36.5 kg kingfish caught on kayak with pics now
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Topic: 36.5 kg kingfish caught on kayak with pics now
Posted By: Kingfish killer
Subject: 36.5 kg kingfish caught on kayak with pics now
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 10:37am
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10 of us left Tauranga on the Nimble 2 friday arvo and headed to white to catch livies till 1am then a quick kip then at 4am were heading 2.5 hours out to the Rangatira Reef . Arrive to a bit of a swell and feeling a wee bit nervous about getting into the yak from the boat without tipping out but all went well . Really hard work with the livies going down 140m and the current pushing us way off the reef very quickly so ALOT of hard paddling was required with not much fishing time .
I had my shimano TDL 25 spooled with 80lb suffix braid and a brand new Jigstar 250 kojak recently bought off Boulder . ( Thanks for the advice on the 80lb braid Boulder , I needed it ! ) .
Anyway had my PB king from a kayak with a modest 10 or 12 kg fish woohoo , very hard work trying to stay upright in the swells .
A couple of hours latter and the reel goes bannanas !
I had the drag set at 8kg , just enough not to get pulled out of the kayak with that jigstar 250 folded in half !!!
Big bronzie was my call after 10 minutes of battle , not knowing what the hell i would do when it finnally surfaced !!!
Another 10 minutes latter and i fair **** myself when i saw a monster king 6 feet under the yak !!!
Finnally he was next to the yak and i was trembling at the shear size of this beast !
I put the gaff into him and he went ballistic nearly throwing me out of the yak !!!
Another yakker gave me a hand to put another gaff in and we paddled back to the boat with the beast between us as it was to big to lift onto my lap !
After losing alot of blood it weighed in at 36.5 kgs
Ill get the missus to post some pics up later if we can figure out how to do it as im hopeless with the computer .
Ive got a mate posting some pics on the KAYAK FISHING NZ website abit later on today !
Im the happiest fisherman in the world today !!!
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Posted By: Elevate
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 10:43am
| WOW that sounds insane!! I couldnt even imagine what it would be like pulling a fish that size up while in a yak!! Top Effort and Congratulations!!!!!! |
Posted By: N2Y
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 10:45am
LEGEND!!!  Nice one man! Living up to your name at last
 Can't wait for the picks.
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Posted By: Yakkin Warrior
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 10:57am
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Legend!! 36.5 after bleeding out from 2 gaffs is ridiculous on the yak well done on staying upright. You've just raised the bar for whats possible on a yak for sure well done Hows the lifting arm feeling now after a day of re-coup? |
Posted By: ginga
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 11:04am
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Nice work, i knew when i ran into you guys on your way out you were indeed in for a good trip.
Well done to the guys on Nimble 2 as well. ------------- www.extremesportfishing.co.nz. Agent for Carpenter, Orion and ASWB products |
Posted By: Kingfish killer
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 11:13am
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Yakkin Warrior wrote:Posted By: Kingfish killer
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 11:15am
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Posted By: ginga
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 11:40am
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i saw you guys at the wharf, i run extreme sportfishing.
We had a pretty good day ourselves, but nothing as big as you got. ------------- www.extremesportfishing.co.nz. Agent for Carpenter, Orion and ASWB products |
Posted By: nylg1
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 12:43pm
Fish of a life time there  ------------- “The best computer is a man, and it’s the only one that can be mass-produced by unskilled labor.” ― Wernher Von Braun |
Posted By: Fissure
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 12:46pm
thats a monster, amazing from a yak. lucky, no sharks about
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Posted By: YeeHaa
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 12:55pm
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monster off the yak. Super
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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 1:03pm
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Truly meritorious capture off a yak, congrats mate bring on the pics ------------- "The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." - Jacques Cousteau |
Posted By: andy2fish
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 1:05pm
Great fish and top effort  ------------- If only I could fly |
Posted By: marx
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 1:08pm
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That is one huge b*tch! Solid effort there mate. Is that a Yak record? ------------- Science for the mind and Art for the soul. |
Posted By: Kezza
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 1:24pm
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yip - that is a sterling capture mate.....awesome..... ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Kingfish killer
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 1:41pm
Im just one very happy mofo !
