / kayak, but to do this he is mainly dragged by them around half of the hacking before they give up. He reckons the ride is better than the catch!!!!! hope this shares some insight into the evasive masked raider kings!!! By the way , I adopted his approach in a tinnie....no luck! cheers wd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy0884 Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 i spent half the day 2 weekends ago, flicking plastics at every moored boat in gymea bay and dolans bay with no luck, not a single hit... we got bored so went and got a feed of bream and flattys on lilli pilli sand flats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_lure Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 Hi all, just reading a few messages from you lads and it reminded me of some advice to share. I was out on Port Hacking about 4 weeks ago???? can't remember, but anyway this really friendly bloke paddling along in a canoe / kayak sided up to my boat for a chat and a fishing report. He advised me that the Hacking was full of kings, but thery were pretty sneaky. He found the best result to be was he would find them just hanging around moored boats in Dolans Bay and teh other bays and just flicking really light sp's in underneath. His explanation of what happened next was hilarious, but basically he has been landing 60 to 80cm kingies on light gear in a canoe / kayak, but to do this he is mainly dragged by them around half of the hacking before they give up. He reckons the ride is better than the catch!!!!! hope this shares some insight into the evasive masked raider kings!!! By the way , I adopted his approach in a tinnie....no luck! cheers wd hehehehe it certainly is fun getting pulled around by a kingie from the canoe,do you know the guys name? cheers Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay power Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 seen a school of kingies smashing bait fish deep in sth west arm a few days back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdfish Posted February 17, 2006 Author Share Posted February 17, 2006 no idea of his name, just a funny bloke... same with me though, have had 80cm kings swimming underneath boat having a good look and getting real close to a shad and then a sluggo , but then just turn away and swim to the bottom ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthefisherman Posted February 18, 2006 Share Posted February 18, 2006 I'll be out there tomorrow so maybe I'll get a crack at a couple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdfish Posted February 19, 2006 Author Share Posted February 19, 2006 Fished Port Hacking early morn Sat, at bottom of tide and slack water started to drift edge of weed beds on run in just off lilli pilli....shallow water, kings everywhere hammering baitfish, a mate and I flicked plastics, and lures, again they had a look at my mates but had plenty to eat !!! later on we motored up in to deep south west arm, same again water boiling with kings and baitfish, same approach, sluggo's everything....= nothing??? I am obviously doing something wrong!!! any advice out there??? cheers wd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_lure Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 Fished Port Hacking early morn Sat, at bottom of tide and slack water started to drift edge of weed beds on run in just off lilli pilli....shallow water, kings everywhere hammering baitfish, a mate and I flicked plastics, and lures, again they had a look at my mates but had plenty to eat !!! later on we motored up in to deep south west arm, same again water boiling with kings and baitfish, same approach, sluggo's everything....= nothing??? I am obviously doing something wrong!!! any advice out there??? cheers wd try small metals or 3" Bass Minnows. Should these also fail drop a live bait down, squid or yakkas have been working. If they are boiling up they should be tempted by smaller lures, but you never know... they are fussy fish at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RestoreMaz Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 I was in the hacking on saturday arvo, came across a 1 meter flathead on a small rod and reel combo, i pulled the line in by hand, but he choped the line with his teeth as he got to the side of the boat, bigest thing i have seen in there !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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