inhlanzi Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 (edited) Gday Raiders Well here is a quick rundown of the day. I got a call from a good mate who asked if I would like to go and chase some kings out wide. Chances are we will bag out he said - yea right. Greeted by an amazing weather day we headed out out into the deep we got to the area and tossed out the jigs. Down down down they went the braid changing colour as it left the spools of the Saltigas. Then the franic wind and jerk begins - some have the rhythm and some don't - lets just say I have not yet achieved an optimum jigging style. At this point there was a bit of I wanna go first ... then the first hit and the Saltist buckled and the game was on for the young and strong and the old and buggered!!! The next two hours saw numerous passes over the mark and more and more hookups. The Kings ranged from 60 something to over a meter. The Kings were interspersed with nice fat bonnies. The chance to be on the jig rod was now not such an issue and there were "would you like to have a go mate?" followed by "no mate your right!!! The water temp was about 16-17.5 range and the water colour was nice and blue. I saw big strong men put the rod down yesterday to have a breather. There a are a lot of good blisters on the hands of the jiggers this morning. I now know why those Japanese fellows on the TV fishing shows wear gloves. It reached a point where we would "share the jig" you hook him and I will pull them in. At this point the obligatory spew took place. Hanging over the side and eyeballing a mollyhawk him thinking yummo human burley - all part of fishing in the deep!!!. Anyway recovered soon enough with all the action going on. In the end we kept about 18 Kings and four bonnies. I reckon we caught well over 20 for the morning. We then continued with a much less energetic bottom bash for reds. The weater jut got better and better. Got one keeper reddie as well as blue morwong, pike, flattie, sgt bakers, and of course the ^%$@ leatheries. Pulled the pin at 3 and went home. If you have not had a go at jigging Kings make an effort to do so it is a fantastic way of fishing. For obvious reasons I can't divulge the location but I can say this if you know how to use a sounder and you know where good structure is get you jigging gear ready and go and have go. Cheers inhlanzi Edited August 15, 2007 by inhlanzi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfish Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 nice fish mate! did you get it jigging? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtosea Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Healthy looking King there Mike, well done! What did it measure? And yeah how did you get it? Kamil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Dan Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 god dam cracker, well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damariboyz Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Nice fish mate well done. Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Nice King, bring on the report penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deschanel Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Nice Fish! How wide were you and do you know the water temp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcfusher Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Wow Great fish. Anymore? Mcfusher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankp Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Very nice fish there mike. Looking forward to the report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thereddragon Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 top chatch, bring em on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingsRule Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Great fish Something about kingys in winter is plain special Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveD Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Lovely little fishy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abiasin Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 man that is a top notch kingy there mate, well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolongeramember Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Thats a nice size king there mate I assume you were on a reef somewhere outside?? What bait/lure did you get him on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveD Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Just took a second look at the pic. I noticed the pelicans. Imagine how much you were teasing them with that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewgaffer Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Gday Raiders Can't seem to catch anything decent in the good old Hawkesberry at the moment so went out wide and got stuck into the kings. Forgotten just what a magnificent fish these are. Bit buggered after a long day so will add to the post later...tomorrow enjoy Cheers inhlanzi Mike, great to see you getting into some nice kingfish in between your jewies mate jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR@ZY OS@M@ Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 well done on the king mate,what bait and where etc, im sure us raiders are keen to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gretsch Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Now I am all jealous and pissed off.... I miss the Kings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 (edited) Well done mate, she looks a good size......how did it fight in this cold water, I have found the kings to fight considerably less in winter. Great catch mate.... Edited August 15, 2007 by netic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorado 2 Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 yep I agree I have always been a tad dissapointed with kings in winter they seem to be without energy and are not much fun. The cold has a great effect on them for sure Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gretsch Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Well done mate, she looks a good size......how did it find in this cold water, I have found the kings to fight considerably less in winter. Great catch mate.... Yes Netic, we noticed that also. We hooked a 65cm King whilst chasing Flatties on plastics in the Harbour and although it gave a reasonable tussle, it was nothing compared to the argument you get from them in the summer. It was also fat and stayed more moist when I cooked it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanger Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 If you have not had a go at jigging Kings make an effort to do so it is a fantastic way of fishing. For obvious reasons I can't divulge the location but I can say this if you know how to use a sounder and you know where good structure is get you jigging gear ready and go and have go. Cheers inhlanzi Yes well i have had a go at jigging..... well more than just a couple but the "kings" part of this jigging you speak of still eludes me damn it We have tried many of these un divulgeable locations with a good sounder and are still yet to crack it for a king!!!! but at least i have managed a fish.... all be it only of the leather variety!!!! Congrats on a nice day on the water for all inhlanzi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolan Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 He he, I know where you were judging by the pics! Dont worry your secret is safe with me. Hehehehe, so do I If you just wouldn't mind telling me so I can confirm with you, that I actually knew what you already knew because you were actually out there Top session, I love reports that go like that Cheers, Stumpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skunga Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Winter Kings - love it! Good effort. It's these reports that just make me ache for a fish.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark84 Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 good stuff good to see some more winter kings and a very nice size at that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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