Fishing for the kings of the reef! (Catch, clean, eat)

Ahoy legends, this week I head out with a specific species in mind, the mighty kingfish! As it turns out, fast or slow jigging, these fish don't care!
Although Kingies on jigs is my target for the day, I also cross paths with a number of other awesome offshore species just to keep me guessing! I end up keeping two excellent eating fish for the table then take them home and have a fillet table sashimi battle to see which is better!
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[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Ahoy legends! Hope you enjoy the episode!! 🍻🍻🍻

[@comeatmebro3229]

people often refer to Bonito as a type of tuna but they are actually a different tribe all together, all tuna/Mackerel/Bonito are in the family Scombridae but not only that but they are all in the sub family Scombrinae, in this sub family there are 4 tribes of fish Scombrini or true Mackerel (slimy/blue mackerel for us Australians) Scomberomorini or spanish Mackerel (Wahoo, Shark Mackerel, Spanish Mackerel, Spotted Mackerel, King Mackerel etc) Sardini or Bonito (Bonito, Striped Bonito, Dogtooth Tuna) Thunnini or Tuna (all the Tuna's except Dogtooth Tuna as they are a Bonito not a Tuna) after these tribes there are Genus (example Wahoo and Spanish Mackerel are different Genus) and then after Genus there is species (example in Spanish Mackerel there are Narrow barred spanish Mackerel and Spotted Mackerel) spacifically for Bonito though we get 4 types of Bonito in Australia from all 3 tribes, the Australian Bonito, the Striped Bonito, the leaping Bonito and Dog tooth Tuna, i personally cant tell the difference between Australian Bonito and Striped Bonito but for leaping Bonito if you catcha Bonito with a dotted pattern on the top instead of the stripes then its a leaping Bonito i could go through all of it but i would be here an hour but as for the Bonito and their whiter flesh then tuna this is because they are closer to the Mackerel side of the family rather then the Tuna side to the family. As always loved the video

[@terrytailor]

Thanks for that. Always good to learn something.

[@whitefrank1310]

Study 📚

[@GICK117]

Those are just like California Yellowtail where I'm from. Great fight, great eating and they are the best smoked. Yum!!!!!!!!!! I hear they get much bigger down under.

[@davideggleton5566]

A friend of mine cooked a couple of smallish bonito whole (cleaned of course) -- cavity filled with lemon, garlic and thyme -- wrapped in foil and baked until cooked through. Served on a plate, still in the foil. Unwrapping that meal was mouth-watering. It was deliciously fragrant -- and did not disappoint!

[@lovingburnettheads2190]

Another excellent adventure! I awarded it a two beer episode. Top stuff Legend

[@VentureSquadAus]

Yewwwww! Get em Sammy!!! Gonna hide from the weather today under some bridges and see if the bream and trev are on! Can't wait to get out wide and chase some big dogs!

[@andredeleon8666]

Love the scale spit at the end. Hahah Good as always Sammy!

[@terrytailor]

Good session Sam. Lots of action. Shame about the zippo trolling. Maybe it's not just having me in the boat 😂

[@sule0107]

Great strike

[@Cornish666]

Sammy it's always a pleasure to watch . And good to see the taste test at the end. Legend work bud 👍

[@jayaramnair2097]

❤nice to get up on a rainy Sunday morning in Ontario. Great work Sammy🎉🇨🇦

[@spearandfish8620]

I love eating bonito, they are delicious as sashimi or fried up in a beer batter. Well worthy of the table. Cheers to you Sammy, your videos are always fun to watch and very inspiring!!

[@franiannarone8196]

Well done, certainly never have to worry about how you get your workout 💪 👍 🤙

[@richardcochrane8119]

That's what we call Samtastic fishing mate😆

[@definitiveenergy1878]

Another well done video. Sammy, we catch a lot of Yellowtail in Baja, MX and San Diego. Do you know what the difference is between the King, Amberjack and yellowtail? Those king fish look and fight very similarly to a yellowtail, aka, Amberjack, they take everything from an iron jig (yoyo), surface jig or live bait. Still my favorite sashimi especially the belly, even beating fresh bluefin in my humble opinion. Keep up the killer trips and cheers from the west coast!

[@UsepBeraufishing]

Very very nice.. great fishing trip.. amazing sebtation strikes .. good job friend. 👍🙏

[@danpark6183]

The King catching Kings💪

[@mathewmay5361]

Good session like always. Love the king fish and they are a treat on the fight and the table, nice to see you try the bonito, they are tasty indeed. Good job Sammy!!

