Harbour King

[kingie]

Hi guys,

Went looking for kings yesterday and decided to do that in the harbour.

Took off early and began looking for squid. Found it hard with only 2 caught in 2.5 hours.

Decided that we needed to fill the live bait tank with yakkas as well. Too easy, had 10 in 5 min.

It was time to go searching for kings. Put out our first squid and trolled for an hour until the rod buckled and bait

was lost. Put the second squid on and tried a favorite spot and was hit within 10 min. This time landing a king at 85 cm.?

We thought this was it, this is where we will catch more. ?The tank full of yakkas and looked promising.

After trolling with yakkas for more than 2 hours and no hits we decided to call it a day. It's a pitty we didn't have more squid.

Yakkas were sent back on there way.?

[rjc123]

Nice King

Is it just me or are the kings lacking numbers (in the harbour) compared to previous seasons? I know its early in the season but there haven't been too many reports...

Squid is #1 bait for sure. Slimies are great if you can find a few!

Cheers, Tom

[Blood Knot]

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[quintrex480]

Nice king mate! Sometimes you have to work pretty hard for those squid, but definitely pays off when you convert.

[benm]

That's a nice king and I hope to catch a decent size one soon myself. I have a couple of quick questions if you don't mind. A friend recently got a boat so we are both new to trolling etc. I am wondering if you used a downrigger for the squid? Also, how far behind do you recommend to troll the bait behind the boat and how fast do you travel? Cheers.

[PRED-ATOR]

Nice King

[kingie]

Nice King

Is it just me or are the kings lacking numbers (in the harbour) compared to previous seasons? I know its early in the season but there haven't been too many reports...

Squid is #1 bait for sure. Slimies are great if you can find a few!

Cheers, Tom

Hi Tom,

I think its just early for Kings to be inside as yet. They will often come and go this time of year.

Cheers

John

[kingie]

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Thanks for that.

John

[kingie]

That's a nice king and I hope to catch a decent size one soon myself. I have a couple of quick questions if you don't mind. A friend recently got a boat so we are both new to trolling etc. I am wondering if you used a downrigger for the squid? Also, how far behind do you recommend to troll the bait behind the boat and how fast do you travel? Cheers.

Hi there,

definitely the way to catch, a downrigger with live squid trolling through bait fish at the same depth.

Only needs to be out about 10m out and at walking pace (just clicked into gear)

Hope that helps,

John