Accidental Kingfish
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
Forum Name: Popper and Topwater Fishing
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Printed Date: 07 Jun 2026 at 3:15pm
Topic: Accidental Kingfish
Posted By: jonocoogee
Subject: Accidental Kingfish
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2013 at 8:09pm
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This is a little tale of yesterday. I was down in the harbour taking my son for a fish to kill some time in the afternoon. After 15 tonnes of sea lettuce we decided to call it a day. As we were packing up to leave I heard a familiar voice and poked my head around the corner to see my mates Alex and Aaron just setting up to test some new stickbaits they had acquired. I stopped to chat as alex has a cast, then another. Just out to see how these baits swim. On the third cast there was a great splash behind and another and another. The fish missed it but we could see he was worked up. So flicked the bait back to him (cast 4) two sweeps and he was on. Only a small fish but wasted no time going directly for the pylons. Managing to snag himself on the pylon closest to shore. First thought was 'there goes $100' but as it was only knee deep we were able to wade in a grab him. Nice little surprise for the first day of spring.  Alex is on, If you look closely you can see the fish swirl about 4 pylons out.  Aaron Holding the little fella up for a shot before going home. ------------- TAS - Its a real disease |
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Posted By: Heathrow
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2013 at 8:14pm
Shot! Talk about fishing your feet first 
I didn't think there was much lettuce around this time of year??------------- Dat's roight mammy! |
Posted By: jonocoogee
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2013 at 8:16pm
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there was what I can only describe as an ozone of sea lettuce forming a ring about 10m from shore ------------- TAS - Its a real disease |
Posted By: Stinkbait
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2013 at 8:19pm
| Sweet report jono love the photo showing the new bait |
Posted By: Agent
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2013 at 8:26pm
| Nice work! What kind of stickbait were they running? Looks cool |
Posted By: Heathrow
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2013 at 8:28pm
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Land based stickbait kings, man I can think of some good spots around the harbour with no pylons in the way, like off Matakana into the entrance? ------------- Dat's roight mammy! |
Posted By: Fishing Addiction
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2013 at 8:43pm
| Nice work guys. Bet you weren't going expecting that |
Posted By: jonocoogee
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2013 at 8:43pm
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Agent, PM Kingyslayer about the stickbaits. He can sort ya out. Heath, could be a few after work missions when daylight savings rolls sound. That spot you talk about would be great. Casting into 18m of water too! I have a few tucked up my sleeve which will get a peppering with stickbaits this spring ------------- TAS - Its a real disease |
Posted By: Stinkbait
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2013 at 8:44pm
| Best $130 buks spent on these new stick baits into nz , can't wait till the rest of them are in my hot little hand. |
Posted By: KingySlayer
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2013 at 9:02pm
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Oh top report there Jono... Random going down there mate. Just thought it would be a good spot to get some lures swimming and hello jony and his wee man pop out from around the corner. That Kingy sure did want that bait and wasnt giving up until he had it. ------------- www.assassinsportsfishing.com www.facebook.com/assassinjigteam |
Posted By: crazyfisho
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2013 at 9:02pm
| Nice report Jono - Premo stuff! |
Posted By: alan syme
Date Posted: 02 Sep 2013 at 10:34pm
| very cool! |
Posted By: willis likes to Jiggy Jig
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2013 at 1:42am
| Was there piper in amongst all that luttuce? maybe thats why there was a yellow tail lurking,,, roll on Summa!! nice wrk!!!! |
Posted By: fish i
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2013 at 8:57pm
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That is gold! great winter sheitworks king! ------------- 6th place in the inaugural Te Kauwhata Regionals paddle crab division |
Posted By: Heathrow
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2013 at 9:12pm
Yeah, maybe that explains the lettuce! ------------- Dat's roight mammy! |
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