Pickles Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 (edited) Fisho buddy (and fellow finch breeder and ecologist) Peter and I headed out to hit the kings in the harbour after 3 weeks of mid week work and being tied to fishing weekends only đ. The day started slowly with crystal clear water and Yakkas very hard (only got 9 in total after over an hour of trying several spots - even Sow and Pigs, which is usually alive with Yakkas), fortunately squid / cuttlefish saved the day and the Kingies got to taste their favourite food (with a 6/0 âhoodlumâ attached. They werenât big and mostly rats, with only one going over 70cm. It was a showery day, but only sighted several other boats braving the conditions - very different to the weekends. HINT - I have been fishing much lighter lately with 20lb, 8 carrier braid  and 20lb Fluor leader attached - FG knot with no sinker and drifting the bait down in the current. Today I boated 2 kings on this rig. I did get âsmokedâ by a thug that speared me into the reef and busted me off, but getting many more hookups. Iâm finding if they are lead out with the MinKota into deeper water and fought where they have further to go to get to structure, the better chance of getting them to the net. GENTLY, GENTLY seems to work and is heaps of fun.  Edited June 10, 2020 by Pickles 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrepin Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Great to see you guys are keen despite the weather. Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterfisho7 Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Well done on the Kings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobycb Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Well done @Pickles. Do you burley and float your baits down the trail? Â Regards, Toby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistolpete33 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Always a great day on the harbour when you're hooking up!! Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthman Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Thats awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Have noticed a few times that if you go lightly on the kings, and can motor out to deeper water with less rocky snags, you will have a better chance of landing them. Not much good though if you are anchored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 Yowie, motoring out with the Min Kota is a piece of cake - itâs revolutionised my fishing. Â Tobycb, yes, float bait with burley - works a treat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Great report and top photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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