The Rev Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Hi again fellow Raiders On the last day of my holidays and having just returned from Jervis Bay I decided a quick fish on Sydney Harbour was in order. I had a few squid baits left over from the trip down south and thought I might find a good king on one of the markers. Unfortunately the squid got picked to pieces by small fish so Plan B was to hit sow and pigs and try for some bream and trevalley. On my 10lb Bream Rod baited up with an unweighted cube of bonito caught the other day - all of a sudden it took off like a rocket. At first I thought monster bream. It kept taking line. Rat King? Half my line on the spool of my 2500 Shimano Symetre was now gone and the characteristic tail thumbs on the kingfish was well in evidence and I knew I was onto a good fish. After a 10-15 minute slog I finally had him to the boat and into the net. He measured 77 cm and ended up weighing 4kg and fed 8 of us tonight for dinner. It was a PB on my light rod. cheers the Rev 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rev Posted March 9, 2018 Author Share Posted March 9, 2018 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welster Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Cracking fish on light gear. That would of been heaps of fun. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterfisho7 Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Rev well done on light gear I also had a king hit my bream rod but it snaped me off and I lost it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rah Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Top fish on the bream gear mate. Well done Cheers Rah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Great fish on light gear. Good work Rev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankS Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 That's a great catch Rev, well done, those unexpected strikes are always an adrenalin rush and you done well to land it. Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xerotao Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Top effort mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great_White Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Fantastic Effort on the light gear "The Rev" .... Bet that Kingy tasted even better .... Cheers Great_White Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyFil Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 It's amazing what you can catch if the reel has a decent drag system and the fisherman has patience. Well done Rev! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Awesome catch on light gear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Well done Rev. You not only get into them at JB but catch a legal one on a bream outfit. Maybe you ought to buy a lottery ticket. bn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock&Beach Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Awesome effort Rev. That's a great fish. Cheers R&B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Great fishing, Rev! Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutsaboutfishing Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Sweet fish Rev. Must've been a mad fight on bream gear. richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rev Posted March 10, 2018 Author Share Posted March 10, 2018 11 hours ago, LuckyFil said: It's amazing what you can catch if the reel has a decent drag system and the fisherman has patience. Well done Rev! Totally agree - it was a reassuring sound hearing the drag working perfectly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingFishing Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Great work mate thats a nice king and even more rewarding given the circumstances ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaxland Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 nice fishing but that sums up kings exactly when you least expect it wham! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishermanSteve Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Nice work mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike89 Posted March 14, 2018 Share Posted March 14, 2018 Awesome. What was the leader? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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