DaveTheBoy Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 So this trip started out yesterday afternoon with a quick harbour flick for squid, 5 in the bag in 1/2hr and feeling hopeful of my planned kings session. Fast forward to this morning - I hit the rocks at Wollongong and just had a ball. The first 3 squid landed kings in succession 66cm smallest to 78cm (new pb for me) the largest. The fish were often coming up with 3 or 4 fish following them, it really was a spectacle! I was just fishing unweighted bait, 30lb braid to 30lb flouro leader & 2 x 3/0 snelled hooks casting just behind the wash. Some guys beside me had a pool of live yakkas fishing under floats & they were making my session look boring by comparison! Every cast was a hookup or some kind of action. We had double & triple hookups at times, and helped each other with the landing net which was nice. I then released a rat, and the last bait hooked a salmon (50cm), and as I was bringing him in he was also pursued by a number of kings who tried stealing him from my line! With no more bait I switched to plastic, now that's an exciting way to catch kingfish! I was watching them come up on the lure & strike - busted off one, released 2 rats, then got this one legal to call it a day! It's the first time I've landed kings on plastics. Anyone could have bagged out many times over I think, the fish were just on today. Incidentally the other guys on the ledge only took home 3 fish a piece, I took 4 which will all be eaten tomorrow, it's nice when we all respect the limits - it would have been easy to get carried away (we've all seen that happen at times). The lure was a jerk shad "pearl white" 13cm for anyone interested. Having learnt to slow down & play the fish out a little better has greatly increased my landing rate, I was busted off only once today so getting a little better all the time. With a big family BBQ happening tomorrow I'm set to be a hero with the kingfish steaks! Sorry for the long post I'm probably just a bit excited, but I started out this summer to catch my first king, and though it took me a few months of catching none - the time put in to learning is paying off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiro Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Cracker session mate! That was a great read! Perfect landbased session, well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisholb Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Well done mate...looks like u r becoming a kingy expert...congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linc Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 awesome effort mate, thats a great catch land based or boat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimDinh Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 That was sensational, what a session, well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loxo Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Great session especially land based. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean01 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Brilliant session mate, hoping for one very similar myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulk001 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Well done! Seems so easy when the fish are on like that doesn't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTheBoy Posted March 21, 2014 Author Share Posted March 21, 2014 Well done! Seems so easy when the fish are on like that doesn't it. It does indeed mate, you could almost be fooled into thinking you've got it "figured out" until a few fishless trips bring you back down to earth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasksta Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Hey hey success!!! Well done mate, persistence pays off. Now you have cracked the code, got the monkey off your back etc you will be onto them regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnderFisher Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Wow very impressive! So jealous I wasn't there! Lol. Through me a PM next time you're going out. Congrats on the fish, nothing like fresh fish you'll definitely be popular with the family Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MV Sunray Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Hey mate that was me in the yellow shirt this morning. Top king, good to see you got a few more after I left! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adventureman Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 any king off the rocks is cool! well done mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elferoz777 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Is that near Wollongong harbour by any chance? Good stuff mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Ray Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Awesome read and a great result... Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witha Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Wicked work mate! Persistence always pays! And a cracking bit. Cheers Witha Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANwan Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 good work mate .. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 A session to remember. Well done! Big Neil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filthmonger Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Mate, that shirt. Where can i find one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBCB Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 Sounds like an amazing session ! So exciting to see a pack of kings following the one you're hooked on, I bet that one will stay in your memory for a long while ! Well done on the pb too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitro Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 It's these hot bites that give us hope to keep coming back. Great read. The action off the rocks seems to be slowing here in sydney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaki10 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Nice catch!!! Where abouts did you fish them out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTheBoy Posted April 11, 2014 Author Share Posted April 11, 2014 Nice catch!!! Where abouts did you fish them out? Mate my go to spots have been Bass Point, Port Kembla and Bellambi. All land based and all have fished equally well, this has been my first summer catching kings. Took me a few months of learning to get my first, they have since become pretty regular as I have worked out the art of catching them. All part of the great learning adventure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaki10 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Mate my go to spots have been Bass Point, Port Kembla and Bellambi. All land based and all have fished equally well, this has been my first summer catching kings. Took me a few months of learning to get my first, they have since become pretty regular as I have worked out the art of catching them. All part of the great learning adventure! Nice mate, thanks for that, i will be sure to give it a try. Do you fish them on a float? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fragmeister Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Great read, They sure are a great fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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