First Time After Kingies

[Sven Graham]

This is my first post (actually second as I posted in the wrong spot earlier), only just joined the site and already have learned a lot!

Anyway this is my first summer with a boat and am trying to catch my first kingy....unsuccessfully!

I launch from Tunks and after a bit of trial and error am managing to get plenty of live yakkas just off the headland at Quaranteen, but absolutely no luck with squid.....I haven't even seen one.

Can anyone help me on this?

So I've got my bait, and I assume from what I've read here that yakkas work, but I've tried the marker at Quaranteen and off Old Mans Hat and after half a dozen outings not even a nibble...any suggestions.

As far as time I've been on the water by five even sat through the shocking swell at the heads yesterday.

Any tips on the squid vs yakkas, spots or anything would be greatly appreciated.

[screech]

welcome!

not a fisho in the harbour so cant help with the spots...... from reading where u fish sounds like the kingy areas.

squid is my favourite bait for kings but yakkas are always my second option for kings if the squid are hiding. if you can pick up some slimies even better than yakkas.

with regards to catching squid search for past posts...... i've seen heaps of people asking questions on catching them. and u can look up you tube.

how are you fishing the live bait?? i suggest if ur anchored have one casted out away from the boat towards the burley trail.... with a medium sized sinker to be on the bottom but all depending on the structure at the bottom that your fishing, sus out the area with your sounder, u dont want headache snags!! if nothing happening there mix it up and have it floating in the burely trail with a lighter sinker. Drop another live bait under the boat and wrind up 1m off the bottom. Then drop a third under the boat mid to high water range.... like around 5m. kings arent as fussy as other fish so they could be right under your boat.

Always helps to see the activity on the sounder...... if u see bait balls (on a basic sounder large amount of small dots and lager dots arounds it) then usualy would suggest kings around. so drop the livies around the bait.

once hooked on.... HTF on!! lol

good luck and tight lines!

[Krispy !]

Live or fresh squid would have to be your best bet. Fish any deep water structure but dont go too light or you'll get busted off most of the time. However if your using light gear your only chance is to let them run and tire them out slowly.

cheers,

seriola,