Kingfish

[csafisher]

I am probably going to go out to the SPI jetties and troll for some kings or maybe a ling next month.
I have heard that silver spoons and ribbonfish work well for kings, but what is a good way to catch a ling without going out to an oilrig. My boat is only 18ft so I am not comfortable with going more than a few miles offshore.

thanks

[Captain Brandon]

If you're not going out to the shrimp boats for ling, you have to find structure.  Ling are an incredibly structure oriented fish: unless on the rare chance you sneak up on an ocean running school.  In all my offshore experience, that's only happened once for me.

Kingfish: well, you're on the right track.  You might want to throw a few topwaters, the bigger the better, if you can afford the lost tackle.

[csafisher]

How far out do the shimp boats go???

[Captain Brandon]

The furthest that I have seen them are on tuna trips around 60 miles.  Closest in I've seen them is right on the beach.