sails Posted January 26, 2011 Posted January 26, 2011 HI all, its been a long time since I've done any productive fishing, but I managed to get out Monday evening for some bait collecting and ended up with some very fat and juicy beach worms from my local sand strip. Yesterday morning I was up early and on the beach by 0600, and scored some very good whiting out of the gutters. . The largest went 37mm, and there were 4 of those out of the eleven that I kept. I returned 5 to grow a bit more. There was also a largish red spot crab that got tangled in the line so I decided to keep him also and I am pleased to say that though small in flesh, it tasted quite good. All in all a good mornings work and so nice to be out there before the crowds show up. tight lines Sails.
cut_loose Posted January 26, 2011 Posted January 26, 2011 Nice, you put in the work to get fresh bait and it paid off well, well done mate
dhype Posted January 26, 2011 Posted January 26, 2011 Great catch you have there! Whiting are my favorite eating fish.... Yum! Fantasic work also on the worms ... Must give it a go some day cheers
arpie Posted January 26, 2011 Posted January 26, 2011 Wow! Great catch of whiting, Cam!! Well done on the crab, too! Must get some worms myself & give it a go up here again - been very windy & rough on the beaches tho! Cheers Roberta
sails Posted January 27, 2011 Author Posted January 27, 2011 Hi Roberta, its amazing what a difference a couple of days make. I went to the beach this afternoon at 1800 for some worms, but a higher tide, bit of swell, steeper beach banks and very shy worms and I could only manage two in two hours !! No shortage of worms and all big, but they were all keeping their heads well down in the sand.I'll see how the fish go tomorrow. We decided that the crab was too much work for a small return, so in future, the bait thieving bandits will have to be released to steal another day; or used as bait!! cheers Cam Wow! Great catch of whiting, Cam!! Well done on the crab, too! Must get some worms myself & give it a go up here again - been very windy & rough on the beaches tho! Cheers Roberta
eastwood1980 Posted January 28, 2011 Posted January 28, 2011 Is whiting good eating? never tried it...... not enough meat on it, i reckon
sails Posted January 29, 2011 Author Posted January 29, 2011 Hi Eastwiood 1980, whiting is one of the nicest tasting fish you can catch I reacon. My daughter likes to have them as sashimi, and I usually grill them. it is funny how different people treat some fish. When I was in the west about 20 years ago I went fishing with some locals and they treated flathead as rubbish fish, to the point where they would kill them and then throw them back into the water. I also met folk that caught fresh water cat fish and said they were great to eat,!! like mud!! If you get a good sized whiting give it a go, you wont be disapointed. tight lines Sails Is whiting good eating? never tried it...... not enough meat on it, i reckon
steze Posted January 29, 2011 Posted January 29, 2011 Hi Eastwiood 1980, whiting is one of the nicest tasting fish you can catch I reacon. My daughter likes to have them as sashimi, and I usually grill them. it is funny how different people treat some fish. When I was in the west about 20 years ago I went fishing with some locals and they treated flathead as rubbish fish, to the point where they would kill them and then throw them back into the water. I also met folk that caught fresh water cat fish and said they were great to eat,!! like mud!! If you get a good sized whiting give it a go, you wont be disapointed. tight lines Sails Catfish ( some ) are actually quite nice to eat. Im from an asian background and certain freshwater catfish are a delicassy.
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