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Capt. "Joe Pockets" with a giant smoker King |
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In the fall
and winter the schools of Kingfish make their return journey to the
south, back to the keys and into the Gulf of Mexico. These fish stay closer to reefs deep edge. Although it is not
uncommon to catch fish inside the reef as shallow as 40 foot and some
times kings will approach the beach, and we can catch them in as shallow
as 20 foot. The winter school kingfish tend to a bit smaller, but the
schools are larger. In the winter we catch larger fish with a big
blue runner or goggle eye in the kite. The long or kite rod will usually get that big King if he's around.
The Fall and
Summer fish are best targeted trolling deep baits on planers or wire
line. Spoons and natural baits, such as Bonita strips and ballyhoo
work great. The winter and spring fish are best targeted with live
bait placed deep with a little lead, down rigger, or suspended from the kite.
Kingfish are an amazingly aggressive,
hard hitting, fast fish that are really great fun to catch. The small
school fish are a blast on light tackle, but a big smoker is truly a special
trophy.
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