mark_s Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 (edited) I haven’t been out much this summer, been distracted by a whole load of things so I hadn’t full-filled my aim of nabbing my first Sydney king over summer. I decided to have one last shot at it yesterday. I fished gentlemens hours yesterday so I didn’t get to the bait grounds until 8ish. I found no yakkas and the few pike around couldn’t be enticed onto my hook. I moved to another area closer to the heads to try and again for yakkas. I managed to get a couple but whilst there a massive school of fish passed by. The water was black with them and they get jumping clear of the water. I think they were mullet on their spawning run. I couldn’t tempt them with a bait but I noticed a guy on shore trying to jag them – he managed to gut jag three big specimens. Is jagging allowed? Anyway, whilst there I noticed a school of garies go past so I decided to put a yakka down and see what happened. The answer is nothing and as Moly point was so busy I decided to head a little further around near one of the headlands. Anchored up on a nice drop off and put the livie out on the king rod and drifted baits on my bream rod. I had anchored in bad spot and I was copping a bit of a battering from the swell so I decided to go. Of course the anchor was stuck then and it took me about 0.5 an hour to get it free. At this stage I had been fishing for about 3 hours and had a couple of yakkas to show for it. I headed back into the bay and saw that Moly point was much quieter now. I anchored up and put a livie out again. I also put out a peeled prawn on my bream rod and floated it down the burly trail. Whilst sitting there I noticed that there was the occasional fish jumping right up again the container wall (Mullet again I think) and I was contemplating how to try and catch one when my bream rod (which was in free spool right then) went for a short run. It was pretty unexciting and I was thinking trevally, so I grabbed the line with my hand to see if the fish still had hold of the bait. After feeling the weight at the other end I sprung into action. So did the fish. My bream rod has 6kgs line and a crappy little reel. It was bent almost in half and it was impossible to turn the reel even though the drag was set pretty low). The fish made a run for the wall but I managed to steer him back, so then he went towards bare island and then back again. I have no idea how long the fight went on for but the fish had many runs before I got him to the surface. The rod and reel kept feeling like they were about to give but they hung in there. At first sighting I called it for a sting ray, which was a stupid call as it looked nothing like a ray but the fish took off again quickly when he saw the boat. At the second sighting I knew it was a king and for the first time I got really excited. He made one last run for the wall before I got him to the surface and this time I was able to net him. 64cms of King fish in the boat, my first Sydney King. I was extremely pumped and was sitting there basking in my own glory when the Waterways came over for a safety gear check. I am still smiling now – pics to be posted tonight. Me 1 Kings 0 Edited May 1, 2006 by mark_s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan A Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 I haven’t been out much this summer, been distracted by a whole load of things so I hadn’t full-filled my aim of nabbing my first Sydney king over summer. I decided to have one last shot at it yesterday. I fished gentlemens hours yesterday so I didn’t get to the bait grounds until 8ish. I found no yakkas and the few pike around couldn’t be enticed onto my hook. I moved to another area closer to the heads to try and again for yakkas. I managed to get a couple but whilst there a massive school of fish passed by. The water was black with them and they get jumping clear of the water. I think they were mullet on their spawning run. I couldn’t tempt them with a bait but I noticed a guy on shore trying to jag them – he managed to gut jag three big specimens. Is jagging allowed? Anyway, whilst there I noticed a school of garies go past so I decided to put a yakka down and see what happened. The answer is nothing and as Moly point was so busy I decided to head a little further around near one of the headlands. Anchored up on a nice drop off and put the livie out on the king rod and drifted baits on my bream rod. I had anchored in bad spot and I was copping a bit of a battering from the swell so I decided to go. Of course the anchor was stuck then and it took me about 0.5 an hour to get it free. At this stage I had been fishing for about 3 hours and had a couple of yakkas to show for it. I headed back into the bay and saw that Moly point was much quieter now. I anchored up and put a livie out again. I also put out a peeled prawn on my bream and floated it down the burly trail. Whilst sitting there I noticed that there was the occasional fish jumping right up again the container wall (Mullet again I think) and I was contemplating how to try and catch one when my bream rod (which was in free spool right then) went for a short run. It was pretty unexciting and I was thinking trevally, so I grabbed the line with my hand to see if the fish still had hold of the bait. After feeling the weight at the other end I sprung into action. So did the fish. My bream rod has 6kgs line and a crappy little reel. It was bent almost in half and it was impossible to turn the reel even though the drag was set pretty low). The fish made a run for the wall but I managed to steer him back, so then he went towards bare island and then back again. I have no idea how long the fight went on for but the fish had many runs before I got him to the surface. The rod and reel kept feeling like they were about to give but they hung in there. At first sighting I called it for a sting ray, which was a stupid call as it looked nothing like a ray but the fish took off again quickly when he saw the boat. At the second sighting I knew it was a king and for the first time I got really excited. He made one last run for the wall before I got him to the surface and this time I was able to net him. 64cms of King fish in the boat, my first Sydney King. I was extremely pumped and was sitting there basking in my own glory when the Waterways came over for a safety gear check. I am still smiling now – pics to be posted tonight. Me 1 Kings 0 Good stuff, the Kings go pretty hard, always good to crack your first. With regard to jagging, it is illegal..below from DPI website. Line fishing No more than 4 rods or lines to be used or set by any one person at any one time. No more than 3 hooks or 3 gangs of hooks attached per line.(A gang of hooks should have no more than 5 hooks.) One line may have 6 single hooks with lure attached to be used by the method of hand jigging only. No more than 3 treble hooks attached to a lure. Jagging is illegal (hooking, or attempting to hook, fish other than through the mouth). Drift lines are banned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flattieman Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 Well done, mark_s! On a bream rod as well!!! Yes, as Dan pointed out, jagging is illegal. Yes, the mullet are running up the coast. I was on North Entrance Beach (Cental Coast) not too long ago and a beachfisherman said that he had "spun-up" the five or six big mullet he was bleeding with accomplices. Anither guy around there said that he had jagged them. Flattieman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pk-fishn Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 stupid question i know !! but what exactly is jagging?? cheers pk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy0884 Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 stupid question i know !! butwhat exactly is jagging?? cheers pk intentionally foul hooking a fish, or, spearing it with a fishing hook. Rather than the fish approaching a bait and eating it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TunOFun Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 Well done on your first kingy Mark, hope you get plenty more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozeash Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 Well done Mark. It's a great feeling to hook your first king, isn't it? Heard so much about it from the guys in this forum that I'm dying to get out and catch a king... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_s Posted May 1, 2006 Author Share Posted May 1, 2006 Chris I thought they might have been salmon at first and while I didn't get a good look they were jumping like mullet and they looked like mullet from a distance. Happy to be corrected if anyone has a positive ID? Here is the pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_steve Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 WELL DONE MATE, top effort, i still CLEARLY remember my 1st kingy ohhh she was GREAT she went SOOO HARD gotta say best 10mins ive had in a long time, ahhh yea im sure they would of been sambos, plce is alive with them ATM, never the less well done cheers steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Knot Posted May 1, 2006 Share Posted May 1, 2006 Mark_s. - I have had a few of those "been fishin for hours and only got Yakkas days". It nice when the fishing gods smile down and reward you with a kingy. Good onya John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insolent Posted May 2, 2006 Share Posted May 2, 2006 Nice fish, excellent work on the light gear. Cheers Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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