kingies

[easyrider525]

ok fella's. so how big do they really grow? i caught one at eden and it measured over one meter, weighed around 20 kilos and it took forever to get in the boat. i must say it is my best kingie yet.
question time...
1. do they migrate to warmer waters during winter? ??? or do they just hag around but go off the bite?

[mattooty]

I read an article in a fishing mag once that they grow to over 40/50kg. They had one in the boat that was 41kg. It was caught in South Aust.

[CHRIS_aka_GWH]

we've caught 2 - 4 footers in the surf during straddie classics (north stradbroke is.) - August

[Ben_Gray]

Are we talking black king (cobia). If so Chris i must congratulate you on landing them on beach gear, would have be awesome.

[camsharkman]

They grow huge!! Check out some of the New Zealand fishing mags or the book "Hook up On Kingfish"

[easyrider525]

oh well it aint that big?

[Brett_Hoskin]

A mate caught one off Sydney at the Peak in the mid 80's. It went 51.3kg and was caught out of a Seafarer V Sea I think..

[FOOCKCHUCKER]

i have boated one that pulled the scales down to 35 kilo but know a fishy lttle man that caght a 44 kilo beast on a handline no thats hard core and he is only a little bugger too but with strong very streched out arms