reeseman Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Hi guys. I have been going crazy trying to land a few whiting on lures. I have tried so many lures, different line poundages etc and still I've had NO SUCCESS. I'm fishing off of sand flats at Nelson Bay Area, specifically Taylor's beach. I met another lure fisho down there who I think had every lure known to man in his jacket. And he was there from 5am till 10 am. 9 am was the change from low to high tide and he didn't even get a follow up. Is there anyone who has cracked the whiting on lures code, if so please tell me what I'm missing. :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjc123 Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 I've been getting them on plastics consistantly as by-catch while breaming. I've got most of them on a double hop retrieve but if i was specifically targetting them i'd probably use a slow roll with the odd hop. Z-man Grubz 2.5" in either bloodworm or watermellon red has done the damage for me. If your targeting them on top then stiffy popper, berkley scum dog and Bassday sugarpen are the go. Keep at it and you'll find a few. Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abecedarian Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 If its bright and sunny get some small bubble poppers, clear or prawn colour. Bring them in gradually with a "bloop bloop" action with a pause every now and then and see how you go. Make sure you use nylon leader, not fluro and heavier line (12lb) will make the lure track better. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reeseman Posted December 29, 2012 Author Share Posted December 29, 2012 Thanks for the help guys I will let you know how I go and hopefully show some pictures. Regards Reeseman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kooks Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Get a sugarpen and you'll be sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Use the search button on the top right of the page & you find all the info you need! Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Whiting on surface lures generally require a warm water temp to really 'fire'. 24 degrees or warmer will see them consistently and aggressively attack lures. As the water temp cools, so does their activities. When they are firing, they will be looking for a lure that is worked very briskly across the top of the water' without a pause. Most of the time they will shy away from a lure once it stops, but there will be the occasional exception. Tom's suggested method with plastics should see you getting a few Cheers Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Iceman Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 When they go off the surface bite the little austackle shinku in prawn colours works well fished on 3lb flouro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Just adding to Hodgeys tips,I have found for Whiting on the surface there needs to be a little bit of wind action occuring. Dead still conditions, although great for the angler watching the lure it just doesn't seem to be particularly good for the Whtiing. As soon as there is a little wave action from wind, the Whiting switch on. The best lures I have found for Whiting are the Ecogear PX-45 or 55, Megapen and for if the wind is a heavier, the Squidgie Popper. Also caught plenty on a variety of small plastics (such as Berkley 2" Shrimp, Berkley 6" Worms and even older Sliders) and also blades with the Ecogear VX-35 being a top Whiting lure. Cheers Windy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Hey reeseman, you don't need lures there! Just a small bit of prawn and your on! Your very close to my whiting hotspot! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbdshroom Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Was fishing with kingfisher84 today and he nabbed a fat whiting (a little under 40 cm) on a z-man grubz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassboy888 Posted April 17, 2013 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Oh those zman grubz.... Making a name for themselves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bharris Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Heres the one peter was talking bout Sent from my GT-I9100T using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbdshroom Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 ^ what a beaut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alvillanova Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 ^ what a beaut. nice fish, must have felt like a bonefish, need to get my kayak out.................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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