Hello all,
Hit the bay this morning with the plan of landing some kings, we had a good feeling today so we decided to bring the camera and ice (we usually bring neither)
Got a couple squid into the live bait tank, and decided to anchor up for some kings,
I decided i wanted to have some fun so I fished with 6 pound line with 10 pound trace (my flathead setup).
first bait out gets smashed pretty quickly within the first few minutes I was on and after a fight a rat kingie was landed (57cm)
Next my mate was on (fishing 20 pound line w/ 40 pound trace), we thought it was a good king it was heavy but didn't go on any crazy runs and went all around the boat (lucky we decided to bring our lines in) and guess what emerges ? 85cm Jewfish... best by-catch. hi-5s all round.
then we both got dusted a few times i kept fishing light but my mate got busted of a few times also felt like good kings but i doubt it.
then my other mate hanging to catch a king gets a good strike and brings up the fish it didnt fight too great untill it seen the boat then it took a run.. and again guess what emerges ? a good snapper, didnt get the measurements but for the bay it was definately a good size.
after that we kept fishing with squid strips (running on a low supply of squid) and I had a long fight with a king, took a few runs got some line back and more runs back and forth, then it went a hid in the reef but then i released the spool of my reel, another run and then BANG.. dusted, I was spewing..
also last bit of prawn my mate catches 1 yakka and throws it out within 30 seconds it was smashed and another rat king landed and thrown back.
Best day I have had on the bay by far pity about no kingie keepers... noticed a few other people keeping some undersized kingies, I wish fisheries was there...
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