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[Jigholio]

Hey Guys,

I've bagged a few nice kingis the last couple of days, using the 'rigger with....slimy macks. Slimies are en masse around the heads & in lesser numbers thru Nth Harbour, the kings are gorging themselves silly on these jellybeans. the pic shows stomach contents of one just legal rat, the one I kept from yesterday was the same. So for the crew of Furball calamari is reserved for the table until further notice. PS Mods this is my submission for photo of the year better than any Sunshine Coast Mahi....not!

[spongy]

Hey Guys,

I've bagged a few nice kingis the last couple of days, using the 'rigger with....slimy macks. Slimies are en masse around the heads & in lesser numbers thru Nth Harbour, the kings are gorging themselves silly on these jellybeans. the pic shows stomach contents of one just legal rat, the one I kept from yesterday was the same. So for the crew of Furball calamari is reserved for the table until further notice. PS Mods this is my submission for photo of the year better than any Sunshine Coast Mahi....not!

Hi,

Thanks for your tip.

how are you catching these slimies? same way you catch yakkas (ie burley hard with bread). Also where exactly are these slimies?

Jeff

[andrew399]

yeah id be interested in knowing how to catch the slimies as well... if ud drop a location thatd also be tops!!

thanks for the tip though mate, great stuff!

[netic]

Guys, the colours are holding heaps of slimies....

Also the slimies are schooling up at the heads....use sabikis for them

[andrew399]

thanks for that netic!

[Steve07]

Good to see lots of baitfish around,couldn't imagine any kingy passing up a live slimey being put in front

of lts nose,great work on passing on some info too.

well done!

steve

[abiasin]

there is definately heaps of slimies in the harbour as mentioned, we downrigged squid last weekend for no touches at all and totally overlooked the slimes, in hind singht a big mistake. we caught about 20 or so in a matter of 20mins. we couldnt get a jig, sluggo or bait down without it getting smashed by 30cm slimies.

[PPSGT]

Slimies are easy to catch -

Either use the bait jigs, 5g-15g metal lures or unweighted bait.

The best bait and berley for slimies is slimies - they seem to love eating themselves

So after i catch one i cut it up for bait or stick it in the muncher to keep them around on the surface.

Just watch you unattended roads if you hook a big slimey on your bait catch rod with the drag tight,

they are quite capable of snapping light rods - they pull hard for the size.

Info on Slimies....

The blue mackerel, Japanese mackerel, Pacific mackerel, slimy mackerel, or spotted chub mackerel, Scomber australasicus, a fish of the genus Scomber, is found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Pacific ocean, the Red Sea, and the Gulf of Oman and the Gulf of Aden, in surface waters down to 200 m (656 ft). Its length is between 30 and 55 cm (12 and 20 in), and weight over a kg (2.2 lbs).

The blue mackerel has a slim streamlined body with a pointed snout and large eyes, and is one of the smallest members of the tuna/mackerel family. The first dorsal fin is triangular, the second much lower followed by serrated finlets to the deeply forked tail. There are lateral thickening keels on each side of the caudal peduncle and the body is fully scaled. There is a single row of sharp teeth in each jaw, the ones in the lower being larger.

The blue-black back has narrow oblique lines which zigzag and undulate, and the belly is pearly white and marked with thin, wavy broken lines.

There is a swim bladder present. The blue mackerel feeds upon copepods and other crustaceans, squid, and small fish.

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Theres quite a few raiders posts on slimies so have search & a read - the good thing about catching slimies

is they are always hungry and suicidal - they do take a lot of water flow to keep alive though in the bait

tank compared to yakkas

Jason

[plankton]

Thanks for the tip. Although I think water temp has dropped in recent days and they have turned off for the moment. We had a go at em yesterday late afternoon - prime time. Threw everything we had at em and scored none. The water is warmer further up the estuaries and this is where we sore a couple of schools of em reaking havic.

Edited December 21, 2007 by plankton

[spongy]

Slimies are easy to catch -

Either use the bait jigs, 5g-15g metal lures or unweighted bait.

The best bait and berley for slimies is slimies - they seem to love eating themselves

So after i catch one i cut it up for bait or stick it in the muncher to keep them around on the surface.

Just watch you unattended roads if you hook a big slimey on your bait catch rod with the drag tight,

they are quite capable of snapping light rods - they pull hard for the size.

Info on Slimies....

The blue mackerel, Japanese mackerel, Pacific mackerel, slimy mackerel, or spotted chub mackerel, Scomber australasicus, a fish of the genus Scomber, is found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Pacific ocean, the Red Sea, and the Gulf of Oman and the Gulf of Aden, in surface waters down to 200 m (656 ft). Its length is between 30 and 55 cm (12 and 20 in), and weight over a kg (2.2 lbs).

The blue mackerel has a slim streamlined body with a pointed snout and large eyes, and is one of the smallest members of the tuna/mackerel family. The first dorsal fin is triangular, the second much lower followed by serrated finlets to the deeply forked tail. There are lateral thickening keels on each side of the caudal peduncle and the body is fully scaled. There is a single row of sharp teeth in each jaw, the ones in the lower being larger.

The blue-black back has narrow oblique lines which zigzag and undulate, and the belly is pearly white and marked with thin, wavy broken lines.

There is a swim bladder present. The blue mackerel feeds upon copepods and other crustaceans, squid, and small fish.

200px_Scaus_u0.bmp

Theres quite a few raiders posts on slimies so have search & a read - the good thing about catching slimies

is they are always hungry and suicidal - they do take a lot of water flow to keep alive though in the bait

tank compared to yakkas

Jason

We were out yesterday around the markers at Middle head and saw a school of them pass under us, we ended up with 3 only all around 35cm (also a single 35cm Trevally)

Im thinking you would need ones around 15cm to be used as livies for kingies, correct? I can't imagine the standard kingie would go for a 35cm slimey.

Spongy

[Brian]

Hi Guys

I've been out of the loop for a while but, I always remember slimies schooled up around sow & pigs. Often you'd be catching yakkas and get a few aswell. The next best live fishbait I have had success for on Sydney Kings is the humble little garfish, they never miss.

Cheers,

Brian P.

[Jigholio]

Thanks for the tip. Although I think water temp has dropped in recent days and they have turned off for the moment. We had a go at em yesterday late afternoon - prime time. Threw everything we had at em and scored none. The water is warmer further up the estuaries and this is where we sore a couple of schools of em reaking havic.

Plankton I beg to differ: check my latest thread in fishing reports ! BTW the weapon of choice was a 25gm gillies slug. dead ringer for a whitebait.

Im thinking you would need ones around 15cm to be used as livies for kingies, correct? I can't imagine the standard kingie would go for a 35cm slimey.

Spongy

Depends on whether you want rats or hoods, I'd put the biggest one out foshizzle!

[CR@ZY OS@M@]

good to see that the d rigger i sold to you is working well for you and also the sounder,good stuff mate.

[Jigholio]

good to see that the d rigger i sold to you is working well for you and also the sounder,good stuff mate.

Thanks John! the two most essential items aboard . The dealer fitted them for me & the job was tiptop. Yeah i've been smashing it; work hours allow me to. I'll keep an eye out for you Bro!