Extreme Jigging: Dogtooth Tuna, Yellowtail Kingfish (Hiramasa), Amberjack, Samson Fish > Tackle & Techniques

yelllow tail popping or jigging?

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Brandon Khoo:
Mick, it isn't a lagoon. If you've fished in the estuary and rivers systems in the NT or North Queensland, that is the type of country we will be fishing inside Shoalwater Bay. Realistically, 4 minnows will do the trick. Say two deep divers and two shallow divers and maybe one packet of plastics. You won't need any more than that.

You'll be able to get away with a fair bit more weight than that on this trip, Mick. We're being picked up by the Odyssey at Yeppoon and then on the way back, we have eight of us on two floatplanes. Personally, I don't think 30kg would be a problem but of course, it is up to you to do battle with Qantas/Jetstar/Virgin.

deepblue:
Thanks all for the feedbacks. I can't wait for the weather get a little warmer and get out there. :)

Brandon Khoo:
sorry for hijacking your thread. I hope someone here can provide you with some assistance on the Socal scene.

As with any new area, you'd be best off doing some checking around with the local tackle stores to find which are the charters they'd recommend. A couple of charters will get you attuned to the best approach for the local yellowtails.

warren yuile:
g,day guys in the last few months we have been doing a lot of shallow water jigging and poppering for kings in 15m to 23m of water we find them then popper until they stop smashing the popper then we jig and then go and find some more. We get more on the jig because they miss the popper more than they hook up but its just  so much fun we are getting 30 to 60 fish a session mostly just legal or just under but some good fish as well Woz

Sam Beeby:
 I always found it quite easy to get follows but consistently converting them into hookups is very difficult. Maybe they,re just less switched on (or smarter) around sydney. More often than not on the rocks where i fish they just seem to be casing the popper out. Or if you miss the first oportunity and can't get one to smack a popper straight away, then after a few casts they'll be just watching. I also find that once you catch a couple in an area on poppers, that they wisen up and shut down very quickly to that presentation.  I  constantly vary what I'm throwing in an area to avoid that. Letting a salmon that has eaten your popper swim freely struggling around behind the wash is another matter though - thats the best big kingy lure ever.

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