kingfish(yellowtail) on poppers in Korea
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Topic: kingfish(yellowtail) on poppers in Korea
Posted By: Kil Song
Subject: kingfish(yellowtail) on poppers in Korea
Date Posted: 08 Feb 2017 at 3:25pm
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Kingfish(yellowtail) are abundant in Korea and catching them on poppers are very popular on boats and from the shore though sizes are not as big as in NZ. But they seldom use stickbait. The most popular lure is medal pencil popper by skipping the surface. But we got on stickbait and poppers when I fished there with Tsurusaki San of FCL LABO. I can't wait to fish yellowtail on poppers in Korea in Sept. http://s2.photobucket.com/user/ksong/media/chuja2015/SAM_0742_zpsgioq9dxc.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s2.photobucket.com/user/ksong/media/chuja2014pictures/IMG_1256_zps9f996b58.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s2.photobucket.com/user/ksong/media/chuja2014pictures/IMG_1260_zpsfb91690f.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s2.photobucket.com/user/ksong/media/chuja2014pictures/IMG_1293_zps64148272.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 08 Feb 2017 at 4:21pm
Beware....when you fish with Enchanter...they dont allow trebles of any kind..........stickbaits are more popular in nz but if they are on......they would probably eat your sock ! ........take some splashy pops....and strong gear !...some back support might help too ...Nice pics....love that one with bent stick in the background.------------- Once the idiots turn up..Im outta here...No time for Drama Queens. |
Posted By: Legacy
Date Posted: 08 Feb 2017 at 4:50pm
| I don'y know that we have metal or medal pencil poppers here ... yet . |
Posted By: Kil Song
Date Posted: 08 Feb 2017 at 5:14pm
He is Tsurusaki san of FCL LABO. He is one of the best all round jig and pop fishermen I've met among Japanese anglers. I fished Three Kings on the Cascade in 2005 and 2007. We jigged on both trips, but it seems popping become popular now. |
laidbackdood wrote:Posted By: Kil Song
Date Posted: 08 Feb 2017 at 5:33pm
I got the medal pencil poppers from Korea as we don't have such medal pencil poppers in the US either I got wahoo and tuna with them. http://s2.photobucket.com/user/ksong/media/gulfofmexico2015/gulfeagle1_zpsr26anwgb.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: Kil Song
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 5:16am
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Jigging and popping kingfish(yellowtail) in Korea |
Posted By: BeastMode
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 7:41am
Nice footage. Pretty cool.
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Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 2:37pm
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That guy puffing hard......he would be is serious trouble with a half decent nz kingfish....something 20kg plus....better go to the gym. ------------- Once the idiots turn up..Im outta here...No time for Drama Queens. |
Posted By: Kil Song
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 3:00pm
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No worry. It is a just show. :) He can handle big fish. http://s2.photobucket.com/user/ksong/media/2017/excel1_zpsd6bevbxt.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Titahi
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 10:45pm
LBD handing out advise to kilsong and Tsurusaki san...........A new Websters dictionary definition of Irony...
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Posted By: ChrisW
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2017 at 10:47pm
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Don't underestimate Kil and his mates Jon. They know how to catch BIG fish! ------------- give it death! |
Posted By: Toad
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2017 at 1:17am
| I think we could do with some of those Black Hole rods in NZ. I don't think they are sold here, but I have seen that they look to be cool rods. I don't know if we've got anything very similar here. |
Posted By: Kil Song
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2017 at 1:22am
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Hi Chris, nice to see you here. It was 12 years ago when you arranged the Three Kings trip for us. I like to fish there again before too late as I become 69 years old. Kingfish don't fight like big tuna, but it is fun to catch on poppers with light tackle. I am looking forward to catching them on poppers on my next trip. |
Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2017 at 5:43am
I thought he was going to have a heart attack !  Plus i thought maybe he was going on your trip to the kings......so looking out for him...... I have always taken big kings seriously and have done weight sessions before my trips........I wasnt criticizing his skill Tit.....he shouldnt be puffing on rats.
