b'FeatureKingfish Pro Tips03 TIDETry trolling a hard bodied The key to being successfullure when you come across depends on the tide, what they areschooling fish or when feeding on and of course how manymoving spots.barracouta are around.We hardly ever live bait when the razor blade gang are around because they just destroy your baits which becomes very frustrating. 04 QUALITY TACKLEWhen jigging its important to use the best quality gear you can afford, these fish are one of the hardest fighting fish youll come across and they will find any weakness in your system. 05 JIG COLOURSMy two favourite jigs are pink/lumo and orange. However, like a lot of fish youll find that a dark colour on an overcast day can work well and a bright colour, sometimes even white will work best on a bright sunny day. When fishing over foul its best When fishing on foul its best to fishto fish around the end where the the end that the current is hitting (ie.current is hitting, here kings gather running into).This is where the fish seemas baitfish get pushed up the to congregate and feed as the bait getswater column.pushed up in the water column. A good example of this is the north end of Kapiti Island (one of our best kingfish spots), which is always best on an out-going tide when the tide pushes on to the Boulder Bank and you can drift from north to south.Wellington offers good kingfish action and if you find tarakihi then chances are kingfish are also present over the same foul.06 TROLLING Another good way to catch kingfish is to troll a hard bodied lure, I really like the Nomad DTX, I do this when looking for a school of fish near the surface or when moving spots, also it can be quite effective while working rocky out crops and coast lines when you want to try something different.BLACK PEARL CHARTERSPH:0272 341 025www.blackpearlcharters.co.nz36FISHING IN GODZONE JAN/FEB 2023'