dogtooth Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Hi Everyone , Well i Decided to fish Botany Bay to see if any kingfish were still lurking around , the weather looked good the night before so an early start was the best option . I had my fingers crossed that the southerly would blow some nice clean water into the bay as the weekend looked like coffee coloured water . Now i love fishing changing weather conditions but it almost felt like winter out there . A quick stop at the bait grounds and from that point on i new the day was going to be great , the water was clear and the bait was holding well and in 30 mins it was time to go kingfish hunting . My deckie for the day was Green horn Jye and since he had never caught a legal Kingfish before i set the rod and let him know he was first on strike . Now we would have trolled for around 10 minutes when the rod buckled . Now for an inexperienced angler that had never caught a legal king it all went to plan and with the onboard coaching he soon had his first Kingfish onboard . With a smile of a happy fisherman it went 90 cm . Now it was my turn on the rod and we quickly made another pass over the kingfish ground and this time the rod buckled and reel screamed i knew it was a solid fish and was hopeing the fish would stop after a bit of a tug of war tussle i soon had a metre plus fish in the boat . It was now Jyes turn on the rod and once again it didn't take long and a 74 cm fish was soon in the boat the greenhorn was on fire... So off we go again and im on strike , the rod lasted about 10 minutes when it buckled again and a 89 cm king was soon boated . It was a top day out the rain seemed to just miss us all day and the best part was the absence of other boats , this made a huge diffence as the kings were not spooked.... JYE WITH 90 CM KING 1070 MM KING JYE 74 CM KING 89 CM KING TOTAL CATCH KINGFISH LUNCH Cheers..... Dogtooth John..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
openflame06 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Looks like you got yourself an awesome feed there. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahajo Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Far out!! they are some very very nice kingies there keep up the good work mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King slayer Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Well done, You really know how to get onto the big ones Dogtooth. I'm assuming big bait theory is in play? That spot you're at must be a cracker! Cheers, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WANNAFISH Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Another good catch Dogtooth. I would asume your Greenhorn couldnt wipe the smile off his face even when he was sleeping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royboy Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Well done dogtooth. You really do know how to catch kingies in BB when so many others (myself including) have failed miserably . Awesome report ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR@ZY OS@M@ Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 well done guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 You've got the big kingies sussed, John. You continually post some magnificent fish mate, and these join an ever-growing list! Congrats on a fantastic haul. 90cm for a first kingy is unbelievable! Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VA911 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Well done again John! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishhunter76 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Mate you've done it again . You seem to only catch the ones on steriods.LOL Congrates to your mate on his first legal Kingy. Cheers LALA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmon_Hunter Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Well done mate.. Looks like you cant go without a downrigger in the bay for big kings.. Great fish there. Did you end up catching any fish on Saturday?? It was pretty quiet all round. I hauled in 2 aussie salmons and let me tell you it was a big let down as we made the effort to get out early and burley up some big juicy yakkas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh191 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Nice catch there Dogtooth, good to hear the water has cleared up as it was putrid on sunday.We fished from cronulla to kurnell and the water temp had dropped to as low as 17.5 do you no what the water temperature was in the bay. Cheers Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnsparky77 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Good stuff the guys!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.dawg Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 You've done it again!!!! Im gonna head out monolieux point this Sunday and hopefully get a kingie or 2 seeing how close u are to the rocks in that pik Really nice squid there A.dawg~~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Dan Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Well done mate, you dominate the big king reports! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnno Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 You are a freak Dog tooth great consistant effort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 it's not a surprise any more, dogtooth and meter plus kings... great effort in grey weather guys, Cheers Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Top outing and a great feed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloosh Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 mate great report - absolute bruisers! well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adzzy Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Hey Dogtooth you are a freak you must be the reason why im not catchin the big ones i think you have taken all the hoods and left me the rats thanks Adzzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewgaffer Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Well done finding and catching the bigger kingfish Dogtooth !! "Keep on trolling on hook up that will bring those hoodlums up" I like that one John Take it or leave it either surface or drown Cheers jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy_buisness Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Well done mate excellent report....... Im a brand new member and really enjoyed this report...... I have only just started fishing again after i stopped for a few years....... Don't know how I left it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambly99 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Nice solid healthy looking fish there top stuff! Good to see there are still some solid kings around keep it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty d Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
industrial Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 top stuff there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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