namesay Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 This week has been busy as usual but since it is school hols I got my two boys out for a fish. We went out this arvo after work for a quick fish in the harbour. THe wind was a pain but my oldest who is 6 was keen to try out his new fishing rod . I got him a short stroker with a shimano tekota with 30lb braid. This rod was made just for him as it is a REALLY short short stroker. Tried to catch squid but only managed one after an hour worth of casting. THe day was getting away from us so we went to downrig for kingies in middle harbour...away from all the blasted wind!! . Up stream of the spit bridge and got the only squid we caught out on the downrigger. Had another rod with a sluggo also on the a downrigger just in case. About 10 minutes later the squid takes off. The drag was screaming out line at an alarming rate on my son's new rod. Had the drag set at 5-6kg!!!. After a good fight, the kid lands a good king ( with a little help from dad ) . Weighed it at 7 kg's on my spring scales. Continued to troll the sluggo to the boat ramp and got another screaming run and another kingie. This was smaller and was only 65 cm. THe kid was as excited as anything. Couldn't shut him up about his fish. Another good day fishing! Cheers Kelvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingsRule Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 Good on the little man! What a great fish. great to hear some kingfish action. (just out of interest what colour sluggo were you downrigging?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domza Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 wooooooooohoooooooooooo KINGIES!! I will Definantly be out next week targeting them! waited all year for this report Have u got any pics of the beasts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namesay Posted October 13, 2006 Author Share Posted October 13, 2006 The sluggo was that funny greeny fluoro colour. I normally use white but they have been hard to get. Best to troll them REALLY far back from the boat. Yes I have lotsa pictures but can't downsize them. Tried everything and have given up. On wednesday I played baby sitter and took another kid out. She was 11 and never caught a fish before but we got her a kingie and she still can't sleep!!! It's a great feeling to take kids out and see them land a good fish. cheers Kelvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
femalefisho Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 Thats a cracker first King for the little fella!!! Shame about the pics. Good luck with your next outing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sea Jay Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 Great news mate to hear that the kings are starting to show up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IFishSick. Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Beauty, 7kg what a great fish. Nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 7kg pic please. email em to me and ill post em for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namesay Posted October 14, 2006 Author Share Posted October 14, 2006 Finally resized the photos. Thanks for everyone who helped me figure this out! I am compeltely computer illiterate!! Anyway the first fish is 65 and the second fish is 7kg. My son who is holding it is 120 cm. He is legal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Sensational Kings Your young bloke looks like he is very pleased with hi efforts Cheers Stewy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 good on ya mate thats a top top effort. beautiful looking fish those kings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rzep Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Looks as though you worked it out Kelvin, 2 nice kingy's there mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabz Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 nice pair of kingies where bouts did u catch it more towards the spit bridge? or past it next ti all the mored boats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR@ZY OS@M@ Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 nice kings there mate well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riceball Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Gee... that's a good harbour king!! Well done mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namesay Posted October 14, 2006 Author Share Posted October 14, 2006 Since the pros have been kicked out of Syd Harbour, the fishing has been as good as I have ever seen. The kings in particular are coming back. I have been getting good kings almost every time we go out. Even in July/August. There are resident fish in parts of the harbour and in middle harbour. THey are pretty educated as you can imagine. I have seen a few real monster hoods cruising around and refusing everything you chuck at them. Normally they swim in pairs and I would guess they are in the 15-25kg range. They are curious and follow up hooked fish and then disappear. We got these two fish yesterday around the moorings around Seaforth. You just have to hunt them down and downrigging is a great way to cover a lot of water! You should try all the drop offs, points, entrance to bays and edges of weed. If you find a bait ball be wary as lately there can be a lot tailer or jackets and they destroy your hard won squid. Cheers Kelvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sea Jay Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Well done mate that is an absolute cracker of a fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R_Zee Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 nice king... i have been trying to get one of these hoodlums in middle harbour... for 2 years now the biggest king i've got inside is 4kgs great effort! congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namesay Posted October 14, 2006 Author Share Posted October 14, 2006 Thanks Rzee. There are a lot of rats in the harbour especially in the coming months. They can be real fun or a real pain depending on what you are after. I try to go for the bigger fish and that means bigger baits set deep. Works for me. cheers Kelvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njsconst Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 (edited) Nice kingies. What more can I say..... I 'm Jealous! Once again I've been out fished by a 6yr old. Edited October 14, 2006 by njsconst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big-Banana Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Ive got Kingy fever too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flattieman Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Ive got Kingy fever too! What a great catch! Well done on the two fine specimens. Flattieman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrykrocker Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 fifteen to twentyfive kilo kingies in sydney harbour? that would be something else! well done namesay, you seem to way a way with kings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeyepete Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Top Kingie, Looks like i have to invest in a down-rigger. Could you quickly explain the rig, depth and speed you troll livies at, is it close to the bottom or mid water? Jealous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Well done great pair of Kings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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