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  1. Thanks for your support guys. In summary the Dart tasted a lot like Trevally, pretty tough and a stark contrast with the delicate whiting. Considering the amount of meat on them, probably best to release them in the future.
  2. Greetings all, Long time reader, first time contributor. Decided to go for a drive south, and beach fish around Kiama. Arrived in the early afternoon on the low tide, and started fishing with pipis and preserved worms (couldn't be bothered to go beach worming as it was only planned to be a short session). Conditions were quite flat, with water clarity too good for my liking, however an hour of walking and prospecting saw an almost perfect shallow gutter present itself. Within 10 mins of the first pipi hitting the outer sandbank drop off, a nice whiting of 36 cm grabbed the bait and provided excellent sport right to my feet. Two more undersized models followed, after which a school of dart muscled in on the action. The dart fight hard for their size, as they're very effective in using their flanks to avoid being washed up onto the beach like trevs. Anyway, kept the biggest model as I've never actually consumed dart before, so was keen to give it a go. Overall, a fun 3 hours on the beach, and nice to be out in the sun. With the arrival of dart signalling warm water temperatures, I think it's going to be a great Christmas/New year break on the south coast. If anyone is going down the coast for a short holiday, be sure to bring your beach fishing gear! Also intriguingly, the whiting had quite a few hermit crabs in its stomach, possibly a new bait? I know soldier crabs work quite well in the estuaries. Cheers, B
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