quochuy Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 I recently planned several early morning sessions with a fishing buddy I met in Balmoral. We are trying to catch some kinggies off the rocks. So for me it's wake up time at around 3.30am and head down to one of the wharfs in Mosman. 4 am ish, yakkas are getting caught on prawn or minced beef. I use either a hand line or a pen fishing rod. Usually 4 yakkas are enough for me as I have to leave the spot at 7am to go back home and get ready for work. My mate stays till 10. 5am we're in North, South Curl Curl or Manly. Yakkas on a float and bottom rig and there we go. After few weeks we were getting donuts or the usual bream and trevally, but finally last week, an hour after I left, my mate caught a 1.10m @9.4kg King fish, when I caught a small Aussie Salmon before leaving. He was definitely happy of his catch :-D It was caught on a squid strip, was whole but a small fish ate the head before... Here is his setup: 8000 shimano baitrunner oc reel 10-15kg 12ft timber wolf rod 30lb braid 50lb leader 7/0 double snell rig It took 10 mins of good fight. Here's my salmon, Went back today, caught another Sambo, lost another one on a 2nd line (double hook up) due to a bad knot on the snap :-( and a flathead who tried to swallow a yellowtail on a bottom rig. My setup is: Alvey 13ft 650 GTS rod Alvey 650 A1 rod 15 lb main mono 30 lb fluoro leade Size 6/0 suicide hook 11ft Saratoga Mawler rod Shimano Aerlex 8000 XSA 10lb braid 30lb fluoro leader Same hook Huy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizza Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Huy great kingie.Your turn next.cheers wizza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbf1 Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 awesone fish! I think i seen you i was on a boat. Were you on the rocks on the right hand side when coming from little manly boat ramp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kikila Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 nice king very nice catch off the rocks well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reubs Posted December 8, 2013 Share Posted December 8, 2013 Mate, that is an awesome land based catch! I'm more than jealous, dying to get out for a fish! Keep up the good work fellas Tight lines Reubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimira Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Nice king buddy Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 great fish. well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigyates Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Thats awesome I've been chucking in pilchards off Rose bay but only getting a few bites and the biggest one got off the hook. Any chance you could post up a pic on a map of where abouts to go as Im reasonably new to anywhere other than Lurline bay. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quochuy Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share Posted December 9, 2013 Try live yellowtail or squid or very fresh squid. As for location, we want to keep the spot secret as it's been over fished in the past. Still a bit now I reckon. But it's part of the harbour around Manly Wharf ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dododog Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I fish around that part of Manly a bit as well...... with Kingfish like that they do come around and might turn up on different rock point at times, but don't expect every outing.............. also quochuy had put in a lot of work prior to that... well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherman666 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Mate...great report. Nice to see what gear you have, but what sorta rig you using. Float? Leader length? Cheers. Again. that king is just nuts off the rocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Incredible Hull Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Dedication, planning and rewarded generously! Well done guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisholb Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Well done...a hoodlum off rocks is very hard to catch...probably 5x harder than on a boat...congrats to your mate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linc Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 time + effort = reward + 1 very happy fisherman Well done to your mate. Even those sambos you're getting from time to time put up a decent fight, and any flatty that ate a livie would have to be of a decent size! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quochuy Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share Posted December 9, 2013 Dododog, you're right. The kings are not around all the time and when they are they don't come at the same time of the day. Probably related to the tide but to be confirmed with more fishing :-D As for the rig, my mate used a float rig. I'm not sure about the length of his leader. Mine is about two meters under the float. I personally fish both float and bottom in one session. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 That's a great result. It's the reason we all go fishing. You just never know what's going to turn up. I hope your mate shared that kingy with you! Keep at it and great report! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieR Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Huy! You legend. Love your dedication and little videos on facebook. Keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Zod Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Now that's dedication, well done. Only a matter of time before you get one as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Mckenzie Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Nice work out there. Great catch of the rocks must be a good drop off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rev Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 awesome catch - great job and encouraging to see what can be caught off the rocks in the harbour :-) the Rev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quochuy Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share Posted December 9, 2013 Thanks all guys. Doing another sesh now. I convinced a colleague to wake up early and fish with me watching the sun rising. He'll join me after I catch the yakkas though, can't have have him wake up at 3.30 in the first one, can I? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quochuy Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share Posted December 9, 2013 Oh and my mate who caught the king is saying thank you for all the kind words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulk001 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Well done, thats a great Kingy, especially land based! I'm sure he'll be replaying that catch in his mind for a while to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBCB Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 That is a fantastic catch mate ! very well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishChaser Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Wow, your persistence really paid off ! I would love to catch a big king one day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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