Jamal Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Good Afternoon All, About to end another week at work Planning to do a all nighter in the harbour. I have some live prawns and will chase squid around the spit tonight. As i have never landed a kingy im really keen to get one tomorrow morning even tho it might destroy my tackle as im not setup for a decent king im still more then excited to get onto one. Has anyone got any tips locations? rig? Hope to see some raiders out there Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olitay Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 catch some live squid, and soak it around some of the markers mate.... cant go wrong with fresh bait. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Hammond Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 (edited) Take along some stick baits - ones that are completely white, the large sqidgy flickbaits in white and 145cm worked in the past for me, that way if your baits not happening you can try something different. Also try some poppers early morning, i have caught kings before in the middle of the day even at the spit bridge on poppa's - and that was landbased throw them round the 2 free moorings Edited November 27, 2009 by Mad Keen Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the one that got away Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 (edited) It might be better for you to star of with bait. But its up to you! Ill try and keep it simple! If you really keen to catch some kings, go in the daytime, but if you want some jewies then go at night. Main line: I would use 30-40lb braid or mono Leader 50-80lb leader mono or flurocarbon Hooks Size 4/0-6/0 would be good starter Mustard or Gamagatsu are top brands I mostly use size 4/0 and 6/0 Rod and Reels 10-15kg rod good quality Penn spinfisher 850 or 950 You can get some cheap Penn spinfisher combos, but dont get me wrong there top rods and reels for the price tag Rig There are many many rigs for kingys Mainline attached to a ezy rig, then attach a star/bomb/snapper sinker to the ezy rig, then the main line to a good quality swivel (not cheap crap) via a uni knot Then attach you leader of about 60cm - 1m to the swivel via a Uni knot. Then down to the hooks, for dead baits and fillets, snelled 4/0 and 6/0 but it also depends on what size the bait is. For live baits i would use 4/0 or 5/0 or 6/0 but again it depends on the size of the bait. Bait Squid, yakka, mullet , Tailor, Garfish, Octupus, cuttlefish , white bait, prawns, pilchard and many more, but this is there what they usual eat and are caught on. I will try and post up a pic of the rig and more info later Also try and get a copy of kingfish secrets (dont know if im aloud to say that?). Cheers, Zac Edited November 27, 2009 by the one that got away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the one that got away Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Heres the rig. Sorry about crappy drawing. Cheers, Zac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooker435 Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Heres the rig. Sorry about crappy drawing. Cheers, Zac Thanks Zac, Its not my post but some mighty fine info there good work buddy, I might try using some of the squid I caught the other day this way and see how I go. Cheers, Nathan Actually Mate, The guy down at the Tackle Shop mentioned that you should use beads after the easy-rig before the swivel Never used this setup but have you ever used beads before??? Regards, Nathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooklineandsinker Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Thanks Zac, Its not my post but some mighty fine info there good work buddy, I might try using some of the squid I caught the other day this way and see how I go. Cheers, Nathan Actually Mate, The guy down at the Tackle Shop mentioned that you should use beads after the easy-rig before the swivel Never used this setup but have you ever used beads before??? Regards, Nathan i have always used the plastic outer casing of my old extension leads you know the colored part red, black, green as it is soft and prevents the ezy rig from beating on your knot assuming thats why he mentioned it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hcwang Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 notice a lot of ez-rigs these days. what are their advantages? Over rigs with a running sinker to swivel, then leader for example. Similiar concept? How tight should the line be for rigs with running sinkers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooklineandsinker Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 (edited) notice a lot of ez-rigs these days. what are their advantages? Over rigs with a running sinker to swivel, then leader for example. Similiar concept? How tight should the line be for rigs with running sinkers? advantages are simple as tidal flow gets stronger you can simply change sinker to suit conditions ie. spoon to a heavier type or snapper lead not real advantage from round to ezy rig which i use spoons on other than my bait does not roll with currents but sometimes this can go against you round sinker rolls into the gutter were fish may be hiding Edited November 28, 2009 by hooklineandsinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the one that got away Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Thanks Zac, Its not my post but some mighty fine info there good work