kingfishercam Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 We had a few cracker days chasing kings in Coromandel with rob fort on his 40 footer with kayaks loaded up that we could grab at any time. We caught hundreds of kahwi (aussie salmon to get us warmed up) these were all mammoth sizes , then we hit the reefs for the biggest kings i have ever caught. My first king was my longest fight as i was using my light flickstick with 12 pound line targeting snapper.That king went 30 pounds , i think rob measured it at 132cm , and this was just the start. That fish almost spooled me 3 times , i was down to the backing eack time with about 30 yards left but short stroking it managed to gain line each time.End result took 20 mins. From there on i was jigging using some heavier gear wich actually more tiring as the tug o war was then on each time.Our arms are sore and im ready for more. 6 days full on fishing everything paid for is not bad at around 2000 bucks. We were due then to hit epic charters up for 2 days but were limited to one as another cyclone came through. Was a shame ,but the day we went was the best day i have ever had , landing about 12 barrels each.enjoy just a few of my many pics cheers.cam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmad_dood Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Awesome man!! I was also just in new zealand and left before the cyclone came in. I was supposed to fish for two days with epic but only managed one due to the bad weather. How hard do those kings go!!! Well done on them and especially the one on light gear. Great pics as well. Jono Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregg.michael Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Amazing report! that kingy on 12 pound blows my mind! Thanks for sharing - have to get over to NZ for my next fishing holiday Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gobbledock Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Nice Kings, i think i`ll be booking an NZ trip soon:biggrin2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogtooth Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Good fish mate... Well done hope you saved the bigger fish for me ... Cheers Dogtooth..... John..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FISHARK Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Thats mad .... at the size of those kings man your arms would have been hurtin but worth the fish Well done boys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh191 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 Awesome report and awesome kings, I will have to get over to nz one of these days. Cheers Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elite Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 on 12lb line!!! OMG....WELL DONE!! i would not dare use 12lb line...even on rats... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanger Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Great capture on light line! Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIPPY Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 Unreal... Hope you pointed the through backs in this direction! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dofa8046 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I have to get myself there for a bit of that action, that looks awesome! Good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfishercam Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 thanks for all the comments guys , yes i do recommend you all get over there for some kingy action , Rob Fort in coromandel is worth a shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satellite Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Awesome stuff man. What exactly did the 2K cover? So would it be 3k including accom and flight to NZ? I'm planning a trip later this year, and just wondering how much it need to save.... THANKS ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idolz Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 I use 7KG line and sometimes get smoked on RATS.....good going,,,, they got real kinghys over there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfishercam Posted February 6, 2011 Author Share Posted February 6, 2011 we got a few dozen rats in the mix aswell but certainly more bigger kings that the little ones , id say 70 percent of out catch were the big fellas , the size limit over there is 70 or 75 cm if i remember correctly , our cost of 2 grand or more precsice if i have missed the odd dollare or 2 would be around 2500 which included our flights which we got cheap and we hired the cheapest car we could get also , and that was all included in that price , as for bag limits im not sure but we released all of them except the one i got on the 14 pound gear. cheers everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leatherjacket Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Nice fish mate... I would luv to try and land one of those hoods in a yak Cheers, Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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