[riverman1]

I am going down to Seagrove Beach Oct 1st. Always rent a Yak and fish in Gulf. I havent tried trolling for Kings before. When using a duster rig do you use weighted (J-Duster) or not? When using diving plugs---Deep plugs, medium or shallow? Thanks for any suggestions--

 

[Yaksquatch]

Try all of the above till you find a pattern that works. My personal favorite is an unweighted pink/silver duster and live cigar minnow or northern mackerel. However, anything you can catch on a sabiki live should work.

My favorite lures are stretch 25s and X-Raps, both shallow and deep diving. Again, vary the depth until the fish tell you where they are.

Good luck,
Alex

 

[JD7.62]

I've caught at least ten times as many kings on the weighted dusters then the non weighted. I use to troll both weighted and none weighted at the same time and I caught far more kings on the weighted duster and ALL my mahi on the none weighted duster. Pink/pearl is my best producer and blue/chrome coming in second.