Offshore KG Rig

Evening all, I was hoping for some suggestions for an effective rig for targeting big Kg's in 20m+? I have been fortunate to be catching a few lately, but as by-catch on snooded 6/0s and whole squid drift-rigs meant for Snapper and Dhueys. I know I am missing a lot of the KG bites accordingly, and would like from time to time to focus on them specifically.

Grateful for any suggestions, was thinking of simply downsizing the drift-rig?

Cheers,
Tim


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 Thats basically all we do.

Fri, 2016-09-02 09:18

 Thats basically all we do. Just drop the hook sizes to 3/0 or 4/0 with some occy or squid. Normally they are bycatch for us also but sometimes get onto a patch.

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Kg rigs

Fri, 2016-09-02 12:31

We run paternoster rigs with 50lb fluro, sounds heavy but have found anything lighter gets chewed up, three way swivels with longer dropers (than say your usual dhuy rigs) and sets of snelled hoodlum hooks around size 3/0 (very closely snelled). Our go to bait is strips of fresh skinned local occy (we stock in store). A massive advantage of using heavier fluro and thicker small hooks is that you'll still be equipt for demersals such as baldchin groper that often hang around similar low lieing structure.

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 2x 2/0 snelled black magic

Fri, 2016-09-02 17:06

 2x 2/0 snelled black magic KS hooks on 60lb leader with 3 way crane swivels. Any lighter and  you will get busted off by big dhuies which hang around same ground. Whole mulies for bait 

 

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I run much lighter when

Fri, 2016-09-02 20:44

I run much lighter when targeting KGs, get busted off a bit on big dhus but get a few KGs

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 shinner hooks work well on

Sat, 2016-09-03 08:24

 shinner hooks work well on them 

Old cleggy use to swear by the mullie fillet and squid combo for bait

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Sat, 2016-09-03 15:13

 Yep, that is what I use, plus squid and prawn for bait.

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 long shank  chemy sharpened

Sat, 2016-09-03 10:23

 long shank  chemy sharpened red hooks with 80 pnd jinkai leader. Bottom leader should drop down about 20 cm longer than yr sinker leader use strips of squid. Have it set up on a separate rod to yr demersal rod ready to go usually run 30 pnd braid. The bottom hook bouncing along the bottom is the key. Have also landed dhuies up to 14 kg on this rig.

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Great advice chaps! Many

Sat, 2016-09-03 18:50

Great advice chaps! Many thanks, will put your suggestions to the test at the back of the 5 Fathom tomorrow morning. On Friday arvo I tried dropping hook size back to 2/0, same snooded rig, drift bait style, and...9.2Kg Dhuey. Bloody Dhuey's mucking up my KG plan... hahaha. What a problem to have. I have a pic, but when I try and post, it's far too large, how do I make the photo's a manageable size??

Tight lines all.

Cheers,
Tim

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 90g slow jig with rubber

Sat, 2016-09-03 18:58

 90g slow jig with rubber tenticles hiding small hooks. Squid head on the hook. Works a treat