Finally a decent sized whiting

Another good solid effort this morning.   Managed to get down to tha local for 6:45am.   Water was nice and flat just like tha seabreeze website had told me it was gonna be.   I was stoked that I had tha swell sorted out.   I figured it was gonna be another bucket of herring day.   I keep telling my mate it happens.  Funny though it never happens when him and I get out together.   When we got down to tha beach it was really churned up and full of sea weed.   Tha water fas far from clear wich canned our fluoro visibilty.  We burleyed up and started casting and retrieving. Nothing.    I was hoping to get a herring so that I could have another crack at sending out a ganged rig.   Luckily I had brought sum frozen squid for bait.   I cut one in half and sent it out.   My mate managed a herring and I decided that maybe I would switch up to a whiting rig.   Within a couple of minutes I had a couple of decent sized bites then nothing.   I reeled in to find a really good sized whiting on my hook.  They certainly don't fight like herring do they!!!!  I was stoked! Until today whenever they were caught they were always to small to eat.   This whiting easily had herring size fillets.  After ripping tha hook out of tha whiting cause it had swallowed it.    I baited up again and cast. Nibble Nibble then BANG tha reel screamed and I was on!!!   Maybe 20seconds later I was cursing like a mother fucker cause what ever it was was long gone.   I reeled in to find my hook was gone and so was whatever had hit my line.   I can't wait to land something that makes my line go bang!!! What a high it is when you first get hit and know you have something.  Tha fuckin comedown though is shit when its so quick.   Anyhow I fried my whiting in some butter lemon and salt and pepper for lunch and it was tasty.   Why did I not start fishing earlier in life.   All those wasted hours in nightclubs hookin up with heaps of chicks when I could have been fishing.

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dazza336's picture

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Hey sounds good do you mind

Wed, 2010-04-28 17:25

Hey sounds good do you mind me asking where you fished from?

Matt T's picture

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Nice work mate

Wed, 2010-04-28 21:39

I love fresh whiting - really sweet fish. Shame about the run you missed mate, you'll get that big one soon!

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good to see you got a nice

Wed, 2010-04-28 22:10

good to see you got a nice whiting for lunch. pity about the bust off but i would say whatever it was wanted the whiting you hooked more than you did.maybe next time you will be better prepared. as far as fishing or night clubs, i would take the fishing any day. cant say it would have been cheaper tho

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RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together

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Thanks Matt

Thu, 2010-04-29 07:15

One day one day!!!!

 

Russ you nailed it!!! Better preparation is key.   I'm heading to tackle world today.   I need to invest more money!!! Yeah girls and nightclubs cost a bundle but I'm starting to think it was a cheaper option.LOL 

 

Sorry Dazza wont say tha exact location but I'm fishing Northern Metro Beaches.

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dazza336's picture

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Thats cool mate thanks for

Thu, 2010-04-29 21:36

Thats cool mate thanks for the info