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Andrew Wily - Micro Jigging off Sydney

The action  was thick and fast off Sydney last Saturday as the weather was perfect and the water has just started to warm up.

As the water warms up the bait fish start to appear and the kingfish start to feed more aggressively, this is when you can start using micro jigs to catch them.

The best approach is to troll with a feather until you locate a school and then start micro jigging. The fish seem to take the micro jigs near the surface so there is no real reason to go that deep however as the water is not that deep off South Head Sydney I tend to go to the bottom anyway.

The jigs are small and the rods are Japanese and very sensitive. They have very light tips and very strong low halves which give them the strength to catch big fish but with the ability to work a jig.

The action is to move the jig in erratic action on the way up with as much jerk as you can put into the action. This is loved by kingfish who I am sure believe it is an injured baitfish and a meal to be had.

by Andrew Wily (1st December)

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