AFTER three solid days on the water I thought this fishing column was going to start along the lines of ... “And they never spoke of kingfish again”.
You begin to question your sanity when dealing with these giant pelagics and their almost mythical ways that at times have you doubting their actual existence.
Yes, they are an angling milestone, but one that is most definitely sent to test the very fibre of your being.
As angling sanity goes, these fish have the ability to wear you down.
Even so, there you sit at first light full of hope as you squint at the balloons that hold the baits just a few metres below the surface.
Minutes turn to hours, hours turn into days and days turn into a scheduled phone call to book your next session on the couch.
All but broken, you look up through sleep deprived eyes to see one of the balloons start to dance on the surface.
Suddenly all three are jiggling about as one of the bait fish clears the water hotly pursued by an iridescent frame the size of a small dolphin.
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