[@turtleman190]

I haven't caught a legal king fish yet my biggest is 30cm but i get it as the sushi restaurant and it's delicious

[@danieltaylor757]

great episode mate...blood men in Grey coats swipin ya fish and jigs...mongrels! lost many a good fish off the Point to those buggers. always great to tune in mate. ripper

[@terryward3265]

Great Show . I smoke my bonito , Great on fresh bread and Real butter My partner loves it mixed through mack and cheese It also makes great pate and with spag Terry

[@benturton3358]

What a bloody good day mate. Heading up to Hat Head at the end of the week. Can’t wait. Cheers 🍻

[@saltui64]

Good eating fish. Awesome job Sammy

[@johnciancio3204]

Hey mate, if you get a chance to read this…. Try cooking the bonito in the fry pan in butter, lightly seasoned with salt and pepper👌

[@jmin3354]

Ayyy. Gotta find those big kings but need to take advantage of the end of the Snappy season! Let us know when new merch drops! Thanks for the videos ❤ love from NYC!

[@pieterhoekstra9887]

Excellent video and well done on the catch.

[@lovefishncookn14]

Always look forward to your uploads mate. Kings are such a beautiful fish. Love your work 🍻👌👍

[@glenwooler50]

Another great vid Sammy,always impressed when plan goes to order. Am really interested in chasing pearlies up in cq . Yet to get one but they do target them .I watched previous videos on them but still elude me .cheers

[@wino4]

Bonito is great first day. They don’t freeze very well. Great for poke.

[@chungyeehooi]

Hey Sammy. Love your work. Could you do a taste comparison between kingfish that have been caught at different depths. It’s to my understanding that the fish caught from deeper have a higher fat/oil content which makes them even tastier.

[@jakeoldham3267]

🍻 Sunday saver 🤌🤌

[@hawaiiangunner]

Aloha from Hawaii. I wish I was there to show you how to cook the aku belly and the back bone and make poke out of the filet for that Bonito "aku". In hawaii dried banito sells for 20 to 25.00 per pound.

[@recepgedikli6109]

Böyle bir av yapamadım. Tebrikler

[@rouseyanglerholics]

Felt your pain on this one. Hooking up at 30min and that line going slack. Just can’t help but shake your head. Not much more you can do. Sharks are savage all over 👊🏻🦈

[@discordkennedy8626]

Loved the video sammy I thought you were joking when you said you were going to release that first kingfish. Keep up the great content.

[@socalsaltwateranglers]

The Kingfish or Yellowtail as we call them here in Southern California are probably the hardest fighting fish out there. Yeww 🤙🏻

[@danielwicher3599]

Bonito tataki is awesome.

[@pearcebrown1043]

Dam sharks always ruin the party! Another great video mate

[@leadreviewer3257]

Great video I like the bonito fried but I don't eat anything raw

[@waynelee-leong9856]

Give the bonito the ceviche treatment, comes up great🍻👍

[@fishon8235]

Bonito.....one of the best hot smoked fish ive prepared. Bloody awesome.

[@MrAcuta73]

King Fish...they look like what I would call a Yellowtail or Yellowtail Jack. Same critter? Assuming they are, just a regional naming thing. You could try a Descender for barotrauma fish. We use them a LOT around here for restricted fisheries (Yelloweye Rockfish at the top of that list). According to our National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) studies, even pretty blown up fish have a better than 50/50 chance using one. Light trauma and the odds go WAAAY up. Minor pain in the ass to do, but good for the fish.

[@emanualvavoulas8674]

Nice work Sammy, any chance of a few sounder screen shots would be help full. thanks.

[@jasonbelk7129]

Nice work, as always. Bonito looked a little cooked in the video, and like it had blood clots in the fillet. Might have cooked himself from the core. I prefer fresh kingy for sashimi. But I prefer Mahi over kings.

[@benjohnson9532]

Bonito are good fresh pan fried with a bit of a crust added. just a touch of lemon or lime rind ind the crust. delicious..m

[@aceganter4478]

Hell yeah baby another Sammy episode

[@tonyosborne4909]

You rock Sammy.

[@jasonhollier2962]

Hello sammy .Dont forget to try that seared bonito recipe i sent you .Its awesome..And if your interested you can purchase proper fresh wasabi from tasmania in a jar. Worth a try.cheers

[@grantchamberlain2508]

I definitely rate bonito as a table fish 🤤

[@RikkiTikkiTavi290]

Where I live the king of the reef ( or maybe more of the wrecks) is the Amberjack, also known as reef donkeys. Very similar to kingfish in almost every way.

[@cbojoable]

bonito cooked is wicked aswell

[@gemueseackerlongonly]

bonito teriyaki is alao really nice 👌

[@christhurgate]

If the Bonito is too strong for you, switch the wasabi for fresh minced garlic in the soy.

