| Kingfish is a beautiful fish and on the list of many | | | | The baits should be smallish since the kingfish are |
| fishermen as their favorite. Kingfish are also | | | | small biters and do not really go for any big |
| known as whiting or sea mullet. These are fish | | | | chunks, even if they look wounded and tasty. Use |
| that swim in surf making fishing a totally | | | | happily spot, mackerel, squid, mullet or any |
| extraordinary experience. They live and move in | | | | combination of these if you do not have |
| schools of thousands and of course if you caught | | | | bloodworms. Kingfish are also very attracted to |
| one, then you are in the middle of it. | | | | fillets - so if you like to use mullet, use de-scaled |
| Kingfish are small fish with even smaller mouths. | | | | finger type fillets. It is a little known fact that sand |
| They love clams, worms and crabs - mostly | | | | flies make just as good effective baits for these |
| things that are found on shores. The angler can | | | | fish and with a little patience and free time, the |
| use any of these things as baits, but should | | | | angler can get them for free (catch them |
| always keep in mind that it should not be lowered | | | | themselves). |
| too much so that other fish or crab steal the bait. | | | | Keep the bait on the move as the kingfish are |
| Spinner hooks work very well for catching these | | | | attracted to on-the-move type of bait. However, |
| fish. So are Styrofoam floats adapted on rigs with | | | | move it slowly and tantalizing just as in |
| shank hooks, or Sea Striker gold hooks. | | | | cat-and-mouse game for best results. The mostly |
| The best bait, the bait which the kingfish simply | | | | swim around the shore so the angler should best |
| cannot resist are expensive and almost royal, i.e. | | | | concentrate his efforts there. Kingfish cannot |
| the bloodworm. The angler can use one or two | | | | resist baby clams - though it is not easy to get |
| worms alone on the hook or in combination with | | | | them, these bait are sure-fire ways to catch |
| some other bait like strip of pork, mullet or even | | | | kingfish. |
| squid. If you cannot have the bloodworm, you can | | | | In the sea the kingfish always tends to swim |
| use its closest substitute, the night-crawler. | | | | towards the shore - so that is the best way to |
| Though nothing can really give the results the | | | | position yourself to catch them. In lakes/ oceans |
| bloodworm gives, a good combination with | | | | the best time to fish for kingfish is early in the |
| night-crawler and strips or squares of squid work | | | | morning till about 10.00 am and late evening after |
| pretty well. Do not let the night-crawler get | | | | 6.00 pm. |
| washed out however; the kingfish will not touch it. | | | | |