------------- Once the idiots turn up..Im outta here...No time for Drama Queens. |
Posted By: Kil Song
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2017 at 5:58am
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while we were shooting a video of fighting bluefish on a popper in front of UN Building in Manhattan, Mr Shin pulled the fish so hard and the small bluefish flied over our heads and landed on the othe side of the boat. He did puffing too. :) Mr Shin is going to go to Oman with me for filming. I am sure he puffs a lot. All TV fishing hosts are the same.
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Posted By: Kil Song
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2017 at 6:02am
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I observe most angler try to fight too hard for kingfish. The bigger fish are, the slower you fight.
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Posted By: Troutzilla
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2017 at 7:14am
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Cool video, thanks for posting! ------------- It aint no use if it aint chartreuse! |
Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2017 at 8:08pm
Mr Shin is going to go to Oman with me for filming. I am sure he puffs a lot. All TV fishing hosts are the same thats true haha...a lot of them do..Marc berg cries like a baby on a good fish.......they probably dont fish often enough... or are smokers.......unfit. The only non puffers on nz shows are matt watson(he just cringes and says" Im in Trouble ....im in trouble" )but hes got some grunt for a little fella......Got to give him credit. The guys off "Big angry fish" are the best....they dont puff and the one dood benches 1000 pound....so no fish is going to bother him much. Jokes aside.....It helps if you get some fitness to fight your fish. Good luck in Oman mate.....I will go there one day and i will be training for at least a month beforehand...ready to do battle
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Posted By: Kil Song
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2017 at 2:07am
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GT is a powerful fish, but they give up fighting in 10 minutes mostly. But big tuna over 100kg is a different story. I seldom see anyone land 100kg plus tuna on a popping rod on his first try.
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Posted By: Kil Song
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2017 at 8:57am
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Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2017 at 7:26pm
WRONG....Go to the gym and do some weights a day or two before you fish and tell me you dont feel like a grunty *******....Its great before Kingfish time.....Ive done plenty of fishing in my time...28 years and counting........In fact i suggest you pass on what i have said......I am seriously concerned for that mans health....Is he a smoker? If so.......That would explain it.....just some friendly advise.....Take it how you want......Not my problem...Good luck in Oman.
------------- Once the idiots turn up..Im outta here...No time for Drama Queens. |
Posted By: Titahi
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2017 at 7:50pm
Weights a day or two before fishing isnt going to do anything to improve your strength, in fact the muscles you use will still be recovering, and you will have wasted your time. Building strength and stamina take alot longer than a day or two..... Proper technique is how small people land big fish.... just stand back and watch a skilled angler, (looking in the mirror wont cut it) How many fish over 100kilos have you actually landed LBD? Cause the bloke your suggesting needs your advise passed onto himhas caught plenty he is the man behind FCL Labo and many evergreen creations, maybe you should google both these companies, and Tsurusaki San, then youl understand how silly your giving advise to a legend of popping and jigging looks..... ------------- "I love standing by the ocean and just knowing what its for" |
Posted By: Kil Song
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2017 at 8:44pm
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Tsurusaki san of FCL LABO is truely legend. I fished with him for big bluefin on jigs and poppers in Cape Cod, big GT on poppers in Oman and jigging inshore. As I said before, he is one of the best all round anglers I've met. He is the guy who introduced GT to Japan while he stayed in Australia working for Yozuri as a lure designer about 30 years ago. Yozuri Surface Cruiser was his design. I don't puff while fighting 600 lb giant using 50 - 60 lb drag on 11 oz Black Hole Cape Cod 450g jigging rod. ( I used bait ). |
Posted By: Kil Song
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2017 at 9:13pm
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yft on popping rod on the 16 days trip on the Excel. To fight big tuna, you need to conserve your energy by fishig slow. Many anglers fight like hell initially and they become out of gas. |
Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2017 at 8:04pm
