Hi Mate
I use a 2" zman grubz (blood worm colour) on a 1/16 tt jig head on 4lb trace with a touch of s-factor scent and whiting can't resist. I fish in less than 1m of water with little hops and pauses off the bottom and hold on. My best was 46.5cm which won me 1st prize in the pertik fishing challenge lastyear. Whiting over that 45cm mark on that kind of gear fight like a bone fish in the tropics. You'd be surprised on how many whiting are around over that 45cm mark.