rikkigilbey Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 (edited) Sunday morning the alarm went off at 0340am much to the disgust of the lady next to me, we hop in the car and head to our destination. we arrive at 04.45 and its still dark we begin our journey along the rocks. we reach our spot and get baits out by 5.15 just as the first effects of daylight are happening. no immediate action on baitd but as soon as our lures hit the water the fish were biting, frustratingly we kept droppng alot of the fish and so for the first hour besides a few trevally nothing was landed. come 0630 im retrieving my lure at top speed, i feel a take, but it drops i keep reeling and as the lure reaches the surface just in the swash zone boom! big swirl fish on! the fish dove immediatly and had a 20-30yard run for the bottoom, uvkily its deep. i work him back up to the surface and whilst doing so the baited float goes off! double hook up! the big salmon on the squid soon make himself clear and somehow evades capture. back to the mystery fish. as it reaches the surfaces it dive once more, screaming line off the reel, as it approaches the bottom, ping!!! .........the worst feeling ever. thinking i had been done on the rocks i retrieve devistated, and upon inspection we find the fish actually bent out my snap swivel!! ouch. so re rig, without the snap swivel, first cast back in the mix, couple cranks from the depths boom! fish on again, again big runs for the bottom, i just want to see what it is i thought! after a few more tense runs, we see colour.....yellow colour...ITS A KING, A KING, A KING is screamed, iv been after a king since last summer and yet to get one, my heart is in my mouth as it takes more runs down along the rocky ledge, no no no no no, were the onky words from there on in, lol. finally i get the fish up over the ledge hand the rod to fellow raider Angle, climb down the rock face, onto the ledge to collect my prize.....my first ever king, to say i was stoked is understatment. i was over the moon. you know that shaking feeling you get after catching a dream fish, i had that for about half an hour, and i loved it. Thanks to fellow raiders Angle and Cobba12 who made the session even better, what a day. we went on to catch some bonnies salmon and many trevally, and saw the whales a numerous dolphins. sooo worth getting up early for. if only he missus could understand.... Cheers Raiders Edited October 22, 2012 by gilbey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross patti Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Nice fish . . . good read . . . great pics . . . and caught on a nice sporting outfit !!. Well done !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirkos Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Looks like an awesome spot mate , where's it at ? Great fish aswell well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooooled Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Great king mate well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisholb Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Well done...just wanna know which lure did you use if you don't mind...thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rikkigilbey Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 Well done...just wanna know which lure did you use if you don't mind...thanks Hey mate its the halco slice with the red tag taken off, see the king picture, its still hanging here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rikkigilbey Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 Looks like an awesome spot mate , where's it at ? Great fish aswell well done The rocks by Bondi dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rikkigilbey Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 Nice fish . . . good read . . . great pics . . . and caught on a nice sporting outfit !!. Well done !! ha indeed mate in fact i caught it on the rod i use for blackfish and the shimano sienna 2500. awesome sport on the light gear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjc123 Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Top king mate Can definitely understand what how it felt to fight a king on light gear. Caught a 67cm model on 2-4kg stick and 6lb earlier a few months ago landbased and it was an incredible fight. Almost spooled me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisholb Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Thanks for the info Gilbey... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elferoz777 Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Looks like a dangerous spot..how was it to fish? Hood on ya though, I am seeking my first king this yr or early 2013 so I might take a lesson from you and get up early in the am. Nice fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffox Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Nicely done on such light gear mate! Looks like the season is upon us... Worth the early start, hey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinfisher 4.9 Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Well done and great photos, they tell the story. Keep it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbh00d Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Great report and Nice kingy you got there!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish87su Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Top effort off the rocks mate! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobba12 Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 You forgot the mention the magnificent Neil the eel I nailed first cast! How dare you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinsoi Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Well done mate Nice report and solid looking fish Keep up the good work. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw9635 Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Well done Did u eat him or let him go?? What lure weremu useing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elite Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 you will always remember your first king! nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rikkigilbey Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 Looks like a dangerous spot..how was it to fish? Hood on ya though, I am seeking my first king this yr or early 2013 so I might take a lesson from you and get up early in the am. Nice fish haha yes mate do it, iv been chasing them for a while now, and sunday was the first time i had had tried first light, and what a result! i think i may be getting up early more often! Well done Did u eat him or let him go?? What lure weremu useing lived to fight another day! he deserved it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rikkigilbey Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 Well done Did u eat him or let him go?? What lure weremu useing check the king picture you can see it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam_chamoun93 Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I just bought like 5 Halco lures Looks like a nasty spot. I guess a no no for Southerly swells? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rikkigilbey Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 I just bought like 5 Halco lures Looks like a nasty spot. I guess a no no for Southerly swells? the spot is fishable in most swell conditions actually, because you can get up out of the way of the water, the trouble comes when you actually want to land a sizable fish, it could get really dodgey in a big swell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erroll Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Well done mate. At least you got one in safely. I got dusted twice battling good sized kings on Sunday. Devastated. Will just have to seek my revenge. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam_chamoun93 Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 the spot is fishable in most swell conditions actually, because you can get up out of the way of the water, the trouble comes when you actually want to land a sizable fish, it could get really dodgey in a big swell. I might clamber down there the next few days to take a look. I only live in Randwick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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