First land based Kingfish

[Fish-Hunter]

Thats a nice Kingfish on light gear & being caught landbased makes it even sweeter :thumbsup:

[Brett]

Super impressive! You always hope, but this stuff (almost) never happens in real life.

Bit like DougieK, there was a few hundred hours thats gone into that. Hopefully there are more to come. Going to buy a bigger net so I can put them back (hopefully)

So you were targeting this fish on that gear? Or it was just a fluke catch while chasing something else?

[dezza68]

Super impressive! You always hope, but this stuff (almost) never happens in real life.

Bit like DougieK, there was a few hundred hours thats gone into that. Hopefully there are more to come. Going to buy a bigger net so I can put them back (hopefully)

So you were targeting this fish on that gear? Or it was just a fluke catch while chasing something else?

I was fishing for trevally, i normally have a heavier rod with me when Im after the kingies and snapper but didnt bring it this time. I use the same method just scaled up a bit.

[cahoona]

top effort getting a king on that gear keep up the good reports :a_goodjob:

[hornet]

Super impressive! You always hope, but this stuff (almost) never happens in real life.

Bit like DougieK, there was a few hundred hours thats gone into that. Hopefully there are more to come. Going to buy a bigger net so I can put them back (hopefully)

So you were targeting this fish on that gear? Or it was just a fluke catch while chasing something else?

I was fishing for trevally, i normally have a heavier rod with me when Im after the kingies and snapper but didnt bring it this time. I use the same method just scaled up a bit.

Your a lucky bloke Dez ! you should have put on a lotto ticket on that day ! :thumbsup:

When you said you scale up the rig for kings what sort of depth are you talking ? I mean from the float to the hook ?

How would you cast far if the float to hook distance is a lot ?

Good effort on light line.

[dezza68]

Super impressive! You always hope, but this stuff (almost) never happens in real life.

Bit like DougieK, there was a few hundred hours thats gone into that. Hopefully there are more to come. Going to buy a bigger net so I can put them back (hopefully)

So you were targeting this fish on that gear? Or it was just a fluke catch while chasing something else?

I was fishing for trevally, i normally have a heavier rod with me when Im after the kingies and snapper but didnt bring it this time. I use the same method just scaled up a bit.

Your a lucky bloke Dez ! you should have put on a lotto ticket on that day ! :thumbsup:

When you said you scale up the rig for kings what sort of depth are you talking ? I mean from the float to the hook ?

How would you cast far if the float to hook distance is a lot ?

Good effort on light line.

I reckon any lbg is an element of luck but the more hours in the right place the better your chances.
My heavy float gear is a daiwa crossfire 12ft with 30lb braid and a 6000 reel. I tie a stop knot on the line so the float can be set to any depth you want. I have fished it in 40ft of water no problem. I try and fish a couple of feet above the weed normally as thats where I have seen the kings in that area. I think the movement of the float makes the bait waft around and adds a bit of life.
They are definately regular visitors as I've seen them half a dozen times since October, but I think the better conditions are when its a bit choppier and you cant see them. The water was still a bit stirred up yesterday. There were a few people ballooning baits out yesterday but I reckon its a bit too shallow there to do that.

[bowl]

[dezza68]

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Those balloons cast a big shadow when you only have 2 metres of pretty clear water.

[Nude up]

Nice fish mate nice to see

[Rob1]

Magic :notworthy: