Bonito, tailor, salmon and squid - Kayak Fishing Sydney Harbour

This morning I'll be fishing the beautiful Sydney Harbour on the east coast of Australia.
I start off by collecting some live bait, then begin dropping them instantly. After catching a salmon, bonito and tailor, a curious arrow squid arose from the depths and harassed my live bait. I dropped a jig down and hooked him instantly. He was thrown out and trolled with no luck, unfortunately. I have been eluded by the yellowtail kingfish again but hopefully, we get him next time.
Check out my Instagram: @hoodlumhunter , where you can follow my fishing adventures.
"Out of respect and courtesy for others, I refrain from naming spots unless it's a very popular spot. I don't mind others mentioning the spot it in the comments and I often leave enough evidence for those that want to find the spot, to be able to work it out from the video." - Shroom (@nbdshroom).
Gear used:
Live bait Outfit:
Daiwa Saltist BW PE2-4
Daiwa BG 5000
Daiwa J-Braid Grand 50LB
Blackmagic Tough Fluorocarbon 30LB
Medium outfit:
Shimano Maikuro 6-8KG
Shimano Nasci 2500
Berkley 8-Carrier Fireline 20LB
Sunline FC Rock 16LB
Light outfit (blue rod):
Daiwa TD Hyper 1.5-3KG
Daiwa TD Black 2500S-C
Daiwa J-Braid Grand 6Lb
Daiwa J-Thread 8LB

[@ItsRonnyYAY]

That cheese toastie at the start though...

[@hoodlumhunter]

The breakfast of champions. Also, can't forget the Up & Go.

[@ItsRonnyYAY]

@@hoodlumhunter haha that's the cherry on top, great vid man! If you ever want to go kayak fishing with someone I'm always down (Sydney based)

[@flickwithmick]

Bigg session! How good bro!!

[@hoodlumhunter]

Thanks Mick, hope you get a kayak soon.

[@dpfishing46]

Great video there! Great content and it was great to watch. Keep up the good work

[@hoodlumhunter]

Thanks a ton! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jamesclain_]

Good quality, well edited and entertaining video. well done and Great Job !

[@hoodlumhunter]

Thank you very much!

[@enterthedragon5979]

Awesome video man keep it up great stuff

[@hoodlumhunter]

Appreciate it!

[@eight13all]

Awesome video mate, great fishing.

[@hoodlumhunter]

Glad you enjoyed.

[@Mckeownlu]

More videos like this🤙🏻, I kayak fish around Sydney and love to see vids like these

[@hoodlumhunter]

More to come! Thanks mate.

[@jzfishing103]

You spilled your burley on my screen😂

[@BobbyZataTv]

You've alot of fun mate...what a good day of fishing...

[@hoodlumhunter]

Thanks mate, it was an awesome day. Your channel looks great I will check out some of your videos.

[@BobbyZataTv]

@@hoodlumhunter Thanks mate cheers🐟🎣

[@jzfishing103]

Hey bro do you reckon a 150m spool of braid would be enough for this kind of fishing or would I be spooled cuz with 50lb braid I can lock up and pump the fish

[@jzfishing103]

Hey bro do you reckon a Daiwa saltist hyper 7 foot 9 PE 4-6 would be a good live bait outfit in Sydney harbour with a saltist MQ 6000 with 50lb j braid?

[@Felixkoifish]

Hi mate , mind to ask where do you park your car ?

[@064pointbreak]

I live across the ditch. Are there any harbours in NZ that recieve similar action to Sydney harbour?

[@uluacom]

🔥

[@markmiranda6755]

Awesome! Where in the hell you park there when everything is like metered?

[@piespaddles6065]

That's what I was wondering?

[@hoodlumhunter]

Hey man. I'm pretty sure the parking along Lavender Cres (street that loops around watt park) is not metered.

[@jzfishing103]

What lures you find works well for those salmon, bonito and kings in the harbour?

[@hoodlumhunter]

Hi mate for a metal I would use Halco Twisty 10g. For a soft plastic, I would use a Zman 2.5 Slimswim Opening night colour.

[@jzfishing103]

What size is that and is it circle or j hook?Also, how you rigged your yakka?

[@hoodlumhunter]

I believe it was a Gamakatsu octopus 4/0.

[@jzfishing103]

Do you use circle hooks for live bait?If so do you have any tips on using them?

[@hoodlumhunter]

Pretty sure I was using normal J hooks in this video. Circle hooks are still good though. If you use circle hooks use a slightly lighter drag so the fish can pick the bait up and swim off with it.

[@Bluewater-fever]

Was the yakka right on the bottom when the Bonnie took it

[@hoodlumhunter]

Was 2 winds off 🤙

[@conokrasa987]

What length rod daiwa you using?

[@hoodlumhunter]

The one I’m using for the livebaits is 6 foot and 4 inches (6”4’). Shorter is more comfortable to use on the kayak.

[@alexz4786]

Hi what rig or lure you used for the tailor? Thanks.

[@hoodlumhunter]

Hi mate. It's just a running sinker rig with the sinker sitting above the swivel. If you pay close attention to my line you can pause the video and see the entire rig.

[@alexz4786]

Moonman Fishing thanks, I saw that u use this rig for ur live yakka, and sinker is pretty heavy, any reason for that?

[@davidmoli2587]

What were you throwing into the water ?

[@hoodlumhunter]

Burley pellets and bread stirred in boiling water the night before. Buy 1 loaf of white slice bread. Pick it apart and throw the pieces into the boiling water.

[@piespaddles6065]

How good was that session.

[@hoodlumhunter]

It was awesome fun. Hopefully I get the kingy next time.

[@jzfishing103]

I deep did you dropped your livie?

[@hoodlumhunter]

Let it hit the bottom and 3 winds up.

[@oliverburgess3383]

around what time did you head out?

[@hoodlumhunter]

Oliver Burgess Hey mate. If I remember correctly, I was catching my livebait around 6:45am.

[@mikeyb6741]

👍👍👍👍

[@hoodlumhunter]

Thanks Mike!

[@justincoffeedrones259]

Are bonito fish big ?

[@hoodlumhunter]

Very!

[@MrChefray]

Justin Well, Dale, they are what's called a trophy fish.

[@ezy8160]

Is that lavender bay??

[@hoodlumhunter]

Yep 👍 thanks for the support!

[@ezy8160]

Hectic see you out on the yaks brother and nws all the best

[@jamiepercevski7439]

what wharf is that?

[@hoodlumhunter]

Hey mate. Out of respect for others, I refrain from naming spots. However, there is more than enough clues in the video to easily find the spot I am fishing. A simple google map search is not too hard.

[@ezy8160]

The kayak vids r crakka

[@rabbitphobia]

Should have cooked up that squid.

[@hoodlumhunter]

Haha yeah maybe should have. Got too excited to livebait it.