barker Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 (edited) Hello all, as my boat hadn't seen the sea for a few weeks and my mate for a few months, it was time to have a crack at some winter kings. The idea was to take a few squid as backup to jigging the peak. As none of our usual haunts produced the backup, we headed north out of Botany dragging a few lures - just happy to be on the water and having a few laughs. Up near Maroubra my mate was beginning to wonder out loud if anything was going to happen and the run out to the peak was looking less likely as the wind hadn't abated. Added to the fact that he didn't have any smokes or coffee (our guaranteed strike attractant), it looked like the jinx had been completed. Just on cue at one of the summer locations, a double hookup and the call was for salmon. Nah - kings, in seventeen degrees. Not to be disappointed with a couple of sub-legals, it was suprising non the less as the winter models are usually larger specimens. For the next two hours we got another fourteen on trolled skirts and divers, flicked plastics and even a couple jigged out of twenty five metres just for fun. Three legals came home to break the bangers and mash streak of late, and my mate had a grin from ear to ear and a new found boost of fishing enthusiasm. Edited August 1, 2008 by barker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james7 Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Great work Barker. No wonder your mate had a grin from ear to ear. A good result aye! Was it Thursday you were out? I'm hoping to get out in the boat Sunday if the wind dies down. I've got "itchy" fishing fingers! I've only been out once in over three months. Cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Dan Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 well done mate, sounds like a fun session! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastie86 Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Congrats that deserves a hope i have the same luck when we head out this week end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewgaffer Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Well done on the kingfish Barker. Cheers jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barker Posted August 1, 2008 Author Share Posted August 1, 2008 (edited) Thanks Kiwi Dan and peterS, it was on Thursday and good fun utilising all the tactics. Coastie, I reckon you should get a good go at them up your way if they are schooling around the back of the boat like Yakkas down here. How is that left in your avatar?!! Thanks Byron, the usual time and place. It was like a take away shop. Edited August 1, 2008 by barker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishhunter76 Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Nice job Barker. Mate sounds like you had a great time out there. Good to hear. .\ Cheers LALA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanger Posted August 1, 2008 Share Posted August 1, 2008 Im very jealous it sounds like fun!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 Good report Barker, you sure did have some fun, you persisted and you got your rewards.. Cheers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frangkie Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 nice one finks! wish i was there. wonder how long they will hang there this time. i have caught them there in winter but with no regularity. hopefully they will hang around till summer. imagine that. I'll have to come down to syd to get a few soon, what do ya reckon? once again well done. frang fink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barker Posted August 2, 2008 Author Share Posted August 2, 2008 hey ratboy, stay where you are mate, give us half a chance at some winter fun. nah - it would be good to see you. It would be pretty good if they did hang around, you never know. A couple more bigger ones amongst them would be better though. I am thinking of having a cast off the rocks for some, haven't really put any time into that and knowing they are there gives me a bit of encouragement. The plastics and the jigging was good fun mate. We got a little one up on the 6lb setup we had for squid, and lost another two. You would have been frothing. Might see you soon eh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diver1 Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 AWESOME stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrelxr6 Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 top stuff and awsome report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barker Posted August 3, 2008 Author Share Posted August 3, 2008 (edited) Thanks Diver1 and Nathen. Glad you fellas enjoyed the read, hope you guys can get out and into them yourselves soon. Edited August 3, 2008 by barker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewgaffer Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Steve the way Alex will be burning around with his electric motor up north, I'll bet even his fish photos will give us an electric charge Cheers jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barker Posted August 3, 2008 Author Share Posted August 3, 2008 Hey Byron, have you managed to get out amongst it lately? It is good to hear from you and I hope you are feeling well. Alex would be doing alright for himself up there I am sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riley93 Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 good report mate well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barker Posted August 4, 2008 Author Share Posted August 4, 2008 Thanks to everyone for your encouraging remarks. Hope to hear of some similar reports from you all soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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