Whiting Essentials

[purple5ive]

Another want to know post from me .
this time after some whiting info.

looking to taget them on plastics , but am after a general location, tide and time to target them
i have never chased whiting on purpose and only have caught bout 4 or so ever.
this year im looking to chase them once the weather is warmed up a bit.

i have the gear and plastics etc worked out, just want to know what their feeding habits etc are like
have zero knowledge about whiting.

cheers

[Lightningx]

Only with plastics mate? Not with bait?

[Basti]

From what I've learned chasing them on bait, the tidal phase is very important. They seem to often only bite just before and after the slack. Look for them in places you'd find squid

[azkay]

I know you said plastics, but little whiting snatchers with Pipi's have been lethal for me..

[4liters]

The guy on vyak who cleaned up on whiting using SPs would work little shrimp style plastics along the edge of weed/grass beds in places like Reef Island. No idea what tide was best for him though
I have only ever targeted them using bait though.

[purple5ive]

Only with plastics mate? Not with bait?

just something i want to try mate. im usually fishing light lures most of the time so my outfits are all geared for that style fishing.
i do have heavier stuff though

From what I've learned chasing them on bait, the tidal phase is very important. They seem to often only bite just before and after the slack. Look for them in places you'd find squid

Thanks man ill have to work with that, ive had some success squidding from mt martha areas ill have a go there.

I know you said plastics, but little whiting snatchers with Pipi's have been lethal for me..

yeah no pipis thanks,
but ill be trying a few diffetent methods and a snatcher with some plastics on it will be an option as well.

The guy on vyak who cleaned up on whiting using SPs would work little shrimp style plastics along the edge of weed/grass beds in places like Reef Island. No idea what tide was best for him though
I have only ever targeted them using bait though.

any idea what plastic he used mate?

worst case ill get some squid tentacles on my jighead and try that hahahaha

[fishingvic]

Steve, I've only ever caught one whiting on a plastic. One night the sea-lice were destroying squid strips in a matter of seconds so I put a Gulp Sandworm on a KL 1/0 circle hook to try something different. I think the colour was Natural or New Penny: http://www.anglerswarehouse.com.au/prod ... _inch_4776

*Edit: cut it in half!

[purple5ive]

Steve, I've only ever caught one whiting on a plastic. One night the sea-lice were destroying squid strips in a matter of seconds so I put a Gulp Sandworm on a KL 1/0 circle hook to try something different. I think the colour was Natural or New Penny: http://www.anglerswarehouse.com.au/prod ... _inch_4776

*Edit: cut it in half!

haha that makes 2 of us, i have also only caught one and it was a fluke.
the sandworm is on my list, just that even cut in half they will tailgrab most of the time, and without a stinger its a hit and miss. when lure fishing.
im more after a general location to try and target them. i can manage the lure side of things
but nver knew what tide, areas they frequent etc.
thanks for the info though.
cheers

[bowl]

Caught them on worm soft plastic...
Generally about 2 hours before dusk.... And get the bigger models up to hour after sun gone down.
Pellet burly
Location was about a 1 k from werribee ramp ...

[chris srsc]

Look for them on the edge of reef and sand.. parkdale was a ripper spot... rowed out in a zodiac and anchored using a 2lt bottle filled with concrete...aways got a few...but that was a few years back