Sand whiting
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Re: Sand whiting
We have them up here ??????? I have never actually seen any whiting caught up here on a line only in the cast net !!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Sand whiting
As small as possible. usually a size 2 or 3. If all else fails by a sabiki jig and bait that up.
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Re: Sand whiting
You may want to use a hook as small as size 12 or just a little bigger, long shank is better for unhooking fish, peeled prawns is good bait. Roll fish in flour and panfry, serve with tomato rice and salad, Yum!
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Re: Sand whiting
You can get plenty of whiting off the beach at Lee Point in the dry.
I cut a sabiki jig in half and bait it up with prawn and the kids have a ball.
I cut a sabiki jig in half and bait it up with prawn and the kids have a ball.
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Re: Sand whiting
I got a pack of size 12 long shanks from craigs last week.
Got a few whiting from the mouth of rapid creek last week on them using peeled prawns as bait.
Got a few whiting from the mouth of rapid creek last week on them using peeled prawns as bait.
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Re: Sand whiting
Iwish if you find em let us know as heaps of people catch em up here never seen any pics on the forum. I know its no barra an not worthy of a photo but a fish is still a fish thats why we are fisherman/fisherwoman show us your whiteys big or small
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Re: Sand whiting
Long shank hook as said above with a red bead and red tube above tha hook works a treat,whiting just love moveing bait.......thats why kids do so well catching them,they can cast and retrieve till their heart's content!!
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Re: Sand whiting
Gday I wish and welcome to the forum,
as the above have mentioned small size hook with long shank, My daughter has a ball catching them at Casino creek on a rsing tide of 6mtrs plus, as do I as I then use them as live bait for the Barra and Jacks that also populate the creek at times, never anything massive but big enough to take home
as the above have mentioned small size hook with long shank, My daughter has a ball catching them at Casino creek on a rsing tide of 6mtrs plus, as do I as I then use them as live bait for the Barra and Jacks that also populate the creek at times, never anything massive but big enough to take home
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Re: Sand whiting
get a kilo of squid from Woolies, and cut the tentacles off, makes a heap of baits for the kids and you can stll get a feed of squid from the mantles. Paternoster rig with size 12 long shank and a small spoon lead on the end. Lee Point seaward side of Buff creek is always good for a feed.
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"AGE is an ART ""Doesn't mean you get any smarter..just wrinkled and cracked".
"No angler watches nature in a passive way...He enters into its very existence." (John Bailey...Reflections on a Waters Edge)
"Govern a Family as you would catch a small fish....Very Gently." (Chinese Proverb)
"Only those become weary of angling who bring nothing to it but the idea of catching fish." (Rafael Sabatini...1857-1950)
I pray that one day God sends me a fish so big that, when talking of it...I have no reason to lie.
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Re: Sand whiting
I used to use a tiny extra long shank hook (size unsure, maybe a sz 12?) with a tiny amount of peeled prawn (quarter to half a pinkie nail sized). 10lb - 15 lb mono with minimum weight running sinker (depends on the tide, as long as the hook doesn't float). Lee Point beach is a good spot.
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Re: Sand whiting
Hi there,
I have seen some old guys getting them one after the other.
At East-Point, the beach just opposite Alexander Lake, I sat there for a few minute, and they were just getting fish after fish...
If I was fishing for them, that is where I would go.
Have a good day,
Pecheur
I have seen some old guys getting them one after the other.
At East-Point, the beach just opposite Alexander Lake, I sat there for a few minute, and they were just getting fish after fish...
If I was fishing for them, that is where I would go.
Have a good day,
Pecheur
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Re: Sand whiting
Hey Doctor, there's no whiting at Lee Pt!
Actually, there aren't any flatties, macs or trevally either!!!
Threw a chrome slice around off the rocks mid-day, didn't get a touch. Another fellow who had been there for a few hours struck out as well, losing a couple of lures to the Lee Pt tackle graveyard to boot!
Walked off the rocks as the tide started to cover them, and thought I'd have a try for some flatties and whiting. Again nothing. (the upside was though that the cooked & peeled prawns were fresh, and tasty too!).
The only fish out there was one tiny scat!
Looks like I'll have to see if there are any fish at East Point tomorrow......
Actually, there aren't any flatties, macs or trevally either!!!
Threw a chrome slice around off the rocks mid-day, didn't get a touch. Another fellow who had been there for a few hours struck out as well, losing a couple of lures to the Lee Pt tackle graveyard to boot!
Walked off the rocks as the tide started to cover them, and thought I'd have a try for some flatties and whiting. Again nothing. (the upside was though that the cooked & peeled prawns were fresh, and tasty too!).
The only fish out there was one tiny scat!
Looks like I'll have to see if there are any fish at East Point tomorrow......
Cheers,
Ash
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Re: Sand whiting
Have tryed lee pt as well on a incoming tide nothing but cattys birds got a good feed
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Re: Sand whiting
Off Cas beach near the drip cliffs. out front of the stairs - nice and easy
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