b'KINGFISHAt Rakino baitfish were herded into the shallows and trapped, inspecting these workups can pay off.W e all haveWELL PREPPED paramount. Kingfish will very quickly friends who stillTargeting kingfish is not too difficult andexploit a sub-standard knot or weakness havent caughtlive baiting is probably one of the easiestin the leader/line where you may have their firstways to hook one. This doesnt guaranteenicked it with something sharp or a legal kingfish,a fish in the bag as hooking them can besection of the braid has been worn and although not forthe easiest part of the process (whichnot been replaced. A reel drag may be lack of trying.is often difficult). The landing part thensticky, and you can guarantee when your I must admitbecomes the next obstacle to overcome.fish is heading for sanctuary, the line sometimes IWhatever method you choose, startingwill break if your reel cannot release line even go for longwith good gear and good knots issmoothly at higher drag pressure.periods of not tangling with a good-sized hoodlum and it gets frustrating. Just recently I spent 3 days rock fishingMarauding kahawai will often in prime kingfish locations and saw onehave kingfish prowling amongst the feeding activity with ternsrat kingie briefly beside the berley bagdipping and twittering.before it ghosted me!Spending hours and days targeting them will eventually pay off. This season there has been an influx of kingfish in our inshore waters, and they are turning up in all kinds of places. What is also kind of cool is that they are commonly landed as by catch in the surf and by softbaiters in the least likely places. This is good news, although for those who are still vexed by their lack of membership into the kingfish club, it can cause mild irritation.18FISHING IN GODZONE MAY/JUN 2021'