King George Advice
Submitted by Tradewind on Tue, 2013-11-26 18:45
Hit the Southern Flats last weekend for squid and king george
Targeted the areas where sand & weed meet and i've seen them there in calm conditions before
Did manage to get one sized and one undersized but we got absolutely smashed by Butterfish. There were blowies but managed to keep that down by putting a berley bucket against the boat as soon as they turned up keeping them close by while casting away from the boat.
Anyone have some advice on avoiding the butterfish to increase KG catches or is it just par for the course on Southern Flats & Parmelia bank?
Goodz
Posts: 2332
Date Joined: 20/07/09
I think it's just a lottery
I think it's just a lottery really in those areas. I've always felt that if there's kgs in the mix they will get the bait first though. Or atleast I hope that. There's some pretty serious butter fish around at the moment though, we got some stonkers that had me calling big kgs last trip out.
fishing fanatic
Posts: 809
Date Joined: 01/05/09
try behind stragglers atm
try behind stragglers atm theres hundreds all around 47-56cm long aswell. Almost everytime i see one its next to atleast one dhuie too ;) and while following a few they have lead me to jumbos so they were twice as good.
Auslobster
Posts: 1901
Date Joined: 03/05/08
Be persistent!
I've found on the southern flats that you have to keep moving around til you find them...try to keep your bait (fresh squid tentacles are my fave) on the sand, next to the weed, and go easy on the berley and don't anchor up until you actually see/catch a king george.
Dale
Posts: 7930
Date Joined: 13/09/05
Slippery buggers
I've always found that if the KG's are around, you will catch them quite quickly, especially bigger ones who only seem to come along a few at a time at best, but if the trumps or butteries move in, then you have to move to a new spot. I've always used a combination of prawn and squid on a 3/0 circle wide gap hook. I've spent a lot of time targeting just KG's and I have a good idea what works, especially for me down here in Geographe (barren) Bay.
cheers
Dale
"Just because you are a Character, Doesn't mean you have Character."
Mr Wolf
Ninety Mile
Posts: 193
Date Joined: 17/01/12
I fish Ocean Reef to Mindarie
I fish Ocean Reef to Mindarie and dont usually have to venture very far out to find the big KGW. I have most success on the Extra Life Sardines (vacume packed) cunt into 1/3's. As mentioned above I also believe if the KGW are around they will hit your bait before the bycatch and usually within a number of seconds of your sinker hitting the bottom!
Cheers
Jarrod
Tradewind
Posts: 754
Date Joined: 18/09/12
Thanks all for the
Thanks all for the advice
Jarrod re-read and edit your post buddy ;)
Rig
Posts: 2925
Date Joined: 27/12/06
lol
maybe most of us are using the wrong bait lol
chris raff
Posts: 3257
Date Joined: 09/02/10
Haha .. I imagine the male
Haha .. I imagine the male Kgs will nail it fairly quick .
“Intelligence is like a four-wheel drive. It only allows you to get stuck in more remote places.”
Shark1
Posts: 1086
Date Joined: 21/05/12
U must use very small hooks
U must use very small hooks m8 if u can cut them bits into 1/3
do they sell em as packs of female fish only?
dj dvd
Posts: 237
Date Joined: 27/03/12
Definately moving around
Definately moving around helps. If you get butter fish pull up anchor and move somewhere else. Also try drifting around. You will get butter fish but if your in the right area you can pick up a good variety of KGs, sandies, flathead, herring etc.
Born to Fish/Forced to Work. www.eatsleepfishrepeat.com.au/
Ninety Mile
Posts: 193
Date Joined: 17/01/12
jesus, i actually read over
jesus, i actually read over my post before submitting! Wasnt even using an eye phone!
grantarctic1
Posts: 2546
Date Joined: 03/03/11
Baahahah
Took me a couple reads to pick that up .
Reminds me of the ( Crap, i love Crap's post ) any one remember that thread ?
Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
Posts: 16
Date Joined: 01/01/70
King George Advice!!
Tradewind - A fish there myself and filmed there just recently for the new series of Fishing WA!
That Ep is airing 08/12/13 4.30pm ..... Inshore/Southern Flats/Cockburn Sound KG’s ..... if that helps!!
I dont anchor at all only drift ...... casting to sand holes with weed around and using the Black Magic Whiting snatcher rig!
No berley at all and I get mainly KG whiting with the occasional blowfish or wrasse as bycatch!
Hope that helps!
Tradewind
Posts: 754
Date Joined: 18/09/12
Funnily enough when you
Funnily enough when you posted the episode guide recently I saw that and i've been waiting for it to come out so I can pick out some pointers