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Favourite Land Based Locations With Target Species.
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Re: Favourite Land Based Locations With Target Species.
Cheers mate, the big toads go nuts for the white redhead popper, especially when they're bustin up
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Ive done it with my eleven year old but he os just as crazy as me.
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LBG Season 2023/4 :
Kingfish : 61
LBG Season 2023/4 :
Kingfish : 61
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Appreciate all the tips and tricks and spots doug. You're a great manDougieK wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2019 3:16 pmIve done it with my eleven year old but he os just as crazy as me.
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I’m heading to some ledges in a week, will 60lb leader suffice for livebaiting or should i bump up to 80 or 100lb? Cheers, can’t wait.DougieK wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2019 9:37 amI don't fish anywhere near the CBD anymore. I can't stand the way people act in crowded spots and would rather be alone and catch less than be next to a bunch of hyper aggro wannabe UFC fighter wankers.croe04 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2019 9:28 am
Dougie how often do kings actually come up into docklands? i've only ever seen it twice on video, and only one of those was actually landing the fish.
The bloke was using a great big iso rod with no reel which was pretty impressive.
Also, if you were to chase kings in docklands, what kind of line test / rod weight / reel size and drag would suffice?
Just listen to this guy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5vGJoSMeyU
"Whoever" was holding the camera knows what he's doing, the other two look and sound like an audition for the Benny Hill show.
I'm not interested in standing anywhere near people like this. Mornington and Docklands probably produce more kingfish land based each year than all of the front ledges put together.
Fish the heaviest line and rod you can. I'm using 150lb leader and 60lb tasline for my lure setup. 80lb mono for my live baiting gear. Kings run back and forth and up and down, you're not going to get spooled, you're going to get rubbed off. 100m of 80lb is fine, and fish within 3-5m of the structure you're standing on. I'm using either an AFAW 6+bait or a PE8 popping rod. Gosa 20k or Saltiga expo 5500h.
I've hooked kings on 400lb marlin leader and seen them shy away from 30lb fluro. If they are feeding it doesnt' matter, and if they aren't, it also doesn't matter.
If i get time later this week, i'll write a full tutorial on exactly what i'm doing.
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Re: Favourite Land Based Locations With Target Species.
I don't chase kingies but i'd think bump up as Dougies 60lb braid breaks at 91lbs.ronan wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2019 3:34 pmI’m heading to some ledges in a week, will 60lb leader suffice for livebaiting or should i bump up to 80 or 100lb? Cheers, can’t wait.DougieK wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2019 9:37 amI don't fish anywhere near the CBD anymore. I can't stand the way people act in crowded spots and would rather be alone and catch less than be next to a bunch of hyper aggro wannabe UFC fighter wankers.croe04 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2019 9:28 am
Dougie how often do kings actually come up into docklands? i've only ever seen it twice on video, and only one of those was actually landing the fish.
The bloke was using a great big iso rod with no reel which was pretty impressive.
Also, if you were to chase kings in docklands, what kind of line test / rod weight / reel size and drag would suffice?
Just listen to this guy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5vGJoSMeyU
"Whoever" was holding the camera knows what he's doing, the other two look and sound like an audition for the Benny Hill show.
I'm not interested in standing anywhere near people like this. Mornington and Docklands probably produce more kingfish land based each year than all of the front ledges put together.
Fish the heaviest line and rod you can. I'm using 150lb leader and 60lb tasline for my lure setup. 80lb mono for my live baiting gear. Kings run back and forth and up and down, you're not going to get spooled, you're going to get rubbed off. 100m of 80lb is fine, and fish within 3-5m of the structure you're standing on. I'm using either an AFAW 6+bait or a PE8 popping rod. Gosa 20k or Saltiga expo 5500h.
I've hooked kings on 400lb marlin leader and seen them shy away from 30lb fluro. If they are feeding it doesnt' matter, and if they aren't, it also doesn't matter.
If i get time later this week, i'll write a full tutorial on exactly what i'm doing.
Cheers Matari
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I'm legit fishing 150lb on my spin setup. Have hooked kings on 250 and 400lb marlin leaders. If you're less experienced go heavier. People who fish out of boats have different opinions, land based is going to be a brawl from start to finish. We legit got smoked on 37kg game gear on the last trip by a fish that just ran straight along then under the ledge we were standing on.
Chasing LBG and sharing a love for the Martial Arts, everywhere, all the time.
LBG Season 2023/4 :
Kingfish : 61
LBG Season 2023/4 :
Kingfish : 61
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Kingies are the epitomy of go hard or go home. Lock up and brutalize them or you're toast, especially if you're landbased.DougieK wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2019 8:49 pm
I'm legit fishing 150lb on my spin setup. Have hooked kings on 250 and 400lb marlin leaders. If you're less experienced go heavier. People who fish out of boats have different opinions, land based is going to be a brawl from start to finish. We legit got smoked on 37kg game gear on the last trip by a fish that just ran straight along then under the ledge we were standing on.
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It's to the north south of never land mate.
Surely everyone knows that..?..lol..
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There was this guy I met at Cunningham pier, told me about this Neverland somewhere in the border or north and south, full of sun and rainbow everyday, and you can fish for kingfish right by the car park.
But he was smoking grass when he told me, so I wasn't convinced.
On serious comment, I've been to the end of tongue point. Was a long walk/hike. Carrying heavy reels and long rods would make it harder. No guarantee of catching fish either.
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