plankton Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 (edited) Following an unsuccesful session catching squid (usual spot taken by another boat who lands at least 10) caught yakkas and dropped them on a known Harbour wreck. Live baiting for 2hrs with Kings under the boat for no results. The yakkas were going berko so I knew the kings were scaring them, but no takers. Just as we are about to leave I threw a 300g jig on the rod, lowered it down... twitch twitch and a small 60cm King engulfs it. A few pics and back into the water... very surprised that Kings would take jigs in the Harbour, especially small ones in shallow water. The other peculiar thing I saw was a really big bannana prawn swimming along the top of the water outside Camp Cove. Great to see the marine life thriving in the harbour. It seemed to be struggling to swim downwards, but still managed to escape my attempted grasping - would have made a fantastic Jewie bait. Only managed a huge Tailor (70cm) and a few Sargent Baker for the day (they went back). Edited January 4, 2009 by plankton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 The other peculiar thing I saw was a really big bannana prawn swimming along the top of the water outside Camp Cove. Great to see the marine life thriving in the harbour. It seemed to be struggling to swim downwards, but still managed to escape my attempted grasping - would have made a fantastic Jewie bait. Would have made a fantastic Kingy bait, if you had peeled it. penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh191 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Following an unsuccesful session catching squid (usual spot taken by another boat who lands at least 10) caught yakkas and dropped them on a known Harbour wreck. Live baiting for 2hrs with Kings under the boat for no results. The yakkas were going berko so I knew the kings were scaring them, but no takers. Just as we are about to leave I threw a 300g jig on the rod, lowered it down... twitch twitch and a small 60cm King engulfs it. A few pics and back into the water... very surprised that Kings would take jigs in the Harbour, especially small ones in shallow water. The other peculiar thing I saw was a really big bannana prawn swimming along the top of the water outside Camp Cove. Great to see the marine life thriving in the harbour. It seemed to be struggling to swim downwards, but still managed to escape my attempted grasping - would have made a fantastic Jewie bait. Only managed a huge Tailor (70cm) and a few Sargent Baker for the day (they went back). Unusual the kings not to smash the live bait but hit the jig. Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh88 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 They seem to be doing weird things in the harbour lately. Did you get a pic of the tailor? Thats a great fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plankton Posted January 4, 2009 Author Share Posted January 4, 2009 They seem to be doing weird things in the harbour lately. Did you get a pic of the tailor? Thats a great fish. Yeah it's on my mates phone (Onyaway). I'll see if he can post it soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daleyboy Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 They seem to be doing weird things in the harbour lately. Did you get a pic of the tailor? Thats a great fish. Mate its been well over a month since i've had a kingie take a live yakka ... and i have em out pretty much all the time ... been getting tons of rats with plastics and frozen squid strips ... but absolutely zilch on the yakkas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen801 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Hi Brett, Mate i have had no luck with live yakkas for awhile. Nice big tailor you picked up!! I am going to try jigging kings at my spot when i see them around. Cheers Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piss'n'Broke Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 (edited) Nice work on the kings The yakkas are great at the moment but they have to be bigger than 10cm to keep them away from all the rats. A mate of mine picked up a few 70+cm kingys the week before last all on yakkas, they were all fished VERY deep and average size of the yakkas was 20cm. Still love seeing yakkas get smashed. lol Dan Edited January 5, 2009 by Dan and Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE SWEENEY Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Tried various spots around the harbour on sunday with live bait ,squid fresh and frozen squid and lots of hope and no kings,headed to bantry bay for a go while haveing some lunch fresh cooked prawns,throwing the heads and shells overboard ,it was like feeding pidgeons in hyde park ,the only difference the pidgeons were bloody kinghies ,they were like a swarm around the boat ,dropped squid ,live yakkas right in front of them they would have a look at the bait then swim away .Cheers Laurie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whi7eindustries Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Hey guys, the King I caught the other day had a stomach full of Yakkas, 4 to be precise, so they are definately still taking them, just thought you'd like to know. Tobe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onyourway Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Here you go guys, here is the big tailor Plankton and I picked trolling outside south head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onyourway Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Damn Work computer is crap, hopefully this time it will work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plankton Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 That's a good photo mate considering it was taken in some untidy swell. What a beast. One fillett fed 3 people!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erroll Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Wow, I must be doing something wrong, went to several spots today and could not find a single yakka, where are they hiding?? Any tips appreciated.. Cheers Erroll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plankton Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 Mate they are eveywhere. If you can't find them, they must be being chased away by something big. Try wharves and pillars etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erroll Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 will do, tried WB, Balmoral, NH, MH, very annoying, sweep and dart in plague proportions as well. Thanks mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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