new south wales More Bay Reds

[rickmarlin62]

Fished fri arvo at broughton island managed reds up to 78cm  slept in boat  couldnt find fish sat morning for two hrs an five spots  current and wind opposite  then got 3 more  from 60  to 72cm  then hit the kingie farms where there are hundreds of kings up to 75cm and as fat as pigs  we got our ten then left after 45 mins there...rick

[Angus]

Kingy farms...

 

Dreaming.

[Drop Bear]

Wow nice work. How long to drive from brisbane? Or wooli? Id love to have a look at the kingy farms!!

[Angus]

4 minutes ago, Drop Bear said:

Wow nice work. How long to drive from brisbane? Or wooli? Id love to have a look at the kingy farms!!

Looks like a big hike man. Around Newcastle ish.

[kmcrosby78]

That's sensational fishing Rick!!!  Although of course you obviously know what you are doing and they don't just jump into the boat. Can you elaborate on what the 'kingie farms' are? Some sort of structure that holds them (and bait) in the area presumably?

[rickmarlin62]

Huon aquaculture have five pens holding kingfish bout seven miles from the heads at port stephens...two are in service and they are finishing the others  a couple of thousand fish escaped a few weeks back and sre still hangin round as they keep feedin em so they can get them to go back into one of the pens...they are stupid fish with herd mentallity.at the moment its open slather with hundreds of them on the surface yday  i cauht 4 fish in two throws with rapala xrap  1 fish on each treble...too much fun  will try get fotos off mates fone

[ellicat]

Haha, good times.

What snapper bait ?

[rickmarlin62]

I get the majority of my better reds on half a slimy mackerel..they aerage 30 cm..use the head with part of gut or use tail section butterflied with backbone removed and chop tail fins at base...rick

[The Mad Hughesy]

On ‎21‎/‎01‎/‎2018 at 12:08 PM, rickmarlin62 said:

I get the majority of my better reds on half a slimy mackerel..they aerage 30 cm..use the head with part of gut or use tail section butterflied with backbone removed and chop tail fins at base...rick

no wonder the snaps cant resist

[Guest]

Nice post Rick keen to see more

MSB

[Drop Bear]

On 1/21/2018 at 12:08 PM, rickmarlin62 said:

I get the majority of my better reds on half a slimy mackerel..they aerage 30 cm..use the head with part of gut or use tail section butterflied with backbone removed and chop tail fins at base...rick

pro tip. Big baits big fish. Great report mate. 

[Drop Bear]

I saw this article today. Is this the one that you were talking about?

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/environment/conservation/depths-of-despair-as-20000-ravenous-kingfish-hit-port-stephens-marine-park-20180201-h0rpqi.html

 

[rickmarlin62]

sure is  they have placed a ban on pro and rec fishing till after the 8th feb to allow huon to keep recapturing their lost stock...jeff Thomson mentioned in the article is my mate  scratchie as he is known was catchin them on bare hooks and chewing gum..check youtube clips..they have recaptured quite a few and are continuing to catch as many as they can  they are using their food pellets to attract then jigging them using poling and rope line and returning them into pen   the majority are hanging round the pens as they keep feeding them  then using purse seine net also   hopefully after the 8th we can still try n catch a few...rick

[Drop Bear]

43 minutes ago, rickmarlin62 said:

sure is  they have placed a ban on pro and rec fishing till after the 8th feb to allow huon to keep recapturing their lost stock...jeff Thomson mentioned in the article is my mate  scratchie as he is known was catchin them on bare hooks and chewing gum..check youtube clips..they have recaptured quite a few and are continuing to catch as many as they can  they are using their food pellets to attract then jigging them using poling and rope line and returning them into pen   the majority are hanging round the pens as they keep feeding them  then using purse seine net also   hopefully after the 8th we can still try n catch a few...rick

Thanks for the update. 

[Luke Landrunner]

Like shooting fish in a barrel.....that have escaped but hanging around......and using chewing gum not guns......and it's not a barrel but a netted pen.