I went fishing in Key Largo (which is kinda like my backyard here in Miami - only about 45 minutes or so away) this past Saturday. We were in about 120 feet of water and the seas were about 2 feet, which is really good for this time of year. Anyway, there were a lot of kingfish out there - and some sailfish too. Surprisingly, my dad was fishing for yellowtail snapper with a little yellow jig, like 1/16 ounce, with a little piece of dead bait, and a 20 pound kingfish hit it. It took my dad about 20 minutes to bring it up with a spinner with 17 pound test. The tiny little jig caught the king right on the inside lip. Kings can cut line in a sec, so my dad was VERY lucky to have landed that fish! :eek:
Have any of you ever caught kingfish? (King Mackerel)
Zachary
