Chaohuang Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 With the warm water is pushing in hard, the small pelagics are have become more common over the last two weeks, with small to medium sized mac tuna, bonito, leaping bonito and frigate turning up. I guess longtails won't be far behind, dream big, right? These are some fish I caught this week, bonito and mac tuna caught on shore jigs and the yakkas using sabiki. Yakkas (horse mackerel, "aji" in Japanese) make beautiful sashimi but are grossly underrated and usually neglected. From a culinary point of view, I prefer them over kingfish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjames95 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Nice catch mate, good fun on light gear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REELCRAZY Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Great catch buddy, must give the shore jigging a go soon. Just have to learn to put the heavy king stick down! Would love to have a session with u soon!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaohuang Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 10 minutes ago, REELCRAZY said: Great catch buddy, must give the shore jigging a go soon. Just have to learn to put the heavy king stick down! Would love to have a session with u soon!! Quite the opposite for me, haha! I have been fishing in Sydney for nearly a year now and seriously have some luck problems with kingfish, probably because I fish the afternoons mostly and not first light? I have pulled quite a few decent kingies from a boat but landbased-wise, only a single rat. Nearly every time I pull the big guns out with the stickbaits and poppers, I only get salmon. Have not even had the chance to lose a decent king landbased... About fishing together someday, sure thing, maybe we could learn some stuff from each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 The pelagics are good fun on light tackle, speedy critters that keep going right to the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REELCRAZY Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 30 minutes ago, mshuangchao said: Quite the opposite for me, haha! I have been fishing in Sydney for nearly a year now and seriously have some luck problems with kingfish, probably because I fish the afternoons mostly and not first light? I have pulled quite a few decent kingies from a boat but landbased-wise, only a single rat. Nearly every time I pull the big guns out with the stickbaits and poppers, I only get salmon. Have not even had the chance to lose a decent king landbased... About fishing together someday, sure thing, maybe we could learn some stuff from each other. Sounds like a plan mate, keep u posted, I think we fish similar locations anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaohuang Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 49 minutes ago, samjames95 said: Nice catch mate, good fun on light gear 5 minutes ago, Yowie said: The pelagics are good fun on light tackle, speedy critters that keep going right to the end. That's right, light tackle is important for one to enjoy the fight with these guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaohuang Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 2 minutes ago, REELCRAZY said: Sounds like a plan mate, keep u posted, I think we fish similar locations anyway We definitely fish the same location, haha! Keep in touch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adsy91 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 What jigs do you use mate? I've given a couple 20 and 40g koika jigs a go with a fast retrieve/sink and repeat technique. You seem to have it worked out mate would be keen to pick your brain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike89 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Good stuff, nice to see you catch a sizey bonito. Glad to hear that the pelagics are finally making their way in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austwave Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 The good wife is Japanese and the livies were always consumed if not liberated when it came to Yakkas (Agi) and if big enough its easy to prepare for sashimi. The bonito to or any of the others into the ice slurry and sliced up later also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaohuang Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 Made aji sashimi tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaohuang Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 2 hours ago, Adsy91 said: What jigs do you use mate? I've given a couple 20 and 40g koika jigs a go with a fast retrieve/sink and repeat technique. You seem to have it worked out mate would be keen to pick your brain! I use IMA gun, 40g and 60g depending on condition. Basic theory is find where the fish are at, be it surface or down deep, then focus working your jig in that section of the water. That is the major advantage of fishing with jigs, it is so versatile. 44 minutes ago, Mike89 said: Good stuff, nice to see you catch a sizey bonito. Glad to hear that the pelagics are finally making their way in. Thanks Mike! 30 minutes ago, austwave said: The good wife is Japanese and the livies were always consumed if not liberated when it came to Yakkas (Agi) and if big enough its easy to prepare for sashimi. The bonito to or any of the others into the ice slurry and sliced up later also I posted a pic of sashimi I made, looks familiar? XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elferoz777 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 6 hours ago, Yowie said: The pelagics are good fun on light tackle, speedy critters that keep going right to the end. How would you compare the fight to that of a large luderick on 4 lb? Similar battle or just different moreso than harder or easier....just curious as i dont suceed with pelagics other than salmon. Nice report and fish btw. You are lucky to have a good cook to reward your hard work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaohuang Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 19 minutes ago, elferoz777 said: How would you compare the fight to that of a large luderick on 4 lb? Similar battle or just different moreso than harder or easier....just curious as i dont suceed with pelagics other than salmon. Nice report and fish btw. You are lucky to have a good cook to reward your hard work. I have never caught a luderick, but I think pelagics like tuna have a really exciting first run and give the rod very strong, high pitch vibrations. Don't want to sound like I'm bragging, but that cook was me, haha, alright I am bragging a little... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 9 hours ago, elferoz777 said: How would you compare the fight to that of a large luderick on 4 lb? Similar battle or just different moreso than harder or easier....just curious as i dont suceed with pelagics other than salmon. Nice report and fish btw. You are lucky to have a good cook to reward your hard work. It's an interesting question - here is my view. i find luderick tougher. Reason being I can fish 15 or 20lbs braid for smaller pelagics. Sure it's more sporting on lighter lines but I don't like losing fish or, more importantly, expensive lures. I get them in pretty quickly. Luderick on the other hand, you have to fish light to keep your bait in the zone despite the currents and losing a bit of leader, weed and a hook doesn't bother me as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickb111 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 At equal size a luderick is going to pull harder, but on light drags the small tunas will swim a lot faster than a luderick ever could. Fishing for them with light leaders and bream gear is great fun.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 11 hours ago, elferoz777 said: How would you compare the fight to that of a large luderick on 4 lb? Similar battle or just different moreso than harder or easier....just curious as i dont suceed with pelagics other than salmon. I have caught blackfish to 2 pound on 6 pound line, both rod and reel, and handlines. and they do pull rather hard. I have caught frigates and bonnies on light line and they take off like a rocket at times, maybe go a bit quiet then off again. A lot more speed than most other fish, a different type of fight. I remember a 3.5 pound frigate on 6 pound line, many years ago in Yowie Bay while I was in a small row boat, and the frigate was pulling the boat along for a little while, so much speed for a small tuna species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike89 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 I'd agree with others in that it is difficult to compare the fight of a blackfish to that of little tunas and bonitos. While the luddies pull very hard and lunge downward, little tunas and frigates just take off like a rocket. They'll go hard, pause and change direction sometimes. Apples and oranges maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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