first time king advice

[ollii]

hey guys,

me and a mate are heading out this sunday morning at about 5 00 down at pittwater, with the intention of catching our first kingys, we are compeletly new to this type of fishing but wanna give it a go. we have a 14.5 ft boat with tiwn 40s on the back, so what do we need to do,

what are the best rigs/ bait,

what sort of lures to troll,

where to get live bait and how, [ will be the first port of call for the morning]

what to look for on the sounder [if anyone has any sort of screens shots or websites here that would be awsome, using a black and white humming bird]

any locations that are a must try, [ will head to lion island if the swell is ok]

any other tips or adivce would be greatly appricated.

cheers

ollii

[roosterman]

hey guys,

me and a mate are heading out this sunday morning at about 5 00 down at pittwater, with the intention of catching our first kingys, we are compeletly new to this type of fishing but wanna give it a go. we have a 14.5 ft boat with tiwn 40s on the back, so what do we need to do,

what are the best rigs/ bait,

what sort of lures to troll,

where to get live bait and how, [ will be the first port of call for the morning]

what to look for on the sounder [if anyone has any sort of screens shots or websites here that would be awsome, using a black and white humming bird]

any locations that are a must try, [ will head to lion island if the swell is ok]

any other tips or adivce would be greatly appricated.

cheers

ollii

west head is the main livey spot and alot of time no burley is needed they are so prolific ...

anchor up use small #10 long shank hook and small salted pilly pieces should see ya tank full of good size yakkas..

squid is very hit an miss but anywhere aroumd west head/palmy head in kelp patches or any little bays outcrops in pitty..

at first light thereshould be lots of surface action so have a lure ready to toss out...

you can troll west head/palmy from inside bommie all way round to front of head over to box head area etc...

pittwater is kept pretty quiet by the reg fishoes and is not as reliable as the harbour with less fishing boats but ya still get alot of yachties at times..

hope this helps....

cheers....steve........

[Guest Aussie007]

if u anchor up and use squid kings often just nibble u will most likely miss the bites they swim up to the bait mouth it than spit it out when i use to anchor to catch kings there bites are the most gentlest things u almost think its a wee little fish nibbling at your bait even a tiny bream gives more of a tug on the rod when biting you can see the kings do this off wharfs that have kings in the warmer months on the surface chuck out a unweighted squid sit and watch but if u want to be more productive in catching kings invest in a downrigger the action is pretty much strait away if they are there and non stop morning and afternoons