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Posted By: Catchelot
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 1:43pm
Mounting/moulding it...or 'moking and munching it? ------------- "The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." - Jacques Cousteau |
Posted By: Muppet
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 1:47pm
Well done KK awesome fish. Hats off to ya
How were the arms driving back
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Posted By: Kingfish killer
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 1:49pm
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Posted By: Fishb8
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 2:13pm
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Well done indeed!! How far did it tow you? ------------- Be yourself; everyone else is already taken |
Posted By: Kingfish killer
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 2:28pm
I did get up and plane a little but because it was so deep it was mostly a straight up and down fight with the fish trying to pull me into the depths .
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Posted By: marx
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 2:35pm
Good stuff, yeh not big on records either, its the action that counts not your name on a piece of paper. ------------- Science for the mind and Art for the soul. |
Posted By: Phishpula
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 2:55pm
This week you are my inspiration well done KK and I look forward to a write up in what ever mag this ends up in. Might pay to contact a few as they will be very keen on this story for sure. ------------- Turtle free since 2012 |
Posted By: scottej
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 4:54pm
| wendy whoppers alright nice one! |
Posted By: carlostairua
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 5:17pm
| very wicked fish let alone out of a yak, well done |
Posted By: NZFisher
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 5:19pm
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Congratulations - That is a mighty capture
My limited knowlege tells me that is indeed the biggest from a yak - and probably will be for some time ------------- |
Posted By: Pedro9
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 5:35pm
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Awesome Stuff KK.
Fish of a lifetime - well done.
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Posted By: Panga
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 5:56pm
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Yup Marsics for the smoking. awesome fish mate well done ------------- I ONLY FISH HANDMADE KOJAK CUSTOM RODS. |
Posted By: Lethal
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 8:09pm
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bloody impressive result...
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Posted By: brown
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 8:45pm
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gold effort, would have been magic to see the battle |
Posted By: JigNut
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 8:55pm
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Tu meke... Ka pai tangaroa. ------------- https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fans-Of-Synit-Rods/137662896327800 |
Posted By: Grunta
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 9:00pm
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Great effort to just stay in the Yak with that horse on the other end of the string KK. That will be a hard one to beat and congratulations on that catch - very special indeed. ------------- Online... |
Posted By: shad
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 9:08pm
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Well done KK, awesome Fish. ------------- LOVE THE FREEDOM SHAD |
Posted By: Zee
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 10:33pm
| Mammoth effort, bet you had a bow wave goin with that bad boy towing ya |
Posted By: ChrisW
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 10:40pm
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Wow congrats on a monumental fish. 36.5kg landed on a Jig Star 250 would definately be the heaviest for that rod. ------------- give it death! |
Posted By: Mr Plastic
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 11:08pm
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shows how good the gear is getting!! that size fish on any 250 is an epic feat let alone on a kayak.. Fantastic effort ------------- Synit Prototype bender |
Posted By: Cbro
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 11:08pm
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Great stuff mate, wow what a beast of a fish on a yak!! Raised the bar for sure!! awesome |
Posted By: Raging Bull
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 11:14pm
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Bloody awesome! Masic's in GI are great for smoking too, you cant go wrong with them. |
Posted By: 2cold
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 11:25pm
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Were you part of that big group out by us on Pursuit? |
Posted By: infini
Date Posted: 28 Nov 2010 at 11:57pm
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HOLY SH*T KK !!
Last year you were slaying huge snapper - now its monster kings ! Good stuff
------------- Photographer Fishing addict Cold beer enthusiast |
Posted By: Kingfish killer
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2010 at 12:36am
Our 3 best fish went 18 , 22 and 36.5 kg .
