what pier in florida lands the most Kings??

[bluefish1928]

Originally Posted by emanuel

Sometimes the kings will stay almost into December, it all depends on the water temps.

Like I said, there's no trolley rigging here, in fact, it's prohibited on most Gulf Coast piers. In the Carolinas, there may only be a couple kings that come through in a day. Here, there can be literally hundreds. Trolley rigs would only be a nuisance.

The preferred setup is a Penn 706z or Van Staal 250 on a 9' rod that can throw a dead cigar minnow and #15 mono into a 15 kt headwind.

I should mention, I've kingfished Myrtle Beach years ago and this is a whole different ballgame.

i thought penn 704 had very low drag pressure compared to more modern reels but are practically dunk proof.

btw in myrtle beach it common to go a week or longer without a king taken from a certain pier

[blaminack]

Yeah the 704 is fine for pier fishing. We normally keep a light drag to prevent hooks pulling, and it also allows the King to do his fighting away from the pier and other lines. The pic of me that Kingfishr posted was on a Slammer 460 with a 7'6" rod and 12# test. Fun stuff!

[S.C.HOOKER]

Emanuel its funny in north or south carolina they would not let you freeline around there trolley rigs during king season!! pretty touchy subject to some of the old timers up here !! lol explain the live line rig set up to me ! are you floating it (snobbing) or putting out on the bottom with a long leader? Are you using the weight of the bait to cast it out ! I will be comming down before dec want to make sure i got this right maybe i will see you on the pier thanks again chuck

[panhandler]

SC freelining is done with a live cigar minnow, herring, hardtail, threadfin, etc. Around 15-17 lb test mainline, knotted to a short wire leader around 15 in. long, 31 lb singlestrand is what I use, some prefer 27lb sevenstrand. Hook would be a bronze or black #2 treble, 4x strong. No stinger hook needed. No weights. Snobbling is done with dead baits, usually a cigar minnow, but other dead baits can be used too. A snobble rig is the same as yould use for freelining. Snobbling is not "floating". To snobble you either sight cast to a king, or you can blind cast and try to work one up.Either way you make your cast and allow the bait to settle a few seconds, then work the bait back to the surface, then allow to settle again. The method is really something you have to see to understand. What you are trying to do is imitate a injured or dying baitfish. Snobbling often outfishes freelined live bait. Since we use spinning tackle there is no need to use stinger hooks, just freespool at the strike and they'll suck it all the way in.

[S.C.HOOKER]

Thanks pan handler for the information from what i am hearing its almost over kill up hear !! lol thanks again chuck hook ummmm