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Dont care who you are.......what legend you think you are........I couldnt give a **** if you were prince william.........I am merely sharing what works for me......I AM NOT QUESTIONING HOW GOOD AN ANGLER ANYONE IS.......DO YOU UNDERSTAND?...jeeez. TIT.......I have been doing weights for years a day or two before sessions and i have never struggled with fish.....yes i have never caught a fish over 100kg but that would be with a harness or chair right?....so cant comment there........All my fish are caught without gimbal or harness.......stand up....... Lance from enchanter noticed how relaxed i was ......when bringing in my 31kg king and my 40 kg puka at Ranfurly.......no gimbal and felt great at the end of the fight.......... Most draining thing was holding the fish up for Photos.....So it works for me Tit and i dont need anybody telling me that it doesnt.....because it has for years.......I have a few mates who do strengthening in their wrists and forearms beforehand....funandfunction for one........Anyone on here seen me having problems catching kings?..Puffing?.....Ive seen some on here ...un fit individuals in all sorts of trouble.... young ens most of em..........being jig fit as well helps..........I am merely sharing what works for me and that is what this forum is all about........Fishing is easier for anyone ...legend or not ....if you are fit for the fight. PS the idea of harness/back supports/chairs is to make life easier for the angler and secure your gear if i am not mistaken. THIS ADVICE COMES WITH A BIG DOLLOP OF TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT TOO.
 ------------- Once the idiots turn up..Im outta here...No time for Drama Queens. |
Posted By: shaneg
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2017 at 10:15pm
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Those fish in that video are tiny, appreciate it is a different country. But really makes you appreciate how good NZ fishery is. I am partial to cigars and wiskey and sometimes puff when hooked up when jigging.. but on much bigger fish than in that video. To me smoking or nonsmoking has nothing to do with angler fitness and panting is more about establishing a rythm when playing a fish much like snoring when trying to sleep. I dont know about legends ... I ve been fishing for kings since i was 4 years old, mainly land based then in small boats. Been pulled off wharfs and even sunk a dinghy playing monsters in my youth. The fish I ve tangled with were giants. Ive done a lot of weights to, used to bench over 140 kg and had biceps the size of tennis balls, but seriously nothing beats good technique and good gear to land big kings. Tuck the rod butts under your arm pit and fish em like geoff thomas. My omoto 22 posiedon (20 kg of drag) is a big improvement on the old tld 25s and penn senators we used to land monsters on in hauraki gulf off rakino using massive kahawai livies and towing fish out to sea with 15 hp outboards to keep em out of rocks. Legends we were then and we let em go and would never let fish flap on a hot deck like that video. Also get rid of trebble hooks, No excuse now you have inline singles. Poppers always been good on those smaller kings under 30 kg. But why not run singles on them. 
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Posted By: Kil Song
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2017 at 3:21pm
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I am not going to respond to your post. This is just fishing reports. If you think you know everything, nothing can be learned. If my post offends you, I apoligize it. That is not my intention. I just want to share my experience with you guys. I have been fortunate to fish many different parts of the world. I have trips to North Carolina for big bluefin in March, Oman for big GT in April, Panma for yft in May, Ascension Island for big yft in June, Cape Cod bluefin trip in Aug - Nov, Prince Edward Island, Canant for giant in Sept and Puerto Vallarta trip in Dec. If my posts bother some and they respond in negative way, I don't post . |
Posted By: jac
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2017 at 4:01pm
Welcome Kil Song I have followed yr posts on gtpopping, 360tuna, jignpop for years and have learnt much. It is a privilege to have your wealth of experience and knowledge here. 😊 |
Posted By: Fenien
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2017 at 4:17pm
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Posted By: Hodder
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2017 at 4:20pm
| LBD are you related to Steve spencer? |
Posted By: Hodder
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2017 at 4:21pm
| LBD are you related to Steve spencer? |
Posted By: Stonefish
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2017 at 6:34pm
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Kil, ignore the drama queens on here. Your posts are appreciated. ------------- 6.7m Surtees PureFisher - "Kraken" |
Posted By: Cheeko
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2017 at 7:19pm
Look forward to the report on Oman! That is on the bucket list for 2020 for me. Better hit the gym a bit more though by the sounds of it
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Posted By: strx7
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2017 at 9:47pm
exactly, some people cant even find the ENTER button.......... On their Keyboard...........
