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Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered.Catching kingfish can take a long time depending on their size. wikiHow, Inc. is the copyright holder of this image under U.S. and international copyright laws.

wikiHow's Kingfish, also known as king mackerel, are popular to catch and are primarily found in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.

When you’re setting up, attach a light hooked anchor to the end of another heavy fishing rod.

One species ranges from northern Mexico and the west coast of the USA to southern Canada (lalandi dorsalis); another is present on the Asian side of the Pacific in Japan, Korea and China (lalandi aureovittata), while our southern species (lalandi lalandi) is present in Chile, Easter Island, and other South Pacific islands outside the tropics, Australia, India and Southern Africa.

Keep pulling and reeling the line in and eventually, the fish will tire out.All tip submissions are carefully reviewed before being publishedAlways check the catch limits and restrictions in your area before you start fishing.Kingfish have sharp teeth, so avoid putting your hands near their mouth after you catch them. Hook-ups often occur with the first drop or two of a jig or livebait, before the fish become suspicious and the bite shuts down.Often there’s a good bite just before dusk and sometimes early in the morning, but bite times can occur any time during the day. Rob Fort continues his series on kayak fishing, explaining the basics of a good kayak fishing setup.

Adults are sometimes described as ‘semi-pelagic’ and occur mainly in open coastal waters. Fishing solo from a trailer boat presents a range of challenges.