Kingie action off Long reef

[Pickles]

@Ledge (Aidan) and buddy Joe (never caught a kingfish until today) and I planned a trip to 12mile or The Peak,  but as often happens, the weather was against us with strong winds predicted and sloppy swell, so after collecting slimies and Yakkas we headed for Long reef. Ledge and Joe hooked up quickly and we ended up boated 13 kings at Longie (all rats, but a couple close to legal), then went drifting for Flatties (only 2 keepers), then stopped off inside Nth Head on the way back and Joe and Aidan bagged another 2 rat Kingies.

The highlight of the day was  Joe hooking into a real Hoodlum that stripped line and gave him an arm wrenching run and fight for a good minute or so until the 80lb line separated from the hook. The reel was a Stella 10000 with 65lb braid and 80lb fluro leader - all quality gear paired to a Demon blood rod. Joe was afraid the rod would snap, but he held on when reassured that it had landed several meter plus Kingies in the past. A pity we couldn’t get the fish to the boat, but it’ll be there till next time.

Although conditions were less than favourable, we had a great day in God’s great outdoors and as a bonus @Ledgepresented me with a banana hat ☺️ 🍌 

Edited November 18, 2023 by Pickles

[Larkin]

Nice work out there Bob. Must of been a good fish you guys lost. Pitty about the conditions, but looks like you had fun closer in. 
ps. Dig the hat!

[whiskey299]

Great report Bob and good to see the banana hard at work.
Definitely some big units out there and shame about loosing the good fish.

[Little_Flatty]

Good day out again Bob. That hat really matches your shirt. Something tells me it’s going to get a lot of use.

[bessell1955]

Once again you have had a rewarding fishing trip.

[Basil D]

15 hours ago, Pickles said:

@Ledge (Aidan) and buddy Joe (never caught a kingfish until today) and I planned a trip to 12mile or The Peak,  but as often happens, the weather was against us with strong winds predicted and sloppy swell, so after collecting slimies and Yakkas we headed for Long reef. Ledge and Joe hooked up quickly and we ended up boated 13 kings at Longie (all rats, but a couple close to legal), then went drifting for Flatties (only 2 keepers), then stopped off inside Nth Head on the way back and Joe and Aidan bagged another 2 rat Kingies.

The highlight of the day was  Joe hooking into a real Hoodlum that stripped line and gave him an arm wrenching run and fight for a good minute or so until the 80lb line separated from the hook. The reel was a Stella 10000 with 65lb braid and 80lb fluro leader - all quality gear paired to a Demon blood rod. Joe was afraid the rod would snap, but he held on when reassured that it had landed several meter plus Kingies in the past. A pity we couldn’t get the fish to the boat, but it’ll be there till next time.

Although conditions were less than favourable, we had a great day in God’s great outdoors and as a bonus @Ledgepresented me with a banana hat ☺️ 🍌 

those banana lures work well🤣

[Yowie]

Shame about the size, but any kingie provides some entertainment.

[BaitDropper]

Great day out by the looks anyways...

Any kingie caught is always a great thing ...

[big Neil]

Good onya Bob, taking a couple more fishos out for a crack at the Kingfish. Sounds like it's a bit of a lottery finding decent sized Flathead though.

Tight lines, bn

[dlvbw]

Nice work Bob - we had a very similar experience two weeks ago at Longie. Boat about 10 rats and lost two good ones.

[kantong]

great work @Pickles and love the hat!

[Pickles]

35 minutes ago, kantong said:

great work @Pickles and love the hat!

Me too