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hey bud! well done on those inkers! ahhaha yeah DR'ing for kings is a hell of a lot of work compared to going for jews, all you need to do is put a rod out and sit back!!! =) needed a break.

Hi Raiders, well decided on a change of scenery to target the elusive mulloway on Thursday morning, but firstly a big thanks to the KFC (you guys know who you are and special thanks to Al and Paul for all the tips and advice). So loaded up on yakkas at good old trusty molli point was the first point of call at around mid-night, wind was blowing from South to West and everything in between, made it hard to hold the spot I wanted and made getting yakkas really hard, but once the wind stopped, yakkas were filling up the tank quite quickly. Threw in some pillies to try for tailor and managed a few as well. Then it was up river, got to our spot and dropped anchor and sent live yakkas, yakka fillets and live tailor down. The live yakka get's hit straight away and my mate being a total newbie, fights it like he's fighting a king. Drag cranked up and pulling on it so hard that the line could have snapped even if it was 50lb , and no second guessing what happens next, he pulls the hook right out! Anyways a good 30 mins goes by and my baitrunner starts singing, let it run for a little bit, engaged and it takes some line, comes in at 65cm, pretty happy about that. Then all goes quiet for a good hour, so decided to get some shut eye. As soon as I start drifting off, the all so familiar sound goes off again, I look up but I see the rods just fine, so I must have just been dreaming , but then I hear it again and I remembered that I put a rod out front, and the rod is bent almost over board and it's taking drag, run up and pull it in to 78cm, high five my mate and we're up so we start getting into it again. but again, all goes quiet, and again we decide to try and get some sleep. And wouldn't you know it, as soon as I start drifting off, the baitrunner goes off again, this was starting to get annoying!!! get up and pull it in to 68cm. Got a couple of other runs but missed the hook up. By now, the sun was up and the boats were roaring pass heading to the bay, so it was a good time to pack up and leave. We did try to go for some kings, but with the lack of sleep I felt F!@#!RKED and felt sick as soon as we hit the heads, so made the call to just go home. So here's my tip, put a rod out and go to sleep LOL. Anyways here are some pics.

mate! well done!!! and 94cm for a first jewie is bloody awesome! well deserved for the persistence you have put in buddy! think next time, I will definitely join you on the yak out there, stuff land based, lost count of how many times I had to re-tie the gear after the snags.

great effort Dave and great report! well done on the PBs mate!

awesome effort Gavs! shame those kings didn't turn up. Love that photo with the feet up all relaxed and letting the wind do the job =).

not a problem buddy, I expect the favour to be returned when you bring back a few this weekend and I'll try to make that salad with them. Formosan? is it Goi? I know the feeling Baz, being back in the office really sux, especially when I can look out the window and see the bay! Pretty much between 10-15 metres of water. hahahaha it's our little secret Paul Hey Mark, yes I have seen some of your videos, awesome editing!! what software are you using?. I am starting to learn how to use the Adobe suite of video editing products to see if I can make some of my previous videos look a little more professional. I have the Hero 2, most of the pictures above are screen grabs from it.

Thanks Gav, man it was a lot of waiting, but the rats kept me busy. thanks hopefully the luck continues oh man, think I would have gone insane if I was in the office knowing the conditions yesterday, it hasn't been that flat in a while, and there was hardly any white stuff coming back from the rocks at all. Yeah everything loves squid, especially one that is fresh, so it justs get's picked on until there is nothing left. Stick a yakka down, and it's usually something big that will take it.

Hi Raiders, The last batch of kings has been finished so needed to stock up, so a solo mission today to see if I can fix that problem. On the water mid-morning and got a bunch of these guys Then headed to get a couple of these guys. Water isn't the cleanest right now from all the rain, so was a little hard work. Then it was off to downrig Landed rat after rat after rat after rat after rat after bonnie after rat (that's 6 rats and a bonnie) After a couple of hours, called the last pass on a yakka and then head back in, and wouldn't you know it, a good size king jumps on the end, went 94cm. Sorry for the poor quality photos, really tough to take photos by yourself. Wouldn't be long now until the kings move on, so hopefully there are still a few more sessions with some good kings still to come.

Thanks buddy, I am sure you'll be out there soon terrorising those kings soon. hey buddy! yeah never diss those yakkas, I got a funny feeling all those times we went out and only ended up with pickers smashing our squid, if we had yakkas, who knows, could have been a different story. Thanks Groper, as he has mentioned, he's up north catching undersize bream ehhehe Thanks Baz, hopefully that clock keeps on going for a little while longer. congrats on the 85, I've never caught a kingy LB before, I am sure it's a lot harder than on the boat so awesome job in landing it! Don't worry buddy, forecast this weekend looks awesome right now. 2 boat convoy to get onto them again.

