Man Time - Mack Attack (Spanish Mackerel Fishing)

[dstick1]

LOL it would appear it'sa naming issue. As explained to @hackney5375

Regardless the pics give them away. We have Kings down here - Call them Yellow Tail Kingies / King fish. Another beast that fights like the devil on drugs :)

Kings to you, Mackies to us - Great eating and fun to catch :) Thanks for dropping by and having a look! New Video's under way of these babies!

[GeneralCornholis]

Damn, we catch Spanish mackerel with 6ft rods, 12lb line, 1/2oz spoons and no leaders. Those are Kingfish Bro. Actually Kings are a little more oily than Spanish macks, but what the hell, Yall are having fun, that's all that matters. Hello from the Texas Gulf Coast! mates!

[studdgage]

yea kings are a blast to catch we like to slideline off the pier and slay them what a blast 2 thumbs up guys!!!!!!!

[dstick1]

@studdgage Cheers for that, I just got back from another trip where we got stuck into them with spearguns. They are a great fish to catch and eat, provided the tigers don't get them first :(

[fishawoonga]

Top fun, top fish, top tucker!!

[dstick1]

@fishawoonga There is nothing surer than that! :)

[Canc3rismyfriend]

spanish mackerel are so much smaller...thems be kingfish

[dstick1]

Soz to my Friends in the American Oceans , we Call them Spanish Mackeral, you call them Kings, They taste the same no matter what you call them and they are hell good fun to catch. Hope you enjoy them as much as we do , Thanks for watching the vid BTW. Hope you had a laugh!

[BuoyzToyz]

nice spaniards!

[hackney5375]

the title of the video is "spanish mackerel fishing".....but those are not spanish mackerel.....very nice kings anyway.

[studdgage]

@hackney5375 is aussie they call them spanish in america we call them kings still the same fish

[freespadersuggs]

in all fairness it's difficult to handle a large mackeral over the edge of a boat in hopes to bring it in and ensuring safety for the angler; hooking them is more efficient. but there is veganism and other means of fishing, not just offshore. That's how everyone starts out, then you'll see. lol, juventus stultorum magister...lol

[dstick1]

Cheers for the input, soz to say I tried to do the vegan / vege thing. My folks are both vegan. I lasted 4 weeks before I started looking at cows in all the wrong ways. Fair to say we do eat a lot of fish in our house, and we enjoy the catching and eating. Most of the stuff people are seeing us gaff is for eating if people were not clear on that. Most of the fish we catch are by spearing also. Not sure if the latin is directed at me or Ianham so youth or fool we are happy with our results lol.

[lanham100p]

Pick them up by hand man.. It hurts to watch this.

[dstick1]

I think with that comment you have really shown how much big mack experience you have :). The video's are for fun - if you don't like them that's life mate deal with it.

[lanham100p]

What a bunch of pussies.. Clubbing?

Picking them up with a net?

Nice fish though but damn you guys need some work. I guess thats what happens when waste your money.

[dstick1]

Clubbing - Humane way of dispatching fish quickly. Net - for catch and release without damaging fish. Wasting money? Do we look like we wasted our money - LOL! Best fun a bloke can have catching fish what planet are you from??

[mishary1993]

wow thats just amazing

[narutoscap145]

nice king macks we got this spot in key west mile 49 a place where in winter they bite alot there we got lots that week about 180 of them

[dstick1]

Many Thanks for dropping by to watch! 180 mackies - man what did you do with them all - catch and release? You'd be knackered after a session like that LOL

[stevenmc89]

where bouts is this mate

[dstick1]

Western Australia mid west coast.

[dstick1]

Western Australia mid west coast.

[jacko568]

nice video once again dave, spaniads are great fun to catch and even better in the stomach though LOL. where bouts did u get these ones? dad was at the monte bellos a few years ago, got bulk!. were catching them when on the drop wheb bottom bounceing!!! ever considered spearing one of these?

