bobthelob2341 Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 (edited) After all the windy weather and big swells which copped the east coast, I decided to take the boat out to the reefs off Sydney in search of some winter kingfish. First stop was to gather bait at the artifical and after 20 minutes the live bait tank was full with yellowtail and a few slimey mackerel, it was then a quick run to some of the closer reefs off Sydney to find a few kingfish. At the marks the were only a couple of boats so I decided to spotlock on top of fish I was marking, after sometime I hooked up a small rat king on the jig which quickly went back in the water, after a quick circle around I starting to mark fish again so I deployed spotlock. On the first drop I hooked up on what seemed like a good kingfish until my braid snapped at the tip of my rod, shortly after the livie rod goes off and a 73cm kingfish is boated. Some more rat kingfish ensued, until there was a good bite on the paternoster meant for a snapper, up came a 96cm kingfish on a 3/0 circle hook and 30lb leader, I was surprised at how well my 3500 certate handled it. After some more lost fish on the jigs due to braid snapping, I decided to call it a day and head back in. Edited June 27, 2022 by bobthelob2341 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Ct Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Great kingie mate, well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Great looking fish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kantong Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 healthy specimen, well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Good sized fish. Any idea why the braid kept breaking, too much pressure or fraying of the braid? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterfisho7 Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 That.s a top king well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlvbw Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 That is a great catch mate! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Great result mate...well done. I, like Yowie, am interested in where the braid was snapping. Was it where the braid joined the leader? bn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthelob2341 Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 6 hours ago, Isaac Ct said: Great kingie mate, well done. Cheers it went well for its size. 6 hours ago, bessell1955 said: Great looking fish. They are starting to fatten up now and will really get well conditioned in the coming weeks. 2 hours ago, kantong said: healthy specimen, well done Cheers 1 hour ago, masterfisho7 said: That.s a top king well done Thanks mate 59 minutes ago, dlvbw said: That is a great catch mate! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthelob2341 Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 2 hours ago, Yowie said: Good sized fish. Any idea why the braid kept breaking, too much pressure or fraying of the braid? 14 minutes ago, big Neil said: Great result mate...well done. I, like Yowie, am interested in where the braid was snapping. Was it where the braid joined the leader? bn I’m not to sure what caused the braid to snap to be honest when I was fishing I didn’t notice any nicks in the braid and my guides were fine and the braid was breaking well above my fg knot. I’ve caught metre fish on the exact setup with the same line, leader and drag settings and haven’t had any problems. My best guess is that leatherjackets are biting my line on the way up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jp2 Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 100% damaged top rod runner. Please check. A few years ago I had the same problem once hooked up and this was the cause!!! Let me know how u go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 Top kingy! Well done. 👍 what water depth were you fishing? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthelob2341 Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 4 hours ago, Jp2 said: 100% damaged top rod runner. Please check. A few years ago I had the same problem once hooked up and this was the cause!!! Let me know how u go. I checked my tip and it all seemed fine, the braid only snapped once at the tip and the rest were around 20m from the rod tip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthelob2341 Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Larkin said: Top kingy! Well done. 👍 what water depth were you fishing? Cheers mate I was fishing in 70-80m deep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonardgid Posted June 27, 2022 Share Posted June 27, 2022 amazing catch, i don't think many of that size get landed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthelob2341 Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 5 hours ago, leonardgid said: amazing catch, i don't think many of that size get landed Theres are few out there just need to weed through all the rats first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Super king. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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