jahajo Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 hello i am new to catching kings and just wondering what people are using for bait and how they rig them if any1 knows any good spots to catch them that would be helpfull also thanks Hazza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 hello i am new to catching kings and just wondering what people are using for bait and how they rig them if any1 knows any good spots to catch them that would be helpfull also thanks Hazza Mate live squid is the go and Sydney Harbour is the location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahajo Posted October 29, 2008 Author Share Posted October 29, 2008 Mate live squid is the go and Sydney Harbour is the location thanks for your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh88 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 Hey Hazza, As Netic said, squid are the go. Try and get quite a few and use different parts of them, e.g. send out a small live one, cut another up and put on the head, guts on another one and strips on another. This way you will find both what they feel like eating and the sort of mood their in, in terms of how aggresively they are feeding. The rats should start to move into the harbour as the water warms up more in the next few weeks or so, this will mean that the channel markers will start to become loaded up with the kings and they can be targeted with bait and lures in this situation but it can often be very busy when fishing around popular spots in the harbour. Also, keep an eye out for birds working as it'll be a sign of fish on the surface, a lot of the time they will be kings, especially when the rats move in, in big numbers. Good Luck Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahajo Posted October 29, 2008 Author Share Posted October 29, 2008 Hey Hazza, As Netic said, squid are the go. Try and get quite a few and use different parts of them, e.g. send out a small live one, cut another up and put on the head, guts on another one and strips on another. This way you will find both what they feel like eating and the sort of mood their in, in terms of how aggresively they are feeding. The rats should start to move into the harbour as the water warms up more in the next few weeks or so, this will mean that the channel markers will start to become loaded up with the kings and they can be targeted with bait and lures in this situation but it can often be very busy when fishing around popular spots in the harbour. Also, keep an eye out for birds working as it'll be a sign of fish on the surface, a lot of the time they will be kings, especially when the rats move in, in big numbers. Good Luck Josh Do all the channel markers usually produce fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh88 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 (edited) Do all the channel markers usually produce fish? All of them can from time to time but some probably are more renowned than others. You'll figure out which ones these are when the action starts to really heat up and everyones out chasing them and parks within a few metres of one another around the one marker. All can be worth a try though, if its quiet, try sending something with a good action/size down to the bottom and ripping it back up like a 9inch sluggo or send a popper or unweighted sluggo across the surface around the marker. Do this a few times and you will soon know if there are kings there or not. Move on until you find them, i'd wait a few more weeks though before you expect any great success. Josh Edited October 29, 2008 by Josh88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahajo Posted October 30, 2008 Author Share Posted October 30, 2008 All of them can from time to time but some probably are more renowned than others. You'll figure out which ones these are when the action starts to really heat up and everyones out chasing them and parks within a few metres of one another around the one marker. All can be worth a try though, if its quiet, try sending something with a good action/size down to the bottom and ripping it back up like a 9inch sluggo or send a popper or unweighted sluggo across the surface around the marker. Do this a few times and you will soon know if there are kings there or not. Move on until you find them, i'd wait a few more weeks though before you expect any great success. Josh thanks for your useful info josh will try these spots over the kingy season Hazza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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