Yeah your dead right John, they are a fantastic sport fish. It doesn't matter if its off the beach, on the rocks, on the spin gear..... your in for a really good battle. Trevally are incredibly partial so soft plastics, they love bright colors and plenty of movement, so its an attractive way to catch them, especially with a 5kg plus fish attached on the end.
They use the depth in their body to pull with each surge in the swell and tide to gain freedom and have some amazing runs on light gear. One of the finer parts of fishing for trevally off the rocks is sight fishing them through the burly. When they are on the chew they become quite aggressive and push for every last scrap of food proving to be their down fall.
Chasing trevs in the far north is incredibly addictive and im sure most anglers who have been there to do it have all got "that one that got away "yarn.
Nick ill give you a little tip mate.
Fishing has no rules, no boundary's and is only as good as you let it be. The only boundary is the angler and what length you are willing to go to enable you to catch the fish within that area. One of the most exciting aspects of fishing is pulling out a map, doing your home work, putting a mark on it after reading marine charts and making a plan to get there. You will find every area/location has its day, but the spot you select comes down to what you want to target. In order to do well with the kingfish/trevally/snapper you have to carefully select a spot specific for that specie, understand the conditions and put a bit of homework in. Wether thats coro, the far north or where ever. It will only be as good as you make it and the time you put in before you get there.
Chur.