New to the area, but last year did some trolling in Destin, FL from my kayak and had a ton of success. Is this a lost cause in the Charleston area do to reachable depths. Or does any one out there have some good advice on where it would be best to try trolling for kings. Also since I’m New down here, where are some good places to get your kayak in, other then the beach.
The good news is that the largest kings of the Carolina’s can be caught within a mile of the beach. The bad news is that this is not FL and therefore the number of kings is extremely low and you will need to work very hard to catch them.
The other large species within kayak range are spanish, blacktips, red drum, and tarpon. Coastal SC has great large Tarpon availability within kayak range of nearly every inlet during the summer, and large red drum availability during the fall.
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Originally posted by FishingaddictThe good news is that the largest kings of the Carolina’s can be caught within a mile of the beach. The bad news is that this is not FL and therefore the number of kings is extremely low and you will need to work very hard to catch them.
The other large species within kayak range are spanish, blacktips, red drum, and tarpon. Coastal SC has great large Tarpon availability within kayak range of nearly every inlet during the summer, and large red drum availability during the fall.
I will agree with this statement 100%, took my boat to PCB 4 years ago and was amazed at how many kings we caught and all were within 5 miles of shore, in fact the largest ones right off the beach . We catch kings here trollling shipping channel and there are some off the beaches but NOTHING like in the Gulf or at least that is my perspective
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Originally posted by Ksims152New to the area, but last year did some trolling in Destin, FL from my kayak and had a ton of success. Is this a lost cause in the Charleston area do to reachable depths. Or does any one out there have some good advice on where it would be best to try trolling for kings. Also since I’m New down here, where are some good places to get your kayak in, other then the beach.
Kenny Sims
They catch kings of the Folly beach pier. If you put effort into it with proper baits, you can catch kings from the yak for sure. Reds or sharks will certainly be an easier task to accomplish.
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You can catch them but you better bring a ton of rigs because you are going to catch sharks. Slow trolling live baits seems to work the best and clean water is a MUST. Good luck
