Hacking Yakka help please

[yting]

Hi Guys,

Ok so my son and I are sacking the lures in search of our first King. I know the Kings are there, we regularly see them follow up our lures but can't get the buggers to take anything. Salmon and Tailor don't seem as fussy.

We're changing tactics and are going to try live bait.

My question is can anyone point me in the right direction please to try to catch Yakkas in the Hacking, boat based. There is a bunch of good stuff here already on catching yakkas  but mainly targeted at land based spots such as the wharf's (Wally's, Yowie, Lilli Pilli). 

I know Sydney Harbour sounds great for Yakkas aswell but ideally the Hacking would suit us better.

As we have a small tiny I'd rather not take up spots on a wharf for the land based guys.

So my question is, can I burly them up anywhere near moored boats or am i best to anchor up 50m or so from one of these wharfs? is that too far away from the structure though?

I guess chicken pellets or similar might attract them.

Thanks

Nathan

[Yowie]

You are more likely to catch yakkas in the early morning low light periods, and sometimes they will bite better into the dusk and nighttime periods, though kingies are not a nighttime fish.

So far this season I have pulled out 1 or 2 yakkas, then they stop biting and disappear. Some days none have turned up.

Various places of shallower water that leads out into deeper water will produce them, so around the deeper bays - Yowie, Gymea, Big Turriell, Gunnamatta, Burraneer, North West and South West Arms, Lilli Pilli.

As you mentioned, they are commonly found around the wharves of the deeper bays, so you might have to try near them.

Mashed bread burley or crushed arrowroot biscuits should help. Small hooks and no sinker.

[Jocler]

Bran from the produce store is also a good burley for them.

J

[yting]

Thanks guys, will try that