another 50kg kingi
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
Forum Name: Popper and Topwater Fishing
Forum Description: If you're into a bit of action on top, this is the forum for you
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Printed Date: 08 Jun 2026 at 3:58pm
Topic: another 50kg kingi
Posted By: seawolf
Subject: another 50kg kingi
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2013 at 12:54pm
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a crew of stickbait experts out on SILVERADO fishing at white nailed a 50kg king yesterday! they usually release fish but stickbait with two treble hooks and fish had swallowed it right down into the gills so had to kill it, awesome how many 40kg plus kings have come from white island on stickbaits recently! congrats to the team on SILVERADO |
looks like stickbaiting is THE technique for targeting the 100 pounders out there! now just need a 10000sw stella,stickbait rod,braid,stickbaits arrgh........$$$$$$$$$.Replies:
Posted By: Tomatron
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2013 at 4:34pm
That's awesome, a dream fish! I have the set up just need some decent stick baits! ($ =  ) |
Posted By: Capt Asparagus
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2013 at 7:10pm
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FIFTY kilo! Was it weighed? Where is a picture, that is one awesome beast of a fish, just a few kgs off a world record! |
Posted By: Tipper
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2013 at 7:20pm
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and what exactly is a Stickbait expert ? and why was I not invited? I was clearing out my garage finding fishing treasure. ------------- Please make sure you have the full 'witty' Plug-In installed on your Internet Browser, or the default 'half-witty' output may affect your profile |
Posted By: seawolf
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2013 at 8:55pm
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Capt Asparagus wrote:Posted By: Tipper
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2013 at 9:07pm
bugger me , 50kg kingies not unsual at White, just like 30lb snapper under the Auckland Harbour Bridge  ------------- Please make sure you have the full 'witty' Plug-In installed on your Internet Browser, or the default 'half-witty' output may affect your profile |
Posted By: seawolf
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2013 at 9:39pm
| been 8 over 45kgs this summer so far! used to fish of the shore under the harbour bridge but neva got a 30lb snappa must need a boat up those ways aye? |
Posted By: The Apprentice
Date Posted: 03 Jan 2013 at 9:46pm
| Nice fish mate any photos |
Posted By: fish-feeder
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2013 at 8:01pm
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whats the record? 53-4kg i was told today.
A mate of mine has been offered a job down them ways chartering and wasnt so keen to go,when i mentioned this post he knew where it was caught straight away and now he is keen as buggery,thats gotta be atleast 5ft long at that weight?
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Posted By: Tipper
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2013 at 8:26pm
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Posted By: BeachedAsBro
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2013 at 11:39pm
Could be this one?  ------------- Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish caught will we realise we can't eat money. |
Posted By: BeachedAsBro
Date Posted: 05 Jan 2013 at 11:44pm
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Couple of other fatties   Some action
 and then this little fella  ------------- Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish caught will we realise we can't eat money. |
Posted By: Crippy
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2013 at 9:00am
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Those are some seriously bent rods! Well done those men. ------------- Go hard or die trying. |
Posted By: Millkman
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2013 at 9:28am
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Wow, massive fish! ------------- Getdatfish |
Posted By: Capt Asparagus
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2013 at 10:04am
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Nice fish, I just hate the way those guys hold their fish for photos... by leaning back so outrageously and shoving the fish towards the lens so much makes the fish look bigger, sure, but it also makes them look so fake.... the old rules with fishing pics are... no blood, and if you cant see the elbows, it is a fake pic. If they had held those fish closer to their bodies, the whole thing would look more natural and therefore more believable, and I have to say, more admirable. Hell, hold it close enough to a wide angle lens and lean backwards away from the fish enough, even a frikken mackeral could look like a monster. ------------- It is only my overwhelming natural humility that mars my perfection. Captain Asparagus, Superhero, Adventurer. |
Posted By: pukek
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2013 at 11:44am
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Posted By: Capt Asparagus
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2013 at 1:23pm
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The points you raise are...while I guess valid for the greater masses, not applicable to me coz I am a superhero and just so strong it is almost unbelievable. Nah nah, honest! :-) Yes, I know holding up a big fish is hard and leaning and swinging on it is easier, but there is that, the there is taking it to just a little bit of an extreme.... or are we really looking atan 8ft long bass in that pic? :-) I'm not knocking wide angle lenses, small boats you need them of course. But... look at the pics above of the kings... the top king, the dude is definitely holding it well out to the camera as well as leaning his head back. The next set down, the guy in the red top has swung the head around towards to camera as well....you can see from his stance that his left arm is fully extended. Hey, I ain't knocking the fish, they are horses, it is just when you tend to look at pics with a bit of a jaded eye, you start seeing a few too many of these little "cheats" for the camera. Good fish like these really do not need such treatment! I mean hell, I wish I could get some beasts like those, but still..... ------------- It is only my overwhelming natural humility that mars my perfection. Captain Asparagus, Superhero, Adventurer. |
Posted By: seawolf
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2013 at 2:30pm
  fish caught on SILVERADO weighed at sea then chopped up by visiting anglers, they never heard of tipper and didnt realise like many visiting anglers that catch massive kingfish in NZ waters that fishing.net is the centre of the fishing universe! at least tipper will post up some of the pics of all the 30lb snapper he gets under the harbour bridge soon?
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Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 06 Jan 2013 at 6:35pm
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I love the 4th pic down with the guy peering over the king.....awesome.....Thats how a big king should have his photo taken ------------- Once the idiots turn up..Im outta here...No time for Drama Queens. |
Posted By: yellow tail
Date Posted: 08 Jan 2013 at 12:26pm
| Now thats one big ass kingie!! nice one |
Posted By: segador
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2013 at 3:40am
| ridiculous that stickbaiting is so addictive prety much given up on snapper now |
Posted By: Shakey12
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2013 at 5:03pm
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Full credit to those blokes! Some seriously big kings. Brilliant photos too! |
Posted By: laidbackdood
Date Posted: 29 Jan 2013 at 1:41am
Record is 52kg mate times 2............both weighed exactly 52kg.  ------------- Once the idiots turn up..Im outta here...No time for Drama Queens. |