Fish-On Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Yesterday went out with my Thursday fishing mate Evan, to see if we could land us some kingies. Was greatest with a reasonably blowing southerly and in harbour swell. Seabreeze had it dropping so we crossed our fingers. Tried for a few squid around at the usual spots only to find masses of boats already working the area. spent 10mins at two spots then shot across to our bait spot and loaded up on jellybean sized yakkas in 10 minutes. Set up a slow troll around the heads running a tyrnos 30 & TLD 25 as we didn't want to drop any fish (well that was the plan anyway); it's not sporting in know but didn't want to take any chances. Swell was up, was only meant to be .7m but seems a lot bigger with the chop. Landed 3 rats, largest went to 58cm; all went back in the drink to grow some more. Even though we were running heavy gear we still got smoked by two stonkers, one in particular stripping line off my 30 like it was going out of fashion. He bricked me after a few minutes. As soon as we'd hook up we ran east to try and get em away from structure; but the fish didn't seem to care! Finished our yakkas and went in harbour for a flick. Managed 13 flatties, biggest going 61cm. All went back but 4 sized 40-43cm which came home for dinner. Evan also landed a big bonnie and plate sized flounder which were both also kept. Evan was going to cook the bonnie, I didn't want a bar of it, and as yet haven't heard what it was like. Anyone eaten/know how to cook up one? As soon as it was caught it was bled, gilled and gutted then straight on ice. Back at Roseville ramp by 1pm, all in all a nice mornings fishing! Tight lines. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djbazzab Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Sounds like a great day out. Shame about no legal Kingies, but at least they are there. I quite like eating bonnies, either sashimi them or onto the hot plate of the BBQ. I rate both (entre and main course even) ways. Cheers, Barry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongrass18ft Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Great to see the kings are on. I don't rate your gear as over kill those hoodies play hard. I too love bonito as table fish, preparation is the key.Just make sure you do bleed and ice them down straight away. Smoked sushimi Steamed Bbq Pickled Make sure to remove the blood line from the fillets as it has a very strong flavour. Great work in gathering a feast for the table. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish-On Posted March 15, 2013 Author Share Posted March 15, 2013 Great to see the kings are on. I don't rate your gear as over kill those hoodies play hard. I too love bonito as table fish, preparation is the key.Just make sure you do bleed and ice them down straight away. Smoked sushimi Steamed Bbq Pickled Make sure to remove the blood line from the fillets as it has a very strong flavour. Great work in gathering a feast for the table. Chris. Thanks Chris, appreciate the tip on the bonnie. I guess there is no playing fair when it comes to kings, cheers Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 you guys are making me hungry and Im at work nearing my next break, thank goodness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidanhoh Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Bonito are great eating. I either have them raw as sashimi or carpaccio, in fish curries or stews, and in fish tacos (either grilled or fried). Once cooked, actually similar in texture to chicken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish-On Posted March 15, 2013 Author Share Posted March 15, 2013 Bonito are great eating. I either have them raw as sashimi or carpaccio, in fish curries or stews, and in fish tacos (either grilled or fried). Once cooked, actually similar in texture to chicken. Fair call! I'll have to give it a try instead of using what we catch for bait. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 My Boys though they were eating chicken snitzel, I rolled the fish in snitzel crumbs from coles, it seriosly is a nice fish to eat, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quintrex480 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Bad luck on getting busted off. But the gear you are using is definitely not overkill for some of these monsters. You can go lighter but I assume you're fishing around structure, you can pretty much be guaranteed to get reefed. I preset my saltiga to around 16kg, very heavy, but line still comes off, but very little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 At least you did well with the flatties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish-On Posted March 15, 2013 Author Share Posted March 15, 2013 Bonito are great eating. I either have them raw as sashimi or carpaccio, in fish curries or stews, and in fish tacos (either grilled or fried). Once cooked, actually similar in texture to chicken. Fair call! I'll have to give it a try instead of using it for bait. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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