It's a lot easier to hide a small hook in a worm so the fish can't see, compared to a big long shank or suicide hook. Over the years I've worked out that no hook is too small for big whiting. Once you have worked out what bait to use it is essential to present the bait as naturally as possible to the fish. Big whiting can be very fussy eaters, so carrying a range of baits will help you work out what they want on that day.īait presentation is also an important part of whiting fishing. Live bait is even better, be it worms, yabbies or prawns, with blood and wriggler worms being a perfect bait for big whiting. It's no secret that whiting eat worms, prawns, yabbies or squid and all of these baits will work on different days, however fresh bait is the best bait. Trying to work out what they want is a case of trial and error until you find a successful method. Small divots mean small whiting, whilst finding bigger divots can mean big whiting have been feeding when the bank is covered with the tide.īig whiting can be very smart and they know want they want to eat. As whiting feed they bury their nose, almost up to their eyes, as they pull worms, crabs or yabbies from the bottom, leaving a divot as they pull back and continue their forage. Keeping a fishing journal is a massive step in the right direction when trying to crack a pattern as to when whiting are most prolific at your fishing destination.Ī good way to find sand banks that hold whiting is to walk a sand flat at low tide and look for small divots in the sand. Locating whiting can be a relatively easy task, however locating big whiting isn't so simple.? Spending plenty of time on the water is crucial, at different tides, moon phases, daytime and nighttime hours, and in different wind conditions as these can all have a major influence on finding big whiting. Although I'm not always successful in catching big whiting, I believe I've developed a good enough technique to catch them on a regular enough basis and in this article I will share a few tips. Over the years my main objective has grown from not just catching whiting, but to catching big whiting in excess of 40cm.
I love catching whiting, I love eating whiting and most of the time I'm thinking about whiting.
Whiting fishing has been a passion of mine since a very young age. Out in the boat in the cold months catching winter whiting, or wading on the flats chasing sand whiting throughout the warmer months. Although we weren't bothered with what we caught, most of the time we targeted whiting. Whether we were collecting bait, rigging rods, filleting fish or cooking our catch, every time we were doing something fishing related was a memorable time in our family. Some of my fondest fishing memories come from fishing as a young child with my family, on Christmas holidays, at a town called Ballina on the NSW north coast.
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