fish311 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Hi Raiders Some of result on Jan 2013 . My first King in my life , so happy & LUCKY as well I think around 4kg , Landbased , open water @ sydney harbour , I used 7ft Abu Veritas 10kg rod , pflueger patriarch 9540 reel , 14lb braid main line , 20lb fluoro leader . I took around 20min to fight with my first king , finally hooked up , After 5min the other rod hooked up around 2.5kg Flat. Last weekend also hooked up 4kg + flat @ botany by boat . Long time no up date from here , hope every one have lovely new year and fishing safety always . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydlb Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Well done on your first kingy Nice sized flatheads as well. What bait you catch those fish on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRED-ATOR Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 wow nice fish mate! well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quintrex480 Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 hey buddy! congrats on your first king, and hopefully many more to come. and nice flattie too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameldownunder Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 (edited) Nice fish. Well done on the Kings and Lizards, so jealous. Edited February 25, 2013 by cameldownunder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keflapod Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 (edited) G'day Fish311, Nice kingy - especially for a first fish. And nice flatties too - don't worry about the size of the fish. The skill of the cook is what determines whether or not a legal fish is worth keeping for food. I have experimented with many types of fish deemed by others as inedible. Pike, sweep, seargeant baker, bonito, rock cale to name a few. The pike need to be cooked a little longer so the flesh firms up a bit and they taste very nice. Seargeant baker have two sets of lateral line bones so when they are cut out, the remainder make tasty fried fillets... Bonito need to be bled 'n' BBQ'd. Rock cale are the same as the blackfish except some individual fish have too much iodine.. The only fish I will always release are rubberlip morwong and sharks. I can't get rid of the iodine taste which I hate so much... So to release a fish because it tastes OK but not as good as something else doesn't make sense to me, but each to their own. Releasing any fish because of biological reasons makes more senseto me and that is at the discretion of the angler... Well done mate - bet you're hooked now.... Tony Edited February 25, 2013 by Keflapod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FISHARK Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Nice fish there mate ...... Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puppydawg Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 The only fish I will always release are rubberlip morwong and sharks. I can't get rid of the iodine taste which I hate so much... I hate Morwong too but with shark, once you skin and fillet it, wrap it in cheese cloth and leave it in the fridge overnight the next day, all the red iodine will have been drawn to the surface and into the cheesecloth. cut it out and away you go! and to the OP: well done on a nice catch mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eholdn Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 nice catch mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krispy ! Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Well done on the king and flatties mate, in my opinion if the fish is legal then it's nobodies business whether he kept it or not, if you like to release big flatties good on you, but you can't force anyone to do the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish311 Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 Well done on your first kingy Nice sized flatheads as well. What bait you catch those fish on? I used live yellowtail for bait . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish311 Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 I kept my first large one turns out they don't taste as good anyway so I'll be releasing any large ones anyway i never taste for bigger one , next time I will release , thank for sharing ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish311 Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 G'day Fish311, Nice kingy - especially for a first fish. And nice flatties too - don't worry about the size of the fish. The skill of the cook is what determines whether or not a legal fish is worth keeping for food. I have experimented with many types of fish deemed by others as inedible. Pike, sweep, seargeant baker, bonito, rock cale to name a few. The pike need to be cooked a little longer so the flesh firms up a bit and they taste very nice. Seargeant baker have two sets of lateral line bones so when they are cut out, the remainder make tasty fried fillets... Bonito need to be bled 'n' BBQ'd. Rock cale are the same as the blackfish except some individual fish have too much iodine.. The only fish I will always release are rubberlip morwong and sharks. I can't get rid of the iodine taste which I hate so much... So to release a fish because it tastes OK but not as good as something else doesn't make sense to me, but each to their own. Releasing any fish because of biological reasons makes more senseto me and that is at the discretion of the angler... Well done mate - bet you're hooked now.... Tony Thanks Tony , I love fishing , but I m not really love to eat fish , because i m not really good for cook . haha ... Thank for sharing with me . Hope you have a good catch as well . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameldownunder Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Well done on the king and flatties mate, in my opinion if the fish is legal then it's nobodies business whether he kept it or not, if you like to release big flatties good on you, but you can't force anyone to do the same. Agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Knot Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Well done on the king and flatties mate, in my opinion if the fish is legal then it's nobodies business whether he kept it or not, if you like to release big flatties good on you, but you can't force anyone to do the same. Nicely put Krispy - Same old issue comes up every time a larger than "normal" flattie picture appears. Well done F331 Blood Knot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harold Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 I agree, if it is legal why criticize or question someone's actions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysondanielgraham Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Mate great catch. Congrats on the king and as long as the flatty is over 36cm it's up to you if you let it go or not. If you fillet them and cut them up into nice chunks, beer batter they make great fish cocktails. Once again mate great catch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
port hacking addiction Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Nice catch mate i always keep my pb catches no matter what it is love tAkin it home to show off on the bbq. You will never forget ur first king well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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