buddy, I might try using some of the squid I caught the other day this way and see how I go. Cheers, Nathan Actually Mate, The guy down at the Tackle Shop mentioned that you should use beads after the easy-rig before the swivel Never used this setup but have you ever used beads before??? Regards, Nathan Ahhhhhhh, yes the beads, i forgot! Its a must for me. Cheers, Zac notice a lot of ez-rigs these days. what are their advantages? Over rigs with a running sinker to swivel, then leader for example. Similiar concept? How tight should the line be for rigs with running sinkers? The ezy rigs proved (spelling) the advantage to change your sinker depending on the current ect, with out cutting you leader off and tying it again. But as said before a bead after te ezy rig is a must As tight as you want it to be, it dosent really matter it was designed to be ezy to change sinkers but still run up and dow the line without hassle Cheers, Zac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hcwang Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 ah right. i thought the idea was that the fish can take the bait and swim with it without feeling the weight of your sinker, hence i asked how tight the line should be (which determines how much slack the fish can take with it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the one that got away Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 ah right. i thought the idea was that the fish can take the bait and swim with it without feeling the weight of your sinker, hence i asked how tight the line should be (which determines how much slack the fish can take with it) Right, i took your question the wrong way, sorry. You can set your drag to really light. Use a bait runner. Free spool it ( when there is not so much wind and current) Free spool with a rubber band about 10-20cm above the reel on the rod, with a loop in the line, then put under the rubber band, so if a fish runs with the bait, the line slips off and its in free spool. And im sure there is many more but i would be most comfortable using this. Cheers, Zac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hcwang Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 hmm... but after the fish pulls wont the elastic band be left the rod shaft? Or am i imagining it wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the one that got away Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 hmm... but after the fish pulls wont the elastic band be left the rod shaft? Or am i imagining it wrong? I dont get what you mean?? Heres a crappy guide of how it works Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamal Posted November 30, 2009 Author Share Posted November 30, 2009 (edited) Thanks all for the helpfull replies So went out Saturday morning had live prawns and live squid. Did various drifts the only place the produced some decent size brim was shark island besides that checked all markers throw everything i had from plastics to unweighted prawns and squid for just pickers. Oh well i will give this weekend a try. Trial and error i guess until you get it right. Cheers Edited December 1, 2009 by Ifish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGF Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 well i usually go under the spit early morning stock up on live yacka's possibly squid too then i head out to middle harbour near that bouy/marker (green one) and few drifts around that and usually pick up some decent kings from there ive done this roughly 4-5 times successfully live yakkas also pulled out some aussie salmon in that same spot too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamal Posted November 30, 2009 Author Share Posted November 30, 2009 well i usually go under the spit early morning stock up on live yacka's possibly squid too then i head out to middle harbour near that bouy/marker (green one) and few drifts around that and usually pick up some decent kings from there ive done this roughly 4-5 times successfully live yakkas also pulled out some aussie salmon in that same spot too If you see a little half cabin huntsman tailing you dont be suprised hahaha. Was this recent mate? do you send the yakkas to the bottom? Which Marker is that? i tried about three thousand markers on the weekend. im guessing anything with abit of structure should produce with the right procedure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGF Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 well i send them about half way down and berley up usually fresh puke works hahaha each time i had caught the kingies there i had a servo hotdog/meat pie before heading out this usually gets me sick before i hit the water, from there i go catch my yakkas n goto middle head there is only 1 green marker thats near the head and yeh usally get a few as long as the leather jackets arent in season those fkrs kill my live bait >:/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamal Posted December 1, 2009 Author Share Posted December 1, 2009 HAHAHAH i find that extremely funny because its not the first time someone has told me that weapon berley mix cheers thanks for the help !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGF Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 haha works a charm in my opinion but i wont be goin out for a bit as im selling my boat in order to upgrade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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