Dangas Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Hi Raiders, Was planning to spin around the headlands for some salmon however the weather and sea turned out to be much better than predicted so decided to head out a bit further to some of the deeper reefs off sydney for a jig. Had to move around a fair bit to find the fish, but we didnt mind since we were testing out the new Furuno FCV520 fitted to the boat. What an awesome sounder. It really paid for itself because we ended up with an esky full of bonitos & kings. The largest king of the day was just shy of a metre and weighed 9kg. Most fish were caught on 200gm jigs. There were also hoardes of couta and a few jackets out there as well. Overall, was a good day since we caught more fish than lost jigs. I think part of the reason was being able to distinguish to some point, jackets to other fish species on the furuno, and only dropping the jigs down to the required depth where the fish were holding instead of dropping it all the way to the bottom where the jackets are. Still trying to perfect this technique but it seems to save jigs. Luckily we decided to call it a day just in time and made it back into the bay around 3pm before a huge southerly hit. I have never seen botany bay hit by winds with such tremendous force before. It woulve been pretty scary out there if we stayed out any longer. Anyway, heres a few pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkat87 Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 That is a MONSTER king mate! well done Would've kept a smile on ur face for the whole weekend.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wahoo76 Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Well done on the kings. The best fighting fish in my opinion. 12mile?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jam_x Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 wow dangas you really sound like an experienced fisherman..i know we dont know eachother but would you be intrested in taking me out on your boat one day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kadavu Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Awesome fish that's a massive king Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwood1980 Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Nice Kingie! Sure looks tasty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
med76 Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 That is an awesome King. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjchen Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 take me out too! well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisheyes85 Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 good job dangas! that is a fantastic Sydney King. thanks for the post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Converted 2 Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Hi mate, Thats a nice King for Sydney . obviously the sounder works well FURUNO great units. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobson_c Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Nice fish mate. If I read right, you scoped out your own spot. If so, well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denzor Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Nice Kings boys hope I can get on them this long weekend up at Nelson Bay!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erroll Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 Great work there buddy, that is fat king!. Cheers erroll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riders Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Thats a top sydney kingie Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike. Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 wow nice kings lads!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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