Volitan Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 (edited) Hi. I want to take a friend fishing next weekend in his boat - and we want to target kingfish. I've plenty of experience catching surface feeding kingfish in summer - but I have no idea how to target them in winter. His boat is a 16 ft runabout - but it doesnt have offshore safety gear so I guess we will be limited to Pittwater and the lower Hawkesbury - like Barrenjoey and Lion Island. My question is -> is it practical to target kingfish at this time of year in Pittwater or around Lion Island etc. I have googled and found out there should be kingfish on the offshore reefs - but cant get a good idea of the chances of finding them inside these estuaries - or the rocky headlands at the entrances. I think we can get some fresh but dead squid from the local pro fisherman. Also, we dont have a downrigger, and I'm assuming surface trolling is not going to be productive. I'm thinking the best way for us is probably to anchor somewhere rocky, burley up a bit, and fish fresh squid near the bottom. Is this practical ? Is there a better way to do it ? Any advice welcome. Not after favourite spots - just an idea of if this is practical or a waste of time. cheers Arron Edited June 27, 2015 by Volitan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooked-Up Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Definately not a waste of time mate and your on the right track, fresh squid fished deep, big kings actually get a chance at eating the bait as all the smaller ones are outside. Go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 4myson Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 No need for a down rigger , if you haven't got one just use a few barell sinkers above a swivel before the hook or if you have a metal jig say around 200 gram use that as a weight which is even better as it actually attracts the Kings to your bait . Squid heads or strips work best when using this set up .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volitan Posted June 27, 2015 Author Share Posted June 27, 2015 No need for a down rigger , if you haven't got one just use a few barell sinkers above a swivel before the hook or if you have a metal jig say around 200 gram use that as a weight which is even better as it actually attracts the Kings to your bait . Squid heads or strips work best when using this set up .... Are you talking about using this for trolling? Cheers Arron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaHuffKing Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 yeah, he is talking about trolling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 4myson Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Are you talking about using this for trolling? Cheers Arron Yep , nice slow troll ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volitan Posted June 27, 2015 Author Share Posted June 27, 2015 Ok,thanks for the guys. One last question - what sort of trace should I be using? Cheers Arron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaHuffKing Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Don't need anything to fancy, whatever you have handy. Fluorocarbon if you have got it, I suppose. But mono around 80Lb will do fine. Always lighter the better if the fish are shy, within reason. Even down to 50LB if the fish are small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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