flea Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 (edited) Just wondering what lures apart from jigs has everyone used succesfully for kings, trolling and spinning? Edited November 10, 2006 by flea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest danielinbyron Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 I like the look of wattos kingy lollies but have'nt tried them, except hookless as teasers.. Poppers I reckon are the most fun ..or big blades second ... just because you get to see them chase em up and smash them.. Kingy's will take just about anything if they're on the bite is my experience, we get them on skirts and minnows on the troll.. If i were fishing in say Pittwater I'd also like to have some small blades with me in case they're only feeding on white bait or something small and they're being fussy.. Just have to find them.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namesay Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Kings will hit anything but some lures are better than others. Like Daniel has noted they can be fixed on very small bait. THis normally happens when you can see them on the surface in early spring. Then you can get them on small metals and plastics but when it comes to kings the style of lure isn't all that important most of the time. It is the way they are used. The best thing is speed as they will instinctively have a shot at fleeing prey. Slow retrieves work with high action lures like soft plastics especially sluggos but they can be finicky. Better to crank them fast with a few pauses and wait for the hit. My kids love poppers as they can troll them behind the boat and give it a couple of twitches with the rod for added splash. Very visual and also productive.Cheers Kelvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flea Posted November 11, 2006 Author Share Posted November 11, 2006 Thanks for the advice fellas. But what are blades? Are these metal slices or more like the blades on traditional trout lures and spinnerbaits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest danielinbyron Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 no just metal slices, like raiders or knights or on ald butter knife handle with a treble on the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riders Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 My kids love poppers as they can troll them behind the boat and give it a couple of twitches with the rod for added splash. Very visual and also productive.Cheers Kelvin At what sort of speed are you trolling the poppers ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namesay Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 I troll my poppers at downrigging speed which is dead slow. The kids then twitch it from time to time to give it some action. I also use soft plastics like this. Cheers Kelvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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