[dstick1]

Hey mate, yea spearing them is as exciting as it looks! Don't know about bottom bouncing for these, I think you'll find they hang mid to high water when feeding.

[Freedive101]

I want to jump into the bait ball with my Riffe Islander and shoot a Mackie and get towed around.

Nice vid. Where? Dirk Hartog?

[dstick1]

LOL on this trip I had no wing man to do just that, they all recon I was mad as geting in the water with the tigers. Yea up round the island and down the coast the footage was shot

[C0dscspmd]

what bait/lure do you use?

[dstick1]

Hey mate,

Thanks for stopping by and watching. We were using locally made lures from halco + / - rattles eg Halco Laser Pro Fishing Lure 190 DD via various patterns and repala'seg 0:55 good old red and white shallow diver, skirts and anything thing that makes a truck load of noise and flashes lots! They'll go a mullie, even small tuna - we had one on line chopped by a very large Mackie! Hope you like the video , thanks for stopping by!

[MTbaker33]

i love fishing for spanish mackerel. i live in washington but i go down to sarasota and go on a chater every couple of years.

[dstick1]

They are a great fish to catch and eat, just got back from fishing for them and the sound of that first run is awesome. Managed to foul hook one this year and it nearly killed me trying to get it in! A mate of mine Whackem is in your part of the world and skippers out of FT LA. Check out his site, they do a lot of game fishing! Cheers for watching hope you had a laugh!

[largemouthbassrigs]

what lure were u guys using?

[dstick1]

Hey mate,

Thanks for stopping by and watching. We were using locally made lures from halco + / - rattles eg Halco Laser Pro Fishing Lure 190 DD via various patterns and repala's, skirts and anything thing that makes a truck load of noise and flashes lots! Hope you like the video , thanks for stopping by!

[Benno074]

Dstick1...what sort of gear were you boys using...looks the business whatever it is...do you use braid or mono???...what lb leader...60???...80???...cheer­s for the vid...very cool!!!

[dstick1]

Hey Benno, Cheers for the feed back. Sorry for the delay in replying - We were away chasing mackies again for last 2 weeks LOL!! We have a few toys we use and depending on how silly we are being will depend the days fun. We run light gear eg 20lb for a laugh, 40 lb for entertainment and 60/80 for feeding up camp! We have used both braid often with 6-8 meters 60/80 lb mono leader and trace on everything, mono we use fluro 40 -80 lb (easy to see the spread) trace to lures. Trick is good hardware!

[Benno074]

thanks for the info Dstick...appreciate it...im yet too pin my first spanish macky...do you ever use livies out under balloons???

[dstick1]

No Probs, I'm not really the balloon expert to answer those questions. Mostly the Livies I've used get smashed by yellowtails, tuna, sharks, ambers and sambo's. The Mackies like structure lines so hanging livies out can't hurt in those areas I would think! Cheers and good luck - make sure you've got some good gear and a bit of line LOL the 1st run is a ripper!

[cr250rida]

Haha sweet video!

Im from central queensland and nothin better than hookin into a few of those.

Unless of course your spearfishing in which case u get the tow of ur life.

Great vid and keep em coming

[dstick1]

LOL we are hoping to put that to the test tomorrow - we will wait and see! Thanks for the feedback, glad you had a laugh and enjoyed!

[Neilsperoman]

Mate they were some good fish! I'm jealous!

[spearmad]

dude, at 1:17, get in the water, spear them mackies

great vid, great fish. keep 'em comin

[dstick1]

That's this years Plan! Had no dive buddy to , well no one wanted to hop in with me and watch my back LOL! The Macks were not top of the food chain looking at some of the echos we got that is for sure! Hey Thanks very much for the feedback and stopping by to watch.

[spearmad]

yeah 'king oath you want a buddy. Only once I was silly enough to dive by myself out deep, so here I am, in about 30 - 40m, no idea which way the reef is, boat can't see me, 20kg mack bleeding and carrying on, and the first tiger I've seen diving decides to have a look. Never again by myself

[dstick1]

LOL that'll do it !