Pickles Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 (edited) Went out early with @The Rev and buddy Steve (can’t convince him to sign up as a raider) on Friday. The conditions were perfect. High tide around 6am, low wind and swell and plenty of Yakka’s for bait. After filling the live bait tank, we headed offshore to sound around for king, Samson fish & Amberjack at the 100m reefs and wrecks. We ended up near the Myola wreck & put out livies to collect 3 nice size Sambo’s (Samonfish are in the Seriola family and very similar to kingfish ). We came in closer and had a “rat attack” of little kings (Bruce in the pic with a little one - he also caught a 90cm plus monster, but action was so fast we didn’t have time for many pics.) About an hour later the big boys moved in and at one stage the action was so hectic we had a tripple hook up and Bruce and Steve’s fish were bigger than mine, so I cut mine off to land their stockers. Overall a great day. I won’t say who, but one of us was seriously undergunned with 30lb gear and got smoked continuously until I lent him some 80lb Fluor leader. Smallest went 72cm, biggest was 97cm. We all had a “good hookup” and lost our fish on 80lb, so some seriously good arm pullers around at the moment. The water temp was variable, but the big boys were in 24degrees - out wider, the current was raging about 4 knots and almost impossible to hit the bottom with 16oz of lead and water was cooler, so some thermoclines happening. Typically for this time of year, the bigger fish were later in the day. Bruce got to break in his new Penn slammer and “Kingie killer” rod and was happy with the performance (how about a report Bruce). Edited May 27, 2022 by Pickles Pics afdded 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthelob2341 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Excellent fish there @Pickles, hopefully I can replicate it tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Ct Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 What a day! Well done @Pickles Great stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterfisho7 Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Love the report and the photos well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebenbomb Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Good job! hope the weather can clear up soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Excellent result Bob, the Rev, and Steve. Pity it wasn't like that when we ventured out! Still, can't be greedy, the charter produced the goods and I'm still eating the spoils. Well done guys. bn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restyle Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 some big fattys there, the rats must be moving on now. great day out though perfect weather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Well done pickles. You guys will be eating fish for weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlvbw Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 BOOM. Nailed it. I heard @The Revhad tired arms...haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Great report & photos. Well done to the Team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Once again you have displayed why you are the Kingie, King. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 All the Samson fish I have caught were motley coloured when smaller and almost a red tinge when bigger (as distinct from the Kingfish green) are any of those photos Samson fish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rev Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 (edited) Thanks @Pickles for the trip and the report. It was a great day that started slow but with perseverance paid off, getting better and better each hour. Finally getting to break in my new "king" rod was the highlight. I can highly recommend the set up: Penn Slammer 4 7500 on a Shimano Terez rod spooled with 65lb braid to 80lb leader. I think we caught 40-45 yakkas and had none left in the end and left the fish biting. Mind you - we had zero room left in the esky to put any more fish anyway!! Such a great day. One editorial comment @Pickles, I think the other fish were Amberjacks not Sampson fish 🙂 Edited May 28, 2022 by The Rev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 That’s some good fishing lads. Nothing like a day on some arm stretching kings. Still cringe at that banana though 😂😂😂 cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmk1962 Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 Fantastic result lads. Speechless 😶 👍👍👍👍 cheers Zoran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 What a trip, beautiful conditions and an amazing bag of kings!! Too good Bob! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordoRetired Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Looks like a cracking day out was had by all. Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonD Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Fantastic, nothing wrong with those bananas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hill373737 Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Here is a good read on bananas, boats and fishing!! 🙂 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-16/fisherman-boat-sinks-amid-banana-karma-drama/8804636 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmk1962 Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 12 hours ago, Hill373737 said: Here is a good read on bananas, boats and fishing!! 🙂 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-16/fisherman-boat-sinks-amid-banana-karma-drama/8804636 Somehow I think a significant amount of Great Northern brew was also involved. Go the bananas 🍌! cheers Zoran 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 Looks like a great day out Bob and Rev. Some nice fish when their tails hang out of the fish box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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