November - Whiting general chat

[Angus]

So who is going for it this Fish Of The Month?

And where will you be fishing?

Angus

[jeff f]

Feral wrote:

Caught some good ones in the surf when I was a kid.

yeah thats a great way to target summeries

find a beach where there are some pipis

smash a few up and drop them in the wash and use one for bait

[Dan23]

kevinchen19870316 wrote:

did u notice the whiting those bait fisho got today. it seems there r some serious whiting there around nudgee beach. maybe a bait session next time?

You read my mind. How big was the whiting they caught? I might have a beach session this weekend while I'm at the Bruns. Maybe I should get some gulp alive worms for the trip. Damn, there goes another $30

[Dan23]

I know a guy who caught a 45cm whiting last week at Pottsville. He told me where!

[kevinchen19870316]

the whiting they got r over 30, not huge. but we can catch bigger ones.

[James W]

so no entries yet?:dry: ..there is a good article on whiting in the last issue of saltwater fishing,..the one with the jew on the cover

[Gazza]

When I was down in Geelong Vic a mate of mine had a scollap export busines

We would get the empty scollap shells from him and a bag of scollaps

We would head to our Fav spot (swan bay)

spread the shells over a small area mark it with a heavily weighted float (no gps then) we would return 1/2 an hour later with the scollaps and catch boat loads of King george whiting :woohoo:

another bait which we used down south was pumbled squid we'd hit it a few times with a meat hammer

normal squid worked but pumbled the whiting go nuts over it

Gaz

[ellicat]

Interesting Gaz - might give the pummelling method a go.

[Angus]

Gazza wrote:

When I was down in Geelong Vic a mate of mine had a scollap export busines

We would get the empty scollap shells from him and a bag of scollaps

We would head to our Fav spot (swan bay)

spread the shells over a small area mark it with a heavily weighted float (no gps then) we would return 1/2 an hour later with the scollaps and catch boat loads of King george whiting :woohoo:

another bait which we used down south was pumbled squid we'd hit it a few times with a meat hammer

normal squid worked but pumbled the whiting go nuts over it

Gaz

Interesting you say that Gazza. Most people opt for the obvious baits, worms and prawns, for whiting. But when fishing the noosa river, my most successful was squares of squid.

Not big peices either. One bag of squid would last several session no worries. and the whiting pretty much could remove the squid before getting hooked. So you could really let them commit before setting the hooks.

Angus

[Gazza]

Oh a heads up either pumble at shore or away from where you intend to fish

If you run out and need to pumble in the boat sit the board on your knee's so to reduce the banging sound

Hey Gus wonder how iga Occy would go like that

skinned and pumbled ???

might have to try that

Gaz

[pcsolutionman]

heading out in a few minutes for my first crack at a big one, ill let you know how i go. hopefully break 40cm+ but we will see

Lee

[STU]

The nerang river across from TSS is getting some good ones up to 42cm

[James W]

a nice fish to kick it off sardines...nice one...whos gunna try to beat it?

[Angus]

Yeah last one i caught was 32cm at new brighton and i thought it was a solid fish. Well done Master Sardines. That could be hard to beat considering the number of entries.

Angus

[ellicat]

I've been inspired and will hit up a secret location with family tomorrow.

The location is only secret because I haven't decided where yet. Thinking of cruising up the passage from Bribie.

[Feral]

Angus wrote:

That could be hard to beat considering the number of entries.

Angus

Dunno about that Angus, its looking like everyone sits around for the first 3 weeks of the month keeping an eye on progress, then decides \"hey I can still win that\" and gets motivated! My highly technical guestimate (coz I am to lazy to look) is that the majority of entries for the last couple of fish of the month's have been in the last week or so of the month!

Sparking much last minute competition and gnashing of teeth when pipped at the post!

[Brian D]

No me Feral, when I catch a fish the world hears about it!:laugh:

I might give the Logan and Albert a go this weekend, but that's a big \"might\". I know of 2 good spots for the whiting but I have my eye on the bullies and jew, whiting are good bait.

Nice one Sards, wish I had one like that to post.

[Master Sardines]

thanks guys, but the one i caught is easy beat and theres plenty of time to catch it, so out there and tight lines..

[big al]

Thanks Angus and AFO crew

[rumrunner]

well done all!!!

that whiting deserves a prize!:woohoo:

[pcsolutionman]

well done mate nice fish. I didnt even manage to have a whiting session this month lol

Lee

[Bommie]

congratulations:laugh: i tried