adkel53 Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Been camped at Hat Head for a few days. Beach fishing has been very slow. We arrived on the beach at 6.30 am this morning and were greeted by a magnificent sunrise. After driving the length of the beach and about halfway back we had failed to lose a bait ( freshly caught beach worms). Cruising towards home with hungry bellies we chanced upon birds working fish in a gutter. Off come the light spin rods and we begin casting. Three tailor are landed and then my mate hooks something bigger. A 65 cm kingfish is eventually beached. Meanwhile, I have hooked another one it went 70 cm. We eventually beached three more, along with some more good sized tailor and witnessed kingfish almost beaching themselves as they herded small baitfish into the shore break. What seemed like another dud beach session was turned into one to savour by being at the right place at the right time and by being prepared for action🎣🎣 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welster Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 It’s great to see a Hat Head report its a great part of the world. It’s not often I see reports of kings of the beach well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toilor Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 The days we fisherman dream of. Kingies off the beach is definitely something special, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Apart from the awesome backdrop looks like you had a fair bit of luck in catching kings off the beach! Well done 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterfisho7 Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Well done great report Kings off the beach top stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 (edited) Many many moons ago I was fishing at Pt Plummer beach when I saw some activity close in the shore break. There was a surfer close in amongst it all then he dives in and starts wreastling a fish ashore which had almost beached itself chasing baitfish. After a few tense moments we come out with an ankle slapper length kingie. Yes caught by hand. This was around 1980. Jim... Edited May 23, 2019 by jot found photo 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Squidy Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 How good is that, certainly not what you expect off the beach!! Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keflapod Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Kings off the beach? Mate buy a lottery ticket! With luck like that you'll win it! Whats next? Blue eye off the rocks? By the way interesting name. "Hat head". Thats where you put a hat , right? On your head. Well I think it's funny. Lol. Well done on the catch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakelad Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Nothing like seeing birds diving during a slow day, it turned into one to remember, nice photos and report 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adkel53 Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 4 hours ago, Mr Squidy said: How good is that, certainly not what you expect off the beach!! Rich That is for sure. Put a good bend in the 3-5 kg Shimano Catana rod I was using😀😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Great photos. Terrific sunrise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adkel53 Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 18 hours ago, Toilor3000 said: The days we fisherman dream of. Kingies off the beach is definitely something special, well done. There is a theory going around that they are remnants from the breakout from a fish farm off Port Stephens last year. The local beach netters have now found them. 👎👎😫😫 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61 crusher Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Great report & some awesome 😎 sunrise photos 9 hours ago, jot said: There was a surfer close in amongst it all then he dives in and starts wreastling a fish ashore which had almost beached itself chasing baitfish. After a few tense moments we come out with an ankle slapper length kingie. Yes caught by hand. Years ago I had a surfer dude ask me how the fishing was & while chatting to him he mentioned he doesn’t fish but had caught a good one by hand😉, the story was he & mate were on a remote beach heading in for a surf & while in the shore break we’re getting bumped in the legs by solid fish & noticed in the gutter in front sharks corralling the fish, he dumped his board & after a heap of attempts dragged out a 30lb Jew by the tail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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