Kayakers do amazingly well considering we fish from a hunk plastic , Ive only been yak fishing for around 4 years now but ive caught way more fish and bigger fish than when i had my tinny .
By the sounds of you fullas you all had a great time with Rick Pollock jigging your heart out !
Cheers kk
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Posted By: Captn Phil
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2010 at 2:34am
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What a top effort. Thats a mission on a big boat, let alone a yak. Well done!
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Posted By: Far Quirk
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2010 at 5:54am
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For the old-schoolers like me 36.5Kg = 80lbs!!!
My PB is 13Kgs landbased. Kind of puts it in perspective.
Amazing fish - well done KK!!!! ------------- Far Quirk - I'm goin' fishn! |
Posted By: photog
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2010 at 9:23am
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Awesome effort mate, not easy , a fish you will remember for a long time. ------------- If I'm not taking photos I'm fishing. If I'm not fishing I'm taking photos, either way I'm having fun. |
Posted By: yellow tail
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2010 at 10:36am
| thats some crazy stuff rite there, well done mate! thats just out of this world. |
Posted By: Boulder
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2010 at 3:31pm
Mother of God When you told me you had a plan I was dubious.when I got your txt,s I could hadly believe it Stunningt effort that one ------------- http://www.boulderguiding.co.nz">  http://www.boulderguiding.co.nz">www.boulderguiding.co.nz |
Posted By: Elpescador
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2010 at 3:44pm
| if you are on the shore seamart in belmont also smoke fish on wednesdays i think, the manager is a bloke called junior. |
Posted By: skidder
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2010 at 5:16pm
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A feat to match anything Matt Watsons done.....bloody awesome effort there KK. ------------- Knockers - need I say more..... |
Posted By: Kingfish killer
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2010 at 5:44pm
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Thanks for all the replies guys , its all your comments that is making it all sink in , i had no right catching a monster like that on a kayak and still have to pinch myself that ive done it !
There are alot more pics on the KAYAK FISHING NZ forum if anyone is interested in veiwing them along with trip reports and pics from the other guys and one gal that did the trip with me .
Just click on the forum then scroll down to trip reports and then hit the white island trip !
Thanks again for all your comments guys
Cheers KK
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Posted By: marlinstar-NZ
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2010 at 9:20pm
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nice fish there kk. another smoker is a place in clevdon called Mullz. i had a marlin done there year before last & they did a good job. |
Posted By: DIY!
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2010 at 9:43pm
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Congrats KK that is a huge kingi but in a Yak too is almost unbelievable - simply fantastic! go you!
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Posted By: one leg
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2010 at 8:03am
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Wow now that is a catch ,you get a slap on the back and a high five from me .welldone ------------- woman who say they are equal to men ,show lack of Ambition . |
Posted By: Bazzman58
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2010 at 8:27am
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Great catch, and from a yak....That really rates up there with the best, well done... ------------- We all have one that got away.. |
Posted By: Muzzfishing
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2010 at 10:00am
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Well done KK awesome effort from a Yak Big Balls of steele I reckon to be playing out there in a Yak. Deserves an award must be a record ------------- http://www.legasea.co.nz" rel="nofollow"> A Good Skipper Keeps the water on the outside of the boat.
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Posted By: Rat Catcher
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2010 at 10:37am
| That would have been amazing to watch. Top effort that man. |
Posted By: Kingfish killer
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2010 at 2:34pm
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Sorry about the delay , but heres a couple of better pics as requested .
Cheers kk
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Posted By: Smelly Buoy
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2010 at 3:49pm
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hells bells, that's work enough standing up. But sitting down in a yak!!?? Bludy well done. ------------- Tangled Up In Blue "Veni, Vidi, Velcro" I came; I saw; I stuck around. |
Posted By: Fugu
Date Posted: 18 Dec 2010 at 5:14pm
| Wow!!!! |