mgj Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Went inside and outside the Harbour on Friday and Saturday.Found kingies in a number of spots and landed a few.Some of them were competing for the fly.I had one to the boat which looked around 90 cm,but it spat the hook while I grabbed the net. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgj Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share Posted April 15, 2012 Watson's Leaping Bonito Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krispy ! Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Some nice fish there mate ive been waiting for the watsons to show up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Amazing king....how much flyline or backing do you have on the reel Mark? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Good effort mate, nice pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tba003 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 (edited) nice mate think i seen you at the cakes on sat just before midday. I couldnt get any livies there or at clifton and didnt seem to want to be tempted with any lures. Edited April 15, 2012 by tba003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Elite Fishing Tackle Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Awesome fish on fly Mark! I was down in Sydney Harbour a few weeks ago with the guys from trailerboat magazine. Had some solid fish follow an EP Squid fly on my #11 sage, but I just couldnt get them to eat! Thats a pretty solid fish on fly, bet he went hard! Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgj Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share Posted April 15, 2012 (edited) Many ways to catch kingies-fly is just one of them.Rob I have a few hundred metres of braid as my backing. after the flyline. Stewy,it sounds like you are well on your way with the fly.I'm always happy to help with advice if I'm able to give it. Stew,kings as we all know can be finicky-you will get them with persistence. Mark. Good to see a raider on the water at the 'cake. PS Just to show what is possible on fly-this was the biggest kingie that I landed on fly in NZ last year.The first few runs were something to experience! Edited April 15, 2012 by mgj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRED-ATOR Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 your an absolute legend, this is exactly the type of fishing i want to get into. i wouldnt be suprised if that blood was yours that NZ king is a bruiser! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piss'n'Broke Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Nice work as always Mark :thumbup: . Greg and Kelly were out yesterday all they got were rats but still fun for her, not so much for Greg. His heading out again tonight. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgj Posted April 16, 2012 Author Share Posted April 16, 2012 (edited) Nice work as always Mark :thumbup: . Greg and Kelly were out yesterday all they got were rats but still fun for her, not so much for Greg. His heading out again tonight. Dan Dan, Good luck to Greg-he will clean up as usual I'm sure. Mark Edited April 16, 2012 by mgj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgj Posted April 16, 2012 Author Share Posted April 16, 2012 your an absolute legend, this is exactly the type of fishing i want to get into. i wouldnt be suprised if that blood was yours that NZ king is a bruiser! lol Those NZ kings are special-all kings are special and tough.I released that one and it swam away strongly. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piss'n'Broke Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Dan, Good luck to Greg-he will clean up as usual I'm sure. Mark You were right mate with the exception of the quality of fish Mark. Greg got 7 rats, 2 bust offs, one legal at 68cm, and some big tailor (50-60cm). Pity the tailor werent abit smaller as he probably wanted to live bait one of them for a jewie with all the rain we have had. Interesting point thou it was mainly the yakkas and stripped up tailor that did most of the damage on the kings, the squid got pecked to death until he started putting them down whole, not a good return a rat=whole squid. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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