b'EPIC CHARTERSScott was all smiles after extracting his 15-16kg kingfish from the shallows at Cuvier.The plan was to head north towardsThe big Yamaha Cuvier Island and check the many pins250hp gets a glowing and reefs along the way.The wind wasendorsement from the picking up as we made the approximateskipper for reliability hour-long ride in Kaos out to the firstand economy.pin which had plenty of baitfish on the Simrad but not a lot of kingfish sign.Owen moved to another nearby spot, and it looked better, so I rigged up a Jig Star Torpedo 300gm jig while Scott and Jack sent down a mackerel.I hooked up immediately and landed a rat king while both Jack and Scott got interest in their livies which were stolen off the circle hooks.Owen repositioned the Senator and with fresh live baits and my jig, we dropped back down to six line-colours as instructed by the skipper and I was into another small kingfish.Jack too wascaps, but the big Senator is such a goodTalking to Owen about the boats great soon hooked-up and landed another ratplatform that you dont really noticesea worthiness and all the outboards he kingfish which was released. while you fish.We were the only boathas operated with, he could only talk This was the fishing pattern over theout fishing for miles so the forecast hadwith high praise for the Yamaha 250hp early morning as we moved around theput other boaties off and having fishedand its proven reliability when on the pins and several small kings were landedbefore in these pontoon Senators, Iwater.This provides confidence day as we searched for bigger fish.The windcan attest the boats are well suited forin and out when running charters and was now gusting well over 16 knotschartering in such average conditionshelping put clients onto fish and getting a and making a messy swell with whitewhere other boats would struggle. valuable experience.12FISHING IN GODZONE MAY/JUNE2022'