How to Catch Kingfish
Acquire your bait., Prepare a bucket to keep the bait alive and ensure that water temperature does not vary drastically from the area where you will be fishing. , Prepare your rods, leaders, hooks and lines using action rods and lightweight...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Acquire your bait.
Only use live bait for kingfish.
Larger fish like porgies are best, though minnows will also work.
As you will be using at least two trolling lines or even double baiting, you will need lots of bait. -
Step 2: Prepare a bucket to keep the bait alive and ensure that water temperature does not vary drastically from the area where you will be fishing.
, Heavy line or line that shines will scare away kingfish. ,,,,, They should be far apart from each other and run straight in the water.
A good spot to hook a porgy is at the nose.
Double baiting, especially if using fewer trolling lines, will increase the likelihood of a kingfish biting. ,, Do not allow bait to skip along the surface and replace bait as it tires or dies. ,,,, -
Step 3: Prepare your rods
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Step 4: leaders
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Step 5: hooks and lines using action rods and lightweight
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Step 6: dull-colored line.
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Step 7: Locate a good spot for kingfish by checking with locals.
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Step 8: Look for birds hovering over the water as a sign of schools.
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Step 9: Direct your boat to the outside of the school rather than the middle
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Step 10: going slowly to avoid scaring away the fish.
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Step 11: Slow your boat to idle speed when you have located kingfish.
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Step 12: Set up at least two trolling lines running about 20-30 feet (or 6-9 meters) behind the boat.
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Step 13: Hook your live bait.
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Step 14: Proceed slowly
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Step 15: making sure that the bait are swimming below the surface of the water in a natural way.
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Step 16: Grab the rod when you feel a kingfish on the line.
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Step 17: Allow the kingfish to move along the side or in front of the boat as you pull in line and reel in slowly only when you do not feel the fish pulling.
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Step 18: Gaff the fish when you have successfully brought it alongside the side of the boat.
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Step 19: Pull it into the boat and store it for the rest of the trip.
Detailed Guide
Only use live bait for kingfish.
Larger fish like porgies are best, though minnows will also work.
As you will be using at least two trolling lines or even double baiting, you will need lots of bait.
, Heavy line or line that shines will scare away kingfish. ,,,,, They should be far apart from each other and run straight in the water.
A good spot to hook a porgy is at the nose.
Double baiting, especially if using fewer trolling lines, will increase the likelihood of a kingfish biting. ,, Do not allow bait to skip along the surface and replace bait as it tires or dies. ,,,,
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