Oceania Kingie bashing at the Rangatiras & White Island

[MarkR]

Some pics from a recent Kingie jigging trip

Fished 3 days...day 2 at the remote Rangatiras plateau was excellent...we were screwed by the weather on day 1 and white island didn't produce as expected on day 3 partly due perhaps to a lack of current.

Here's a picture of the biggest fish weighed at 27kg...

Second biggest Kingie also landed by Frank Lin (on a hooker!) was approx 23kg...

Total catch for 3 days approx 50-55 fish for 4 anglers...no hapuka, no bass

Couple of fish around 15kg+ and a lot of rats unfortunately...

Maverick lost a monster when it reefed him at the 160m Rangatiras

Finally put my dancing magic aluminum jig to good use

Kingies fight darn hard especially in shallow water...

Wish we had done 3 days at the Rangatiras man!!!!

[edylie]

Wow! Very nice Kingies

Frank, You are fishing around the world now!!!

Thank you for the report MarkR

-e

[Davidliu]

Kingies sure fight hard. That's very nice fishes you've got there. I sure can learn something from you guys. MarkR, may I ask what colour jigs did u get them on. Where I jig they only love a few colours, making them quite hard to get

[MarkR]

Kingies sure fight hard. That's very nice fishes you've got there. I sure can learn something from you guys. MarkR, may I ask what colour jigs did u get them on. Where I jig they only love a few colours, making them quite hard to get

Hi David,

Pink & Blue were the good colors...strangely the kingies at white were not keen on bottom weighted jigs...they seemed to prefer slider jigs

[Sportfisherman]

Hi Mark ,

Good results ! You did not bring AhGu with you ?

Jon .

[Davidliu]

Yeah, Pink and Blue seems to be the best for kingies, I wonder why. Some of the more popular jigs used in Sydney is Turkey slider, Shout Stay and River 2 sea Knife jigs.

[MarkR]

Hi Mark ,

Good results ! You did not bring AhGu with you ?

Jon .

Hi Pak Jon,

Last I heard Ah Gu converted all his Carpenters into Golf Clubs liao

[Sportfisherman]

Hi Pak Jon,

Last I heard Ah Gu converted all his Carpenters into Golf Clubs liao

Hi Mark ,

That sound serious , I gave him a call a week ago and he was in Macao ..... , doing what else ?

Jon .

[MarkR]

Hi Pak Jon,

Yes it is serious...don't think we'll be seeing much of Ah Gu any longer...gone back to practicing his swing I hear....

cheers

[MarkR]

Kingie that went for a 500g Dancing Magic Aluminum jig

[Sportfisherman]

Kingie that went for a 500g Dancing Magic Aluminum jig

Hi Mark ,

Still using OH54MH-B for that 500 gr. jig ?

Jon .

[MarkR]

Hi Jon,

Yes, still happy with 54 MHB but for lighter jigs...300g-400g very nice with this rod

Is Carpenter coming out with a new jig rod series anytime soon?

cheers,
mark

[Sportfisherman]

Hi Jon,

Yes, still happy with 54 MHB but for lighter jigs...300g-400g very nice with this rod

Is Carpenter coming out with a new jig rod series anytime soon?

cheers,
mark

Hi Mark ,

Unfortunately , no jigging rod for a few more months and no new model . The " B " version is difficult to source as they are not popular among the Japanese anglers , supply is far in between , better keep yours .

Jon .

[MarkR]

First Drop at the Rangatiras:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfSwbAnQNJA

[scarpie]

Nice Mark! Are you joining Scotty to the Ranfurly in november? This is the best time of year with the Kingies in pre-spawning mode as they are big, fat and hungry! I have to pull out of this trip unfortunately . Our DVD was shot on this trip last year.
ChrisW

[MarkR]

Hi Chris,

Unfortunately, November is a very busy month for me at work so i'll have to pass...Must head back to NZ in 2009 though...can't think of any other destination which is that action-packed...good value too

tight lines