fish_finder Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 A long time reader of this forum but first time poster as I have'nt caught anything to report on. With the Easter long weekend I was keen as mustard to go fishing. So it was decided that Sunday 20th April we would hit Botany Bay with my fishing buddy and a visiting relo from oversea. The forecast was perfect, just 6 knots. We launch at foreshore boat ramp at about 7am and the place was empty. We headed straight to Kurnell to catch squids. Within 5 mins my relo said "there's no squids here lets go fish somewhere else". So I proceeded to remove his squid jig and tie a running ball sinker rig for him so he can fish. And he was happpy.. for a while Meanwhile my fishing buddy and I was trying to catch some squid and around 9:30am when the sun was brigter I managed to hook up first to a squid. My first ever squid on my boat! I was esctastic!! There was high fives all around on the boat. My fishing buddy never really believe there's any squids in botany bay. Then he was on and now we've got 2 squids. In the next 1 hour or so we caught 2 bigger squids and I made the call to go hunt Kingie. So we attach our poor's man downrigger and slow troll past the green marker near Bare Island. First pass nothing but we realised the lines were tangled so after untangling the line we made a second pass. As the boat went pass the green marker the rod bent over and the line screams off my Spheros 10000. My fishing buddy tried but couldnt get the rod out of the rod holder so I told him to steer the boat and take us to deeper water. Lines was still screaming off the reel as I managed to pulled it out of the rod holder. With heart pounding I am holding the rod but the beast is too strong so my relo jumped in to hold onto the rod as well. So now its 2 vs 1 but before we knew it the fish spooled us. We tried a few more pass but nothing. Same story at Moli point. I'll never know what beast pulls that hard but I'll guess its one big angry kingie. This session will be one I wont forget in a while. I've been trying to catch squids to target kingie for a while now without success but now finally catching squids, it is a very satisfying feeling. I now feel i'm a step closer to realizing my dream of catching a metre kingie. Just wanted to say a massive thank you to Quintrex480 for all his gernerous tips on catching squids and downrigging for kingie. Sorry for the long report and no pixs as I didnt think I would catch anything. Next time i'll take some pictures and hopefully a kingie or two. Here's to hoping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linc Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Exciting report mate, at least you had the thrill of a hookup! How much weight did you use on your poor mans downrigger? I'm still learning the art of slow trolling live bait as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefisherman6784 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Great job on the squid but bad luck on the big fish Definitely was a great read and sounded like a great trip too Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witha Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Great report mate lookin forward to more Cheers Witha Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_finder Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 I was using 80lb braid and 100lb trace with a barrel sinker of about 2kg I think as there's no rating on it. I guess go heavy enough to hit the bottom then wind up a bit and slow troll. I learnt this off Scotty Lyons on one of his fishing trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linc Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 I was using 80lb braid and 100lb trace with a barrel sinker of about 2kg I think as there's no rating on it. I guess go heavy enough to hit the bottom then wind up a bit and slow troll. I learnt this off Scotty Lyons on one of his fishing trip. Wow you got spooled using 80lb braid and 100lb trace? Did you have your drag maxed out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quintrex480 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Marty! Well done on the squid mate! the first few are always the hardest, once you gain some confidence, it's like the squid are attracted to it or something, and that's when they just start jumping into the bait tank . That's a shame about the king, spooled on a Sphereos 10000, now that would have been quite a decent size! If you ever find yourself in that situation again, stay calm and palm the spool, better the king try and bust you off, than it taking all your line and who knows, it might even stop. The kings are starting to show up in big numbers now, and will probably be here for another month or so. You better get back out there quick and give them kings some payback! hehe. Let me know next time you're up this way, I'll try and save you a spot on the boat and hopefully put you onto a king or 2. Take care bud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_finder Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 Yes the drag was set to max. I don't take chances with kingie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisholb Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Yes the drag was set to max. I don't take chances with kingie. Must be a huge kingy...pity you didnt get to see it...r u sure it wasnt d marker u hooked??? Just kidding...hahaha...better luck next time mate... lifes too short...go fishing when u can... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linc Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 whatever it was, must have been a bloody monster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_finder Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 Hey Zarn Thanks for the kind offer I'll definitely take you up on it. The timing is a bit off as I'm moving houses. But definitely let you know when in back in Sydney. Cant wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_finder Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 How much line did you have on your rod because with 100lb line you should of been able to stop anything I had around 200m or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish_finder Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 Must be a huge kingy...pity you didnt get to see it...r u sure it wasnt d marker u hooked??? Just kidding...hahaha...better luck next time mate... I actually thought I snagged the marker but my mate said he stopped the boat for a moment and the lines was still running..it all happened so fast. Regardless I'm still pumped from that experience! lifes too short...go fishing when u can... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krispy ! Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Even a 20kg king would eventually tire on locked drag especially when the boat driving in the opposite direction, would have to be 30-40kg+ if it was a king which is completely possible as there are big kings that cruise along the cliffs outside the heads and they come in from time to time, ive also hooked a few unstoppables close by, never been spooled though also could have been a 200kg bullshark or something along those lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw9635 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Yep +1 for it being a bullshark. You would be able to stop most kings with locked drag and 80lb braid. Any anyway if it was a king it would have taken u into structure and busted u off before spooling u.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaClH2OK9 Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Nice read fish finder. Bad luck on loosing the monster. ......... SaltWaterDog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Stalker Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 *Coughsharkcough* Gotta have a go anyway mate but I think you probably jumped on a bronzey or bull. Better luck next time champ. Luc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filthmonger Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Not a king mate, not with full drag and 200m of 80 pound braid with 100 pound line. Still would have been an awesome catch whatever it was. Theres been some strnge fish showing up in the hacking lately, could have been another pelagic of some sorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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