![]() Oddly enough, kite fishing in the ocean for these fish is somewhat similar to fishing from a pier, with the main difference that a drifting boat with multiple surface baits covers more ocean. Blues are popular baits for fishermen who target kings from ocean piers in spring, summer and fall. Some anglers like to use small bluefish for king mackerel kite work. The old saying ‘big baits catch big fish’ is true for kings.” “October and early November are good times because that’s when (they) are the biggest. “The first thing we do is catch a load of big menhaden for the livewell,” Fulford said. It gives the impression of a wounded, easy meal. And nothing grabs the attention of a big king - or any other gamefish - love a baitfish thrashing on the surface. Baits struggle, skip and hop because the kite doesn’t allow them to dive. Then all you look for is a king crashing a bait.”įishing with a kite puts baitfish on the surface and keeps them there, its major advantage over other techniques. ![]() If the wind’s a little strong, we use a sea anchor to slow us down. “It’s not that difficult when the wind’s steady and the kites fly well,” Fulford said. “I mostly kite fish for kings in October and November,” said guide Toby Fulford, a 44-year-old Holden Beach native who has been fishing since he was 19 and guiding for eight years.įulford still slow-trolls when he takes clients hunting for kings, but when he fishes for fun, he enjoys using kites, plus, it helps to have extra deck hands, because one angler must steer while others must handle rods, kites and battle fish. but there’s little doubt it puts big fish within range of a gaff. It produces the kind of big, smoker kings that fishermen love to bring to the scales in tournaments, but flying a fishing kite has largely been ignored by Tarheel State anglers because it takes specialized equipment, takes a while to learn and it’s a much-slower way to fish. Almost 30 years after slow-trolling took over the king mackerel world, another approach to catch big kings - developed in Florida for sailfish - has migrated to North Carolina.
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