Christening the kingslayer

Yellowtail Kingfish (Scientific name - Seriola lalandi), Kingys, Kings, Hoodlums, Bandits or "Rat Kings" are a strong, exciting gamefish that strike savagely at a wide range of lures, live baits and dead or cut fish fillets. Victorian Yellowtail Kingfish reports right here.
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Re: Christening the kingslayer

Post by DougieK » Mon Nov 25, 2019 6:46 am

StarrangerAU wrote:
Sun Nov 24, 2019 11:01 pm
4liters wrote:
Sat Nov 23, 2019 12:25 pm
If you could leave some for my Portland trip that would be greatly appreciated
When were you planning on going to Portland ? I have been thinking to do a run down on the weekend of the 7/8 th December or 14/15 December.
Watch that swell mate.
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LBG Season 2023/4 :

Kingfish : 61

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Re: Christening the kingslayer

Post by DougieK » Mon Nov 25, 2019 7:46 am

smile0784 wrote:
Sat Nov 23, 2019 6:10 am
If your on the ledge for a day but you look after your catch if your keeping it?

Do you take chiller bags with ice etc
Hey I missed this on my phone when you posted it. Home now on the desktop. We try to keep the fish wet and out of the sun, there was a nice crack in the ledge full of water which did ok until one of our bait pools was empty, then we tucked that under a ledge and covered it with clothing / buckets etc to keep it out of the sun.

Walking out I figured out I can get a whole white bucket into my bag, so just put them headfirst into that for the hour odd slog back to the car and had carl carry my reels and other bits and pieces.
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Kingfish : 61

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Re: Christening the kingslayer

Post by Kimtown » Mon Nov 25, 2019 8:11 am

DougieK wrote:
Sun Nov 24, 2019 5:18 pm
Kimtown wrote:
Sun Nov 24, 2019 4:59 am
Sooo NSW yeah?
According to people in here who insist on talking about where i'm fishing i'm either in NSW or on the VIC / SA border. Someone is 1000km out. But who?
Blue rock dam rock ledge?

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Re: Christening the kingslayer

Post by StarrangerAU » Mon Nov 25, 2019 9:41 am

4liters wrote:
Mon Nov 25, 2019 6:33 am
StarrangerAU wrote:
Sun Nov 24, 2019 11:01 pm
4liters wrote:
Sat Nov 23, 2019 12:25 pm
If you could leave some for my Portland trip that would be greatly appreciated
When were you planning on going to Portland ? I have been thinking to do a run down on the weekend of the 7/8 th December or 14/15 December.
After Christmas, I’ve got some time off work and with luck the water will be warm enough then for kings. Doesn’t seem like there’s much point in going any earlier
Not sure I can wait that long... weather permitting will venture down 13/14th Dec. If nothing else I am better prepared this year to ping that big red that got away from me last season. It may still be a bit cool as you say...but... you never never know, if you never ever go.

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Re: Christening the kingslayer

Post by DougieK » Mon Nov 25, 2019 10:23 am

StarrangerAU wrote:
Mon Nov 25, 2019 9:41 am
4liters wrote:
Mon Nov 25, 2019 6:33 am
StarrangerAU wrote:
Sun Nov 24, 2019 11:01 pm
4liters wrote:
Sat Nov 23, 2019 12:25 pm
If you could leave some for my Portland trip that would be greatly appreciated
When were you planning on going to Portland ? I have been thinking to do a run down on the weekend of the 7/8 th December or 14/15 December.
After Christmas, I’ve got some time off work and with luck the water will be warm enough then for kings. Doesn’t seem like there’s much point in going any earlier
Not sure I can wait that long... weather permitting will venture down 13/14th Dec. If nothing else I am better prepared this year to ping that big red that got away from me last season. It may still be a bit cool as you say...but... you never never know, if you never ever go.

A guy got a kingie in WPB last week.

I'm half convinced most of the 'you can't catch those at this time of year!" is simply people not fishing for them. Apparently you can't catch kings until January either.

I wouldn't go this weekend though, the swell is nuts.
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LBG Season 2023/4 :

Kingfish : 61

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