Mosman fishing

[faker]

Flicking  lures out at dawn today caught one bonito. Guy next to me got salmon. Kingies around but will not take yakka live bait despite seeing them chase yakka around wharf. No.idea why

[XD351]

Try a squid , sometimes a kingie will chase something like a yakka or a lure just because they can’t help themselves- can be super frustrating when they do that 😂

I remember fishing off the rocks at Avalon many years ago drifting yakkas out under a bobby float , kings would come in and swim around the yakka then disappear. Another fisho lobbed up with the same rig but had squid bait - his squid was in the water no more than a minute before it got smashed , we watched them come in fighting each other to get to the bait first ( swam straight past my yakka 🤬) it was an amazing thing to watch but it frustrated me to death .

[Rebel]

Mate, Yoy have to experiment.

That is what fishing is about.

[Pickles]

Hey @faker, try a white 6” Sluggo on a weedless hook, make sure it’s XS as a decent one will straighten many hooks. My favourite go to if they ignore livies. Ian’s ( @XD351) advice is sound as squid and cuttlefish are no1 Kingie baits - especially if you can catch them and put them out live.

Edited April 7, 2023 by Pickles

[faker]

On 4/7/2023 at 10:15 AM, XD351 said:

Try a squid , sometimes a kingie will chase something like a yakka or a lure just because they can’t help themselves- can be super frustrating when they do that 😂

I remember fishing off the rocks at Avalon many years ago drifting yakkas out under a bobby float , kings would come in and swim around the yakka then disappear. Another fisho lobbed up with the same rig but had squid bait - his squid was in the water no more than a minute before it got smashed , we watched them come in fighting each other to get to the bait first ( swam straight past my yakka 🤬) it was an amazing thing to watch but it frustrated me to death .

Was thinking of servo or fish market squid since I can't always get fresh squid  live

[XD351]

Fresh from the market  will be better than frozen but neither are as good as live . The 6 inch white sluggo that Bob mentioned is one of if not the best lure for kings and you will be doing yourself a big favour by having a rod rigged up with one , you can set your livie out and chuck a lure while you wait - you will cover more water and have more options as you can change lures to fish different depths .