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What sst is this, I use ripcharts but this looks like it shows temp breaks better ?

Second the FG / mid knot. Breaks the main before any breakage at or near the knot, tested on plenty of 30 kg kings and 1 over 40 kg hasn't failed yet . But as Quinterx said you gotta turn the heads, or you will find reef reef and reef. If you feel it running reef play it soft, sometimes you can get em out Try 50lb braid, 80 lb leader minimum, ideally 80 lb braid & 120lb leader. Get your self some owner jobu's 7/0's or 8/0's and some time in the gym on those forearms if you want he big kings Big squid , big fish. Don't be scared to put a big squid out trust me, Kings in the 30 range will smash the biggest squid you can throw at em Larger squid need 2 hooks, one in the tip if the hood, next in the hood behind the head Great to see you enjoyed the run on one of the best fighting fish on the eastern seaboard Sorry for the formatting bloody iPad Cheers Extra

next moon :-)

Hi Benz Nothing tests your tackle like a king, fewer components the better Cheers Extra

Cheers guys, Mould should be done in 5 weeks, will post photo's Regards Extra

Another pic,

Hi all Thanks for the well wishes, really still in awe of the fish. Tackle was Saragossa 18000 spooled with 80lb fins braid, mid knot to 130 black magic leader soft. 2 x 8/0 live baiting hooks tied not crimped. Rod is ugly stick pe8 5'6" jig stick. Fish was caught in 22 m of water. Bottom hook was straightened so we need to upgrade those Fight was 12 - 15 mins , man felt like 1 hour, thousands of thoughts processing all in an instant. Have several fish around the 16 kg mark and one 3 weeks ago that was 27 kg, we fished hard for 18 months just targeting kings. A lot of zero days in that. Squid always out fishes any other live bait for us, the downside is you have to put up with reds smashing them to pieces. Thanks again guys an awesome NSW fish out of JB Going to mould it and hang it. It was 90 cm girth around it's shoulders Still buzzing Extradry

Hi All Caught a fish of a lifetime today, wanted to share the experience. Started out after lunch, tide change due 5 PM , moon phase ok, winds stronger than we like from the west, but still fishable. Struggled to get squid in our usual locations, but managed 2 decent specimens. Light fading we give up on the bait and make course to our favorite spot. Powering towards our marks we sound out some nice fish. Drop the first squid down on the rigger, 3 mins later bang strike rod buckles, reel starts to peel off the Saragossa, then nothing missed the hooks damn. Reset pull the rigger up, load our last reaming squid. Drop it down and start trolling slowly over our marks. 20 mins past some great fish on the sounder, next minute the Saragossa is screaming, motor off to deeper water, short pumping the rod to turn the fishes head. Called it for a mako until the head shakes tell us otherwise. This is what We are here for 15 mins later after a blistering mid fight run, I start to get some line back and get our first sight of colour, yellow tail kingfish. He looks like a decent length so we ready the gaff, gets closer and I am amazed at the girth of this fish. Massive shoulders, huge paddle tail, massive mouth that would take any size squid we could throw at it. Finally surfaces and I have the jitters, this is no rat king, gaff man has first shot and misses, circle the fish again second shot pins it in the jaw. We are pumped and rip the fish on the deck. This thing is fat, massive in the shoulders and long. Screaming at each other, high fiving like we just won the lottery, it finally sets in we have got a 35 + KG fish in the boat. We are on cloud 9 and head back to the ramp keen to weigh it, it tips the scales 42.250 Kg and 146 cm to the fork, most of the town are admiring our prize catch whilst it is on the scales. Awesome fish, awesome day and a personal best. Pics to come Cheers Extradry