Wes - quite often here in SA fish such as whiting and mullet will eat whole pilchards on triple ganged 6/0 hooks intended for mulloway, snapper, etc.
I know of one bloke who caught a 56cm whiting on a whole squid head on 6/0 hooks.......and another only two weeks ago who caught a 67cm whiting on a whole pilchard on twin 6/0 hooks.........
And quite often at Salt Creek in SA mullet are caught on mulloway baits - usually these fish around around the 35cm mark - big live baits we use them for
Also, kingfish wont bite you off, unless they snapped you off - either too much drag pressure or on a bit of reef - most likely a shark if it bit you off - or it could also be their rough skinned tail slapping on your line and breaking it through slowly......
I know of one bloke who caught a 56cm whiting on a whole squid head on 6/0 hooks.......and another only two weeks ago who caught a 67cm whiting on a whole pilchard on twin 6/0 hooks.........
And quite often at Salt Creek in SA mullet are caught on mulloway baits - usually these fish around around the 35cm mark - big live baits we use them for
Also, kingfish wont bite you off, unless they snapped you off - either too much drag pressure or on a bit of reef - most likely a shark if it bit you off - or it could also be their rough skinned tail slapping on your line and breaking it through slowly......
SA - the land of the bigger fish. The fish on the east, measure the least, but if you head west, you'll be bringing in the best!!