Kingfish has been the hot topic for many anglers. Most our clients are on spring break vacation, so targeting kingfish is a great option for a fun day on the water. They pull plenty of line off the reel and are quite aggressive. Kings can reach speeds of over 30 miles per hour during their initial run, allowing anglers  to experience some of Florida’s best sportfishing action.     We have been locating the kings near schools of baits. Large masses of baitfish have migrated towards us from deep in the gulf. You can find acre-sized schools of threadfin herring within a couple miles from shore. These type of bait fish are a main source of food for hungry migrating kings. We deliberately fish in the schools of threadfin herring expecting to find their presence during the spring months.   King swim thru the schools, slashing as many herring as they possibly can . Many times turning back to pick up the pieces left by their  set of teeth, resembling razor blades. They are literally slicing their way thru the school.        Offshore another ten miles it becomes a sardine situation. Massive schools of sardines are present on many of the sandy bottom ares in the gulf.  These prized baits are easily accessible by simply jiggling a gold hook rig. Cigar minnows are another source of kingfish  food that gathers near the sardine schools. The Bottom line: if you can find a school of baitfish, there is most like a large king mackerel ready to attack. scattered reports of large cobia , spinner sharks and barracuda have added to the springtime action. Each time you motor up to  a large school of bait, know that a large predator is most likely nearby hunting for food.

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