Guest Guest123456789 Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Bloody kingfish, all in the 60's!! ? Caught these six and dropped 4 others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geshy Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Nice mate where u get them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Thanks mate. Terrigal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARC H Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 nice fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geshy Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 3 hours ago, flatheadluke said: Thanks mate. Terrigal. Haven or skillion champ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 6 minutes ago, geshy said: Haven or skillion champ? I put the boat in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geshy Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 23 minutes ago, flatheadluke said: I put the boat in. Ahh no worries mate cheers for the replys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrone07 Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Good to see they are still around, water currents slowly going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonD Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Keep at it there are some big horses out there, my daughter got a 1.30m model on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 12 hours ago, JonD said: Keep at it there are some big horses out there, my daughter got a 1.30m model on Sunday. Thanks Jon. 1.3 that's a screamer well done. Do you think it's fair to say the big boys are best to target where they spawn or out deep? It seems like where I live you have to be lucky to catch a hoodlum in close, most of the big catches I hear of are in sydney harbour, Pittwater or offshore at deep water reefs. I'm planning on taking the little tinny offshore when the temps drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonD Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 This was from 8m of water where it was among several even bigger fish. Going to try some 150 lb braid with 120 lb leaders and lock and load then try to get out into deeper water next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddyT Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 2 hours ago, flatheadluke said: Thanks Jon. 1.3 that's a screamer well done. Do you think it's fair to say the big boys are best to target where they spawn or out deep? It seems like where I live you have to be lucky to catch a hoodlum in close, most of the big catches I hear of are in sydney harbour, Pittwater or offshore at deep water reefs. I'm planning on taking the little tinny offshore when the temps drop. Biggest king i ever saw was at Winnie Bay- ate a 10lb mack tuna that a mate of mine spun up like it was a jelly bean- I know the mack tuna was 10 lb because we had a double hook up and I got mine in- there are plenty of big kings around where you are Luke-use one of those bonnies as a livie and see how you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrone07 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 3 hours ago, flatheadluke said: Thanks Jon. 1.3 that's a screamer well done. Do you think it's fair to say the big boys are best to target where they spawn or out deep? It seems like where I live you have to be lucky to catch a hoodlum in close, most of the big catches I hear of are in sydney harbour, Pittwater or offshore at deep water reefs. I'm planning on taking the little tinny offshore when the temps drop. I found some solid hoodlums the other day off Broken Bay in around 20 meters and couldn't stop them on 80lb leader we got smoked three times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 1 hour ago, PaddyT said: Biggest king i ever saw was at Winnie Bay- ate a 10lb mack tuna that a mate of mine spun up like it was a jelly bean- I know the mack tuna was 10 lb because we had a double hook up and I got mine in- there are plenty of big kings around where you are Luke-use one of those bonnies as a livie and see how you go. the speedsters like bonito and frigates are harder to use as live baits as they use a lot of oxygen, consequently they die quicker than other common live bait species. It's why you're better off using tuna tubes to keep them alive instead of standard live bait tanks. if I was going to target kings at Winnie using live bait, id use a tailor like a fella did recently to catch a big fish at Avoca rocks. My decky, who sometimes comes with me, did a similar thing to catch what was for a long time the record bluefin tuna in the 70's. 1 hour ago, tyrone07 said: I found some solid hoodlums the other day off Broken Bay in around 20 meters and couldn't stop them on 80lb leader we got smoked three times broken bay has been fishing very well lately hasn't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrone07 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 35 minutes ago, flatheadluke said: the speedsters like bonito and frigates are harder to use as live baits as they use a lot of oxygen, consequently they die quicker than other common live bait species. It's why you're better off using tuna tubes to keep them alive instead of standard live bait tanks. if I was going to target kings at Winnie using live bait, id use a tailor like a fella did recently to catch a big fish at Avoca rocks. My decky, who sometimes comes with me, did a similar thing to catch what was for a long time the record bluefin tuna in the 70's. broken bay has been fishing very well lately hasn't it. Yes some good reds popping up as well, got a good Jew in Brisbane Waters the other day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 12 minutes ago, tyrone07 said: Yes some good reds popping up as well, got a good Jew in Brisbane Waters the other day cool. I might have to visit a tackle store in Erina and empty my wallet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrone07 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 1 hour ago, flatheadluke said: cool. I might have to visit a tackle store in Erina and empty my wallet. Haha I know the one very well, I generally fish online these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 3 minutes ago, tyrone07 said: Haha I know the one very well, I generally fish online these days So much stuff that's good online, I like in person personally. Same with poker, lots of friends try to get me into online poker but I prefer in person. Before kids I used to play a lot of tournaments. Often others would give information which were attempts at misleading when actually they just told the table exactly what hand they had. You even knew the exact cards. You can't get that as easily online (still possible but harder). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regan Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 On 5/2/2017 at 9:35 PM, JonD said: Keep at it there are some big horses out there, my daughter got a 1.30m model on Sunday. where abouts did she get it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonD Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 On 06/05/2017 at 9:41 AM, Regan said: where abouts did she get it The bigger models have been away from the big schools hunting around Montague island, the bigger fish we've ecncountered have been in very shallow water. We even had a good sized black Marlin check us out in the shallows recently. When the current is really roaring causing the NE corner to become to hard for most boats to fish is the best time, our rib comes into its own in those conditions. A mate who runs a scuba business has also seen some jumbo sized fish in the more sheltered bays on the west side, these are in places few would ever consider targeting kings. There are lots of grey nurse sharks in all locations this year, if you do fish there make sure you know the regulations on sanctuarys etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regan Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 On 5/2/2017 at 3:52 PM, flatheadluke said: Thanks mate. Terrigal. how far off terrigal was it what were you using Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 6 hours ago, Regan said: how far off terrigal was it what were you using If you go to the red buoy at the haven and then bear east from there. They didn't go for the pilchards or metals, the 3 to 5 inch soft plastics lightly weighted (1/8 to 1/4) were the go. One of the rats took a whole squid trolled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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