Miketheangler

Kingy

Had a bit of a sleep in and my uncle called for a little impromptu jet ski session on the Nepean river. He recently setup a rod rack and I thought I’d bring a rod along. We launched at the tench reserve boat ramp, gotta say the new ramp is awesome. After passing lapstone, we continued upstream for a couple hundred meters. We were in a stretch with no boats, all we can hear was the wild. Small bass (<10cm) can be seen occasionally rising and nipping tiny stuff off the surface. I had rigged a 2.5 inch watermelon red grub with a betts spinner. After lots of casts I skipped the lure under a tree, bouncing off a small stone and landing next to the bank. IMG_3343.MOV Only just flicking the bail arm over and beginning the retrieve I had hooked a small bass, around the 20cm mark. After many casts later I spotted a solid weed-bed that extended out from a set of rocks. I put a cast in right down the middle of this little weed bed and a solid bass hammered it (31-35cm mark). After charging into the weeds and using 6lb leader, I called it for a monster, until I muscled him out and the weight eased. Overall it was a fun time on the Nepean sneaking in a few casts. With the water still being quite chilly I think we have a great season ahead. Feel free to checkout my Instagram @hoodlumhunter to keep up with my fishing.

Some nice blackfish there Bob. I’ve only caught one big one but I would like to chase them more on fly now. I’m sure a weed fly should work in place for a hook on a regular blackfish rig.

Excellent catch mate! Check out my page I have written up a large guide on catching flathead on soft plastics. Happy fishing!

Was meant to be drifting around Mollie pt on the yak sak that now I'm back to the harbour ?

I have caught a 42cm whiting and a 33cm whiting, and a 33cm bream all from Huntley's both my PB's pretty good spot when its firing. P.s. live nippers is the gun bait on a light sinker.

Keep em in original packaging away from direct sunlight. Store the packaging somewhere sunlight can't get thru like a tackle bag or I just use a school pencil case.

Try fishing off rocky headlands or deep water near weed or break walls for kings, while there can be kings cruisin up estuaries they much prefer what I stated up there ^. P.s. stickbaits might work better as a surface lure for kings.

Need someone to tag along with me this weekend probably a Sunday morning (if I do go) targeting kings off the kayak at molineux point (botany bay). Would be good if u you have your own arrangement of bait otherwise we can squid for an hour. Probably will drift with squid strips down 4 meters off the bottom around Mollie pt. Thanks ?

Great day mate, been to the same spot, casted a weightless pillie out and they swam up to it but didn't bite. Gotta try some fresh prawns next time.

Thanks mate your a top bloke.

Search up Kayak fishing botany bay. Same guy on YouTube most of his vids at Molli pt. He pulled a 109cm from there.

Defs not for bream bro they too picky (as in seeing the snap) (your snap swivel technique) but your right does not affect retrieve and works a treat for other species e.g flathead, Trev's, on squid jigs, kingfish lures. I would advise using hiddenweight systems as well but they arent necessary. They will often get u more bits. They are used to let ur plastic slowly flutter past structure. But if u just want your plastic to sink so u can double hop go the normal Jighead.

I no good up getting my first kayak a 2.7meter, stuff that your ass just hurts after collecting livies haha. Go the 3.6m with the nicer seats, all brands are the same and might bump up loading weights by a few kilos in the description its all bs. Get a 3.6m and you'll just have 100% more confidence in your gear and if u have that confidence that's already 60% the way to successful fishing.

When fishing off a boat you need to be stealthy, turning off the engine a prior 50m before your intended area of fishing and throwing on the electric makes a big difference. Trust me. When fishing moored boats and sinking lures (soft plastics) cast at the middle of the boat. Use light Jighead to make the plastic slowly flutter. Try matching the hatch. Fishing in the georges river means using a crab plastic or hardbody. (Crankacrab lures). Parramatta river is full of baitfish. Using zman slim slimz is good. Stick to 1/8 or lighter higheads. Matching Jigheads to actual weight is good. E.g baitfish are light, so use a light Jighead on similar soft plastics. Same go for prawn plastics. In clear water I'd advise 4lb fluero and natural colours. (Slow roll pauses here and there) Most fat and short divers should work. (Atomic fat cranks). Use divers suited to water depth. (Shallowwater) Sugapens work a treat as these imitate a fleeing prawn. (Walkthedog lures). Again use natural colors. Other places you can concentrate your lures are weed beds with drop offs near by work, wharfs pylon structure with current flowing near by should hold bream. Pm me for some spots.

P.s. short fat lures distinctly. Prefer atomic cranks, soft plastics are good too in case you don't pickup any bream u could get some flatties.

Go the sugapen for a walk the dog lure.

Running Ball sinker -> swivel -> 50cm 10lb or less trace (preferably fleurocarbon) -> Size 4 hook (use the Palomar knot simple and strong knot) Go to baitmaster Beverly hills to get fresh prawns or the local fish market, live yabbies and tube worms are good as well, just remember fresh is best I wouldn't bother with the frozen packets at servos. This will do ya well for flathead bream trevally tailor etc. Should also handle a small jewfish if one hits the fresh prawn. Cast near sand pockets around weedbeds. Try casting near structure and shade during the day. Good luck.

I saw a kayak fisho off my wharf, did u go past double bay? Where u using the same rigs u told me as well, squid strips or live?

Headed out to a wharf in the harbour to target kings. As usual missed my 4am alarm woke up at 5:30am left the house 6:00am so I was late for kings. Got to the wharf and only seen 2 ppl fishing I was cheering. Unloaded all the gear and I was preparing bait. Two large kingfish swam past in the shallows and I was quick to throw a weightless pilchard cube at them. One swam up but mustve got spooked and swam away with his mate. Didn't see any kings the rest of the day(still had the pillies and livies out). Picked up a few bream in the 20cm range alright fun. I was preparing bait for my next cast as I hear the sound of something hitting the edge of the wharf, I turn around to see my rod dangling and being pulled about to fall off the wharf. I was quick to pick it up and set the hook, something big I was excited. Took a few heavy weighted runs on 6lb gear. As I pulled it to the surface a big brown figure appeared. A 64cm Flathead caught on a pea sized sinker weighted fresh prawn. Unfortuanetly he was gut hooked couldn't release him :(. Fun breaking in the new Nasci 2500 on 6lb gear, I'm going to resort back to having 6lb braid on my sienna 2500 and gonna spool the nasci with 10lb braid, hopefully to catch a king next time ?

Always fun breakin in the new reel aye, great Bonnie's could I ask ya at what time exactly they were caught, and how the weather was, went for a kingy sesh yesterday, a few swam past my pillie cube and livies no bites. What lures were the Bonnie's caught on aswell?

Sorry for the late reply, lost my squid jig first cast unfortuanelty and hadn't managed to buy any snap frozen squid or fish market squid. I had the livies out untouched and weightless pillies, two larger kings swam past and I casted a weightless pillie,he went over to it to check it out but didn't take a bite, I was using 30lb fleuro could it possibly be too heavy,maybe they saw the hook point popping out the cube? Anyways, I did manage to pick up a nice 64cm flattie which made my morning. Any tips on targeting kingfish on lures, will a Williamson gyro jig be effective, 10g chrome slice, and a 70mm sugapen, and how do the diving minnows go?

That's true if your fishing deeper water.

Here's on I cracked today going 64cm on 6lb gear unfortuanetly couldn't get the releeas he was gut hooked

What bait did the kings take