[@johnfurness2346]

Brave man Sammy, eating that in a white T'Shirt, I managed to get squid ink on mine yesterday :(

[@Yldrx7]

First comment and first one on KZbin for me lol love your video mate look forward to them each Sunday

[@moored1979]

Bonito is great when fresh ... its only good for bait once frozen though

[@downunderdan]

Got to watch out for them scaly knives, eh?

[@ultramoon4]

Great viewing

[@bobfife9071]

Sammy i was on a marlin/sailfish charter a few years ago in the Seychelles and the first mate and chef cooked fresh bonito creole style with finely shredded cabbage and carrot, it was absolutely yummy look it up on the web for a recipe im certain you will agree

[@b3nny90]

Love watching your videos man I'm curious if you're able to go into detail of what to feel for or how different things feel. Knowing that your jig was messed up would save people time or knowing what to feel for when different fish hit... obviously not for all species but just the odd one or 2.

[@xxxneoxxx]

Generally a kingy will absolutely smash ya jig, head straight for structure and you'll feel the tail beats, headshakes and you'll be hanging on for dear life after it's almost ripped the rod out of your hand, they will fight all the way up. The pearl pearch have massive bucket mouths and the take will be more timid and will feel like pulling a bucket through the water with the odd headshake here and there. Snapper bite and fight similar to kingys when fishing jigs but I've found using ocky jigs that they take it on the drop more often than not, sometimes they fight with more headshakes and less big runs, obviously this all depends on the size of the fish. Just my 2cents. These aren't massive kings considering they grow to 50kg with New Zealand holding the majority of XOS fish. In Aus a good fish is 20Kg+.

[@weFishAU]

You have the same trouble I have with the net and when you do you say the same thing about setting it up ready next time. 🙂

[@elizarmanait9504]

Whar kind of reel your using?is it ocea jigger 4000?

[@matthewbeckwith663]

Are you speed jigging with a spj rod?

[@jakewyer8214]

Great content mate! would love and be honored to join you on a trip one day 🤞🏼👍🏼🍻

[@gengorou]

Good👍👍👍😆✨

[@ambertrichome8147]

More phantom 🎣

[@gavanmajorek5955]

Your a legend Sammy! Just curious how do you win a trip fishing with Sammy Hitzke? Lol

[@kardonful]

What depth were you fishing in with the 300g jigs?

[@samsite83]

Awesome video as always :D should have switched to heavier gear and caugth that shark tough :P

[@christiansethi938]

You need to stop making such great boating content.. I'll have to upset the wife and get a boat 🤣 I have to check Kingfish off the bucket list, looks way too fun not to 😎

[@derekmcmaster6123]

I hope you pour your own jigs.......If you are buying them.....Well........They start at about $30 each here.....For small ones

[@JamesBrown-ke8xg]

When u coming to jamaica to do some fishing. I'm serious bro

[@jakefoster633]

Where do I get a hat like that? 👌🏼

[@jamesbowring9346]

Another great video Sammy. Stop eating bait!

[@amasterfishing5544]

surprised you didn't spill any soy sauce on that white T, lol

[@bigmil1]

Do you put a mic on your go pro?

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Surely do mate! 🍻🍻

[@saltgars.g4518]

👍💯

[@scottrat3537]

Time to start eating flake

[@mahutabros]

only thing this video didn't have was your gracious lawn 😭

[@davidthelan9304]

No way matey. Poor fishing technique fouling your jig. Catchy just took the advantage LOLOL

[@ALuxuriousLifestyle]

What depth?

[@almosakaf94]

😘😘😘😍😍😍😘😘😘

[@jim-hm3eg]

What's your thoughts on limits constantly be reduced by the government such as spanish mackerel and others species will be very limited of what we can catch soon if this trend continues and feed our families after spending the coin on boats and all the gear

[@hazeywz9750]

Yooo

[@teggboi2145]

Hello

[@generaymond9282]

Lotta fish end up with your lures hanging from their lips because you cant tie a decent knot or take into a/c the type of fish your chasing! but hey your sponsors will keep chucking em at you i suppose.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

I don't think I've had that many genuine knots fail at all this year actually. I certainly try not to make a habit out of it! As for losing fish, it happens mate. Part of the game! Sometimes things go in your favor, sometimes they don't. Overall, I'd happily say I'm lucky enough to land more than I lose though. It would be very hard to make content if I kept losing everything. Cheers, Sammy

[@timriley2092]

Sammy cheating Rodney it’s not his fault that you fouled your hook Rodney is putting in work give him credit where credit is due

[@CaptainRedBeardarrr]

My farts stink