Sambos In The Bay

[Colmenar]

Hi all

This is my first ever report on Fishraider, just became a member. Hope to post a lot more over summer.

Anyway, left work a little early on Friday and headed for Botany bay. Conditions looked good, light ENE and very little swell. I was feeling pretty confident of catching a feed. I was heading out to the oil wharf, run out tide, maybe some decent bream were on the cards. As I was going past the 3rd runway, I noticed a flock of gulls working the water in the middle of the bay. I rigged up a metal slice on my 2-4 kg spin rod with 6lb line thinking there might be a school of tailor on the chew. As I got closer, I saw the school bubbling on the surface, some big water slaps by what looked like some decent sambos. I started the cast and fast retrieve and I was on in seconds, a 60cm sambo gave me a bit of hell on the light gear but I landed him. Got straight back in to the water and I was on again, by this stage I was surrounded by them, this one was even bigger and pulled like a train, got him to the boat just to loose him as I tried to net him. Never mind, try again and hooked up immediately on a nice sambo that went 65cm.In again and hooked up on what was probably th e biggest of the session but lost him and the metal lure at the boat. Rig up another lure and on again, this time another nice sambo. In the final washup of what was a great 30 mins, was 3 x 60cm+ sambos and 3 x 30cm+ tailor. Not bad for an after work session.

I want to catch my first Kingy this summer. Any tips on rig and locations?