What’s the king bite like lately? I’ve been reading posts nearly every day for the past several months and have not really seen many posts on kings…even on the king mack section. I know their migration here is dependent on high water temps. Are people catching them much and not posting, or just not catching them?
Was thinking of slow trolling some live bait in the shipping channels this weekend and goin’ for some kings.
Been wondering the same??
“Zoo Crew”
Sailfish 2660
Twin Yamaha 150’s
I have struck out the last two weekends dragging naturals and artificials. Other boats I have talked to in the area have reported the same at near-shore reefs. Had a tough time finding menhaden this morning and between that and the t-storm, it was little wonder we didn’t do any good. Makes for a long day.
Jay “Bird”
Scout 185 Sportfish
jaybird- are you using planers or just on topwater? I am thinking about going out friday if weather is decent. Where are the menhaden- over near sumter?
Looked for menhaden near Sumter and after an hour or so of no luck and lots of rain, headed out. Ran around the 60 for an hour or so and then picked them up and headed back toward the channel. Used small ballyhoo with multiple color combinations on the skirts. Used some drone spoons and some artificials on the downrigger. Lost a broken back Rapala red & white at the jetties crossing a huge school of stingrays. (literally hundreds of them within 4 ft. of the surface like they were on their way to a convention) The rain and clouds made seeing the tidelines difficult but we dropped lines back in near the 4 can and trolled back in. Picked them up around 3.
Skunk 2
Kemosabe 0
Jay “Bird”
Scout 185 Sportfish
we used to troll frozen cigar minnows with skirts on their noses and a stinger hook on the tail to eliminate biteoffs. Of course live bait slow trolled worked best if you could get em.
Seems like everyone says “oh you can get kings no problem at the channel- just troll.” But I honestly have been out there 2x with no luck in june and never have seen many posts at all regarding kings (or even spanish) where people are reporting actually catching them often.
We got a 15-20lb King on a YoZuri artificial yesterday around 65’ offshore of the Chas 60. I suspect we could have gotten more but we were only that shallow to avoid T-storms.
We caught 2 trolling ballyhoo in 150’ on Friday. one was about 15 the other was about 25. both released. We were looking for sails, wahoo, dol., not kings…
23’ Regulator
‘Big Tease’
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We went saturday and caught 1 king and 2 cudas in 80 feet.Tried skirted ballyhoo on top ,on planers and marauders.All 3 fish were caught on cedar plugs.
Regular cedar plugs or colored with skirt??
2009 Sea Hunt 22BX PRO
150 Yamaha
‘Done Diggin’
Went out today and fished the Needle, used ballyhoo blue and white was the popular color. 2 Kings boated
Sea Fox 197
Mercury 115
big natural live baits!!! is all u need
2300 WA Keywest
Twin 115 Yammers
Honey Dew This
a man can fish for his entire life, 'fore he realizes its not the fish he has pursued!!!
thanks for the replies thus far! Anyone had luck with cigar minnows if live bait not available?
How about mann’s stretch 25’s? I have several of those from past adventures.
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I’ve caught lots of kings on stretch 25s. Go give it a shot.
King seminar last night, [Tues] Robert Olsen said 90 ft. right now for kings, TOOOOO HOTTTT!!!
“The big one’s still swimming, let’s go.”
MacDaddy- about how far out is 90 feet out of the jetties?
Thanks!
20 miles or so.
“The big one’s still swimming, let’s go.”