Weekend Kings - hacking -

[Tdogz]

Hey raiders 

 

Been awhile since my last post due to winter and nothing worth posting about 

 

So lately I’ve been setting out with trying the catch the first kingfish of the season 

(Always the hardest) 

So after roughly 2-3 trips returning with a donut, This weekend produced the goods 

 

——Saturday—-

So as normal day starts with catching some fresh live squid for bait and within about 1 hour off cronulla we had 10 lives ready to set out 

 With the conditions over the weekend not ideal for offshore fishing we set out in the hacking 

 

Over that past couple of trips I’ve been marking them in Gymea Bay and lilli pilli but they were only taking the micro baits 

So set out in lilli pilli and after a troll of 30 of minutes I’m marking up a decent school holding the bottom then boom! Double hook up on the kings me and 1st mate both score our first kings of the season 

1st 63cm  2nd 58cm , this continued for another 3 fish each all undersize till we called it a day 

 

—-Sunday—

 

So on back on the water for the low tide change.. geared up with the leftover squid from the Saturday we had back over to lilli pilli and just happen to find a school of bait while setting up the rods , then a few moments later the sounder lit up with big marks So out when 2 squid.. within seconds 2nd mates rod bends and starts screaming after a good fight a 71cm king comes in the boat ( his first king of the season aswell) then it went all quite fished for a another 3 hours for nothing 

 

Kings are back baby get amongst it! 

Cheers tdogz 

Tight lines!

[sam bros]

Top effort, 

Catching your own bait and getting a good size kingy

Well done

[masterfisho7]

Nice report and some top fish 

[mtlg]

Nice catches @Tdogz and thanks for the report.

If you dont mind sharing, whats your technique for squidding in the hacking? As in, what rig and at what depths/land features do you catch them in that area? I've tried catching them in the area maaany times in the past but always came out empty handed. 

[Sea Ranger]

2 hours ago, mtlg said:

Nice catches @Tdogz and thanks for the report.

If you dont mind sharing, whats your technique for squidding in the hacking? As in, what rig and at what depths/land features do you catch them in that area? I've tried catching them in the area maaany times in the past but always came out empty handed. 

I always do well catching squid in the hacking.  2.5 or 3.0 jig  lumo white or pink seems to be the colours that work best for me.

 

Bear

[kingie chaser]

3 hours ago, Sea Ranger said:

I always do well catching squid in the hacking.  

Approx  area?

[blaxland]

Not a hacking or squiding expert but in sydney harbour I chuck out a jig just about everywhere I stop and Im surprised at the places that I get them outside the reconised squid grounds. Sand and weed seem to be key but not essential just a matter of belief last wednesday spent 3 hrs on a known squid ground for 4 squid too much effort to be used for bait we ate the lor lol

 

[Sea Ranger]

15 hours ago, kingie chaser said:

Approx  area?

Bundeena and drifiting out from Gunnamatta seem to always produce.  It seems change of tide or just past high tide is best recently.

[Sea Ranger]

14 hours ago, blaxland said:

Not a hacking or squiding expert but in sydney harbour I chuck out a jig just about everywhere I stop and Im surprised at the places that I get them outside the reconised squid grounds. Sand and weed seem to be key but not essential just a matter of belief last wednesday spent 3 hrs on a known squid ground for 4 squid too much effort to be used for bait we ate the lor lol

 

LOL we seem to eat more than use for bait too!

[Tdogz]

On 11/24/2018 at 10:07 AM, mtlg said:

Nice catches @Tdogz and thanks for the report.

If you dont mind sharing, whats your technique for squidding in the hacking? As in, what rig and at what depths/land features do you catch them in that area? I've tried catching them in the area maaany times in the past but always came out empty handed. 

Hey mate 

normally use a 2.2 or 2.5 Yama in white ,orange , green In 2m to 6m of water and you’ll find them in the weed or reed areas mate I have my most luck off cronulla 

hope this helps 

[mtlg]

Thanks for all the advice, that gives me a lot to work with.  I shall give it a go next time im down there.

Cheers