JIGGING and LIVE-BAITING/SYDNEY KINGFISH

A work trip down to Sydney lined up with some good weather, allowing us to get out on a charter to chase some kings.
The morning started out chasing some live-bait in the form of first squid, then yakka's and slimy's. Once we got plenty of live-bait in close, the skipper pushed out to the reef we were fishing and dropped some baits.
Early on it was a little rough and the bite was slow but we were managing one hook-up every drift. The yakka's were getting all the attention and all the fish were taking them, not a jig or slimy.
After a while the bit picked up and with some adjustments to the jigging technique, we started getting fish after fish. 4 way hook-ups were starting to happen and I got three kings in 3 drops on a 180grm jig.
Finally the bite slowed, a seal turned up and we had to get to the airport for fights. Seen a couple whales on the trip in with the beautiful backdrop od Sydney harbour.

[@danieltaylor757]

Fun times mate. Plague numbers of rat kingies. Good chewin the smaller ones for sure!

[@Peter_Herbst_Fishing]

Was a heap of fun hey!! Yeah, the local boys kept a few for a feed. Hit and miss up here as they get a parasite.

[@arnoldrudder9624]

Awesome 😎

[@Peter_Herbst_Fishing]

Cheers mate!

[@stevenm_3sixty]

@110 for a small king…. That can be a good thing. Big ones at that depth stretch the arms. Me getting old, looking for electrics at that depth. Thanks for sharing again.

[@Peter_Herbst_Fishing]

Long way down!! I’m used to under 20m… 🤣🤣😍 Good fun in the jig 😍

[@aussieflybum165]

Nice one lads 🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@Peter_Herbst_Fishing]

Was good hey, heaps of fish.

[@Matt7337S]

Is it normal that the other boats come in so close. Seems like they saw you catching fish and came in close to get onto your spot.

[@Peter_Herbst_Fishing]

I recon it’s pretty normal for that reef mate

[@Matt7337S]

@peterherbstfishing1735 I guess that's fair enough, as there are not many other spots out there.

[@Peter_Herbst_Fishing]

@@Matt7337S as long as people stick to the bag limits, it’s all good.

[@samefishingaustralia]

Any tips for jigging at that depth? I use a 200gram jig but my line won’t stay vertical, but I have spot lock. Do I always have to be drifting to vertical jig?

[@Peter_Herbst_Fishing]

Trying to match boat drift speed with current will help get the jig straight under the boat. Might have to use the electric to move the boat to do so.

[@krankshaft8]

12 mile?

[@Peter_Herbst_Fishing]

Yeah I think so mate.