whiting??

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#1 Post by **lumpy** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 11:44 am

what size hook/bait do people use for whiting.dont really get the chance to fish for them that often off the shore down this way, but there seems to be a few of them going in one of our marks at the mo so would like ta get a few.only really have targeted them before when sharking, we get millions of them off shore., just fished 1/0 pats and mak strips. i'm guessing thats a bit big for shore whiting. as for baits i was thinking lug/black lug and squid/mack cocktails..

#2 Post by **beachcaster** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 11:48 am

size 1 kamazan b940 hooks and makerel strips or lug tipped with makerel will do the job no problem.keep you snoods fairly short as they can spin when being retrieved and make a hell of a mess of longer snoods.cheers john

#3 Post by **lumpy** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 11:55 am

cheers john. i noticed that the other night, was fishing with 9inch booms and relatively short snoods and they were getting destroyed.are the wary of heavy snoods

#4 Post by **beachcaster** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 12:30 pm

i personally would use 25 lb snoods sounds a bit over the top but it does help .cheers john

#5 Post by **contender** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 7:35 pm

I have been getting loads of whiting with sandeel on 1/0 hooks, right up to 3/0 in some cases. they are very greedy and will try to tackle anything.

#6 Post by **pete** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 7:54 pm

For pleasure fishing I'll use a 1/0, stops some of the smaller fish gut hooking themselves. I've found straight mackerel outfishes sandeel or lugworm but then again each area will be different.

#7 Post by **fish4fun** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 11:23 pm

Much the same as above either size 1 or 1/0 Kamasans. Even go up to 30lb amnesia snoods as the teeth and spinning can wreck the snoods.

Sometimes find just tipping with little chunks of sandeel is better than whole eel. Squid strip's another good tipping bait.

If there are better quality fish about bigger hooks will still take them. Been getting some whiting in excess of 41cm to cod baits round our way lately.

#8 Post by **markj** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 5:47 pm

I use 2/0 to 3/0. Using 3/0 minimizes catching the tiddlers!! Baits, squid and mussel, mackerel & lug, lug & squid, even whiting itself for bait, squid & mussel seem to take the best fish. Thats here in south west donegal, Im sure in varies up and down the coast.....

#9 Post by **BigPhil** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 6:44 pm

i normally use size 2,s with small baits, hitting the bite early reduces the chance of them gut hooking
25lb snoods and the addition of lumi beads is a must for whiting

#10 Post by **Drew** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 6:45 pm

The Lumni Beads Really do seem to make a difference for the Oul Whiting...

#11 Post by **alancooper** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 5:21 pm

Size 2 hooks (using size 1 or greater might give bigger fish but it is nice to catch for supper), a lumi bead and a 1cm mackerel chunk (they nibble end of a longer strip).