Thanks Chris and sorry to hear about the boat, hopefully it can be fixed up soon, then get out there and get em. yeah just glad we finally got onto some big ones. Hey Luke, lately I have been scoring kings on yakkas as well as squid so I always get some yakkas on the way out, and it seems like the bay is teeming with them so it's a quick 30 mins session. What I have been noticing is that when there are a lot of pickers around, they tend to always smash your squid and leave nothing left. That's when I pop the yakka down and pickers seem to leave them alone leaving them alone for the kings. Hey Tan, yes I head towards NZ when there is hook up hehe How's the dang been treating you guys? Thanks Dazza, I've been hearing on and off reports of kings showing up at Kiama, have you tried there? thanks Gav thanks Al, sorry I couldn't join the boys on the yak today, hopefully you guys got onto some.

Sorry Scratchie, I just assume everyone is from Sydney so I just jot down the 'bay' which is Botany Bay.

Hi Raiders, well it's been a long summer of hunting kings without a hoodie to show for it. Rats that I have lost count of, with several mixed in the 80cm. Headed out today with a mate to the bay to see if we can correct that tally. First stop was to load up on yakkas, and did we ever, got about 20 in 30 minutes and some of these would pass as baby kingfish themselves, they actually took some drag . Next stop was squid, took a little while but we ended up with a few. Then it was the usual DR'ing for kings, several passes went by with nothing but squid coming back headless, decided to whack on a yakka and that did the trick. 'Gunning' it out to deeper waters, and by the bend in the rod, surely looked like a hoodie and by the fight it felt like one as well, but settled for 98cm. So whacked on another yakka, but all goes quiet after a few passes, decided to change back to kingy candy, and now that did the trick. My mates turn to get on the rod, and the king takes 4 runs, with the drag set at about 10kg, boated it to 102cm. Mates first hoodie and he is stoked. The big kings have been late this season, let's hope they stay around for a little longer.

As Shane mentioned, Navionics is the go, works great. I use it on the boat to mark waypoints, record tracks and so on. Just download the maps first onto your phone of the area you'll be fishing. The application relies on satellites to pinpoint your location, not cell tower reception so as long as you can see the sky, you'll be able to use it.

Very interesting theory Butch! I've got a mate that says the same thing. I put it down to how much nutrients and food flows up or down depending on the location. Make sense as bait schools would follow, and so will the big boys. And an awesome haul of fish there!!! assume you got the kings on the down rigger?

bad luck on the kings kooks! one knot that never fails me when tieing braid to leader is a bimini twist (which creates a double on the braid) and then doing a reverse albright to the leader. It's the pefect knot when tieing a small diameter line (braid) to thicker leader line. Then use a uni-knot for terminal tackle. This set up never slips, never breaks, and the only thing you need to worry about is getting the kings off the reefs because once they are there, no knot can save you

hey Dan, see that you're putting some effort into them kings now =). Keep at it and sooner or later it'll pay off! we managed to get out today as well and so did the rest of Sydney, boats everywhere! haven't been out on a weekend for a while and I remembered why this morning at the ramp =) we did end up getting onto a few kings between 70-80cm, so wasn't too bad. Hopefully I'll bump into you on the water one of these days hehe

Hahahahahah I was about to say, what's with the oven mits?

mate, all I am waiting for is an invite with the yak boys!! hehehe I just got myself a hobie outback, so I can't wait to put it through its paces. what gear are you using? just wondering if my medium outfit would be able to handle them, I can't imagine bringing my heavy stuff on the yak.

Gav's!!! mate! awesome job buddy! I really need to get the yak out more often. How big the king go?

Bad luck on getting busted off. But the gear you are using is definitely not overkill for some of these monsters. You can go lighter but I assume you're fishing around structure, you can pretty much be guaranteed to get reefed. I preset my saltiga to around 16kg, very heavy, but line still comes off, but very little.

white polycrat and he usually has a maccas tray out the back =)

well done Groper! took them a while but it looks like the bigger kings are finally here! and for a first timer, that is a great haul!

Well done again dude! Thanks for the slab of king, I gunned it. And guys, I've seen parts of the video, and it's hilarious! So stay tuned.

hey buddy! congrats on your first king, and hopefully many more to come. and nice flattie too!!

too bad on the prize mate! but awesome haul of flatties AGAIN! and nice squid as well! will definitely be bringing my jigs next time down.