snake 1 Posted July 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 I reckon i will have a better chance landing one from the rocks only problem is it will take longer to find one, if that fails then i will have to tackle those jetty kings Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dutchxfisher 18 Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 A 200kg shark would compare to most kingies though.... Just pure girth makes it near unstoppable.The propects of a dirty fight makes my mouth salivate... I got a hinkering! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wishing2Bfishing 0 Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 did u end up finding your kingie or what? that is going to be my mission this summer, not nessersarily land based but in my own boat im keen to land one, only ever seen 2 in my whole life! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest horses4courses Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Usually plenty of big fellas around Stenhouse early Dec through until early Jan.............good luck beating them......and the hordes Quote Link to post Share on other sites
onthewater 0 Posted July 30, 2012 Report Share Posted July 30, 2012 Is that land based or from boats, also how big is big? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brent_brent_brent 1 Posted July 31, 2012 Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 the key to landing big fish on a jetty is a longer rod 10-12 foot! it gives you more leverage to keep them away from the polls Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest horses4courses Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 Is that land based or from boats' date=' also how big is big?[/quote']that'd be land based from the jetty.......not sure on weights of kingfish,but the fella's I've seen there over the years have been in the 4 foot to 5 foot length............ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest horses4courses Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 the key to landing big fish on a jetty is a longer rod 10-12 foot! it gives you more leverage to keep them away from the polls Leverage "works both ways".......if you have the rod butt in a rod bucket around your waist,the pivot point (fulcrum) is roughly 18 inches below your hands.........in effect,an 18 inch lever...........on the other hand,the fish has a 120 / 144 inch lever,easily able to exert more force...........also given the fact that he's 20 plus feet below you,gives a much bigger arc to work through.I agree that you might be able to "steer an exhausted / played out fish" around the pylons more easily with a longer rod,but leverage.........don't subscribe to that point of view,sorry.Just ask any avid beach fisho about how leverage works against you when you hook a big bronzie on an 8144 or better..........what's the name of that chiropractor again? :ohmy: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brent_brent_brent 1 Posted August 1, 2012 Report Share Posted August 1, 2012 Maybe i used the wrong word hahahaha.The long rod gives you that extra foot or 2 to help play the fish out!short rod............ 0 chance Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jonny10 0 Posted April 23, 2020 Report Share Posted April 23, 2020 A few years later did you ever get onto your land based Kingie? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AdrianH 1 Posted March 16, 2022 Report Share Posted March 16, 2022 yeah give us some more details about the famous ledge or some other good spots down cape jervis way Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MIKECATTS 1,488 Posted March 16, 2022 Report Share Posted March 16, 2022 Im very successful with Kings land based.. Its taken a few years/seasons to work what is.. Biggest so far went 153cm at an estimated weight of 33kilos.. Not bad off the rocks.. Knackers, Sykes and doobie 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Knackers 696 Posted March 28, 2022 Report Share Posted March 28, 2022 Have a crack at the Ledge (the locals call it 'poofters perch')at Fowlers Bay. They are always there. Up to 50kg buggers. They grab your bait and head straight around the point and bust you off, mostly. Chuck out anything live. The problems with catching Kingies where they congregate/school up is they are not feeding. They just go there to hang out so you need something special to get them to bite. Two different ones caught from the boat but within casting distance of the ledge, only a day apart. Plectropomus, Hunter69 and Sykes 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
joeleo87 0 Posted May 27, 2023 Report Share Posted May 27, 2023 Big bump on this thread, any help on the topic would be appreciated. Also can you catch them all year round? I understand summer is perfect but I'm still hearing of them getting pulled up at rapid bay jetty so they must still be around? I'm thinking down south as I'm metro Adelaide. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Knackers 696 Posted July 4, 2023 Report Share Posted July 4, 2023 On 27/05/2023 at 7:49 PM, joeleo87 said: Big bump on this thread, any help on the topic would be appreciated. Also can you catch them all year round? I understand summer is perfect but I'm still hearing of them getting pulled up at rapid bay jetty so they must still be around? I'm thinking down south as I'm metro Adelaide. All year round mate. Rapid Bay is probably your best option. Get a livey out either on a float or on the bottom. Then get the biggest stick bait you can find and cast and cast and cast. If they are there they will check out the lure and if they don't take it will draw them to your live bait. It works believe or not. Here is one of mine from Westlakes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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