Hooks for catching kingfish off the beach. A 2-hook leader is the best hook to use. Attach your hook to the end of your line, and use a leader as well. For Kingfish, we like a barbed single hook. You can also use a spinner bait or cut bait if you want. The reason for using a leader is so that if you catch something else on your line, the other fish won't pull your kingfish away from you. If you don't have a leader, then every time you catch something else, it will yank the kingfish away from you. You can also try crabbing for kingfish. Get some old clothes and wear them while you go crabbing in the morning before it gets hot outside. Put about 10% of the claws in one bag and 90% in another. That way you'll have something for both blue crabs and kingfish. At first, you may not catch anything when you go crabbing. But with a little practice, you'll find that kings are usually pretty easy to catch. After you catch your king, you need to put it back into the water. Don't just drop your kingfish back into the ocean. This will only hurt them. Hold your king by the tail and slowly lower it back into the water.