b'LBG KINGST hey are obviouslySnapper are a great fish, Big kings hit hard, even on 37kg gear meant for an LBG marlin.a larger species and have more horsepower as an adversary when attached to the end of your line. To me they present a far more formidable challenge off the rocks than the snapper. Interestingly, my first decent kingfish was caught off the rocks before my first decent snapper.The kingfish wasbut kingfish are a tougher captured at Spirits Bay in 94 and went anproposition off the rocks so old fashioned 38lb and the snapper wastake the number one spot in a close to 20lb (18lb) and that was 2001. snapper vs kingfish competition.Kingfish are considered a pelagic fish because they move around in the waterKingfish fight differently from snapperto put on a burst. Kingfish are cunning column but hunt primarily throughoutand even though they are a pelagicand they seem to have some kind of the middle to top ranges. Snapper arespecies, they dont always try to burnsixth sense for underwater obstructions more of a demersal species, hugging theoff threats in a blistering run of purethat will cut line. Even old school bottom and hanging close to the kelpspeed like tuna. They can hit top speedssurfcasters using mono lose kingfish and cover of rocks. They will come offif they want and I have read one reportbecause they rub the light main line on the bottom for a tasty morsel or two (likewhere a king grabbed a lure whilstsand banks. So even when you think sinking pilchard pieces from a work-up),the boat was doing 22 knots, so theyyoure safe fishing over sand, thats not but they mainly hang around the hard. possess pure horsepower if they wantalways the case.20FISHING IN GODZONE JAN/FEB 2021'