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Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 17 Feb 2017 at 2:59am
No......Frank spencer actually jeez people get easily disturbed on here.......Cracks me up ------------- Once the idiots turn up..Im outta here...No time for Drama Queens. |
Posted By: Kil Song
Date Posted: 17 Feb 2017 at 4:58am
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Thanks guys for the encouragement. I might go down to North Carolina next week as big bluefin showed up already.
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Posted By: Hodder
Date Posted: 17 Feb 2017 at 8:35am
What a load of dribble. |
Posted By: shaneg
Date Posted: 18 Feb 2017 at 9:21pm
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True. Will bullet point for you in future Hodder 1 bigger fish cort in NZ which poster did point out 2 legends are in minds eye mostly in your own mind 3 you can damage fish less not using trebble and letting flap around 4 the fishing fitness stuff is personal opinion, but some 80yr olds (sure odd one used to smoke) still land broadbill in this country and dont do too many weights .. so to me is about technique good gear, and something didn't mention knowledge |
Posted By: Kil Song
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2017 at 1:20pm
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I am not a legend and I am extremly uncomfortable to be called as a legend. For treble hooks, I use treble hooks if I want to catch them. I lost a big bluefin in NC just because I used single hooks. You don't get many bites a day. For catch and release, I use single hooks. I am going to use treble hooks when targeting big Gt on the Oman trip though we release them as you can expect one or two bites a day at most and I need pictures of fighting big GT.
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Posted By: jac
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2017 at 2:30pm
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What is your preferred treble? GT recorder? |
Posted By: Kil Song
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2017 at 3:41pm
When I use single hooks to release, I use assist hooks.
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Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2017 at 6:48pm
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You ceratinly have some pretty cool trips lined up Kil...Nice one.....Would make a lot on here very jealous......You must be bloody loaded
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Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2017 at 12:51am
This sort of comment is what spoils this forum and puts people off.......maybe leaving the forum........wtf are you on buddy? .........Let people have their say without "Judgement"........I lived in nz for 22 years and there is a ceratin element who have this way about them= " If i dont agree with what you are saying....then you are a fruking idiot".....so i will insult you now.........How narrow minded is that? Dont spoil this forum with your narrow mind......agree to disagree without being rude......Harden up you ****s that get easily offended.........I can only put it down to an insecure ego...........Everyone on here has a right to their say without being looked down on.......personally ...I embrace everything people have to say....always open to new ideas and keen to learn more.........I dont look down or look up to anyone......everyone is my equal and gets my respect.......To rude people........**** off somwhere else........Learn some manners. ------------- Once the idiots turn up..Im outta here...No time for Drama Queens. |
Posted By: Hodder
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2017 at 8:30am
Ok what I can decipher from this load of dribble is...... "Don't belittle me or anyone else as we belittle others and tell the world how awesome we are." Coming through loud and clear 555. |
Posted By: Grunta
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2017 at 9:29am
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Get back to the topic and stop the bickering. The forums are about sharing ideas and while you don't have to agree with everything, it's not that hard to put forward your ideas and thoughts without being confrontational, rude or patronising. It's not what you say, it's how you say it. Welcome to the forums Kil Song and look forward to more of your posts.
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Posted By: Kil Song
Date Posted: 20 Feb 2017 at 12:37pm
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