RexSenior Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Hi Raiders Long time between posts! Just sharing some luck today, which started with a trip to the Central Coast for some worms. Plenty of king worms available in a very small patch south of Birdie Beach - took some finding however this was the result... Only a few of these needed (4-5 fills up the bait bucket) so headed back home to Blacksmiths. Battled plenty of weed and a sweep however managed some healthy whiting just using a size 2 baitholder hook, 8lb fluorocarbon leader and the biggest sinker I could find! All caught mid tide on the rise. A 39cm flatty thrown in for good measure (had to measure this one as I wasn't sure if it was legal - now worries with the whiting though). Cheers and tight lines! James 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Nice work James! Good to see your still out and about. Those whiting will make a good plate! cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexSenior Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 33 minutes ago, Scratchie said: Nice work James! Good to see your still out and about. Those whiting will make a good plate! cheers scratchie!!! Cheers Scratchie! Yeah still trying to get out every now and then Just chewing on a couple of those whiting now and I may be fishing more often haha. Cheers, James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Amazing catch and even if you didn't find the whiting those worms look fat enough to cook up somehow:) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexSenior Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 2 minutes ago, jenno64 said: Amazing catch and even if you didn't find the whiting those worms look fat enough to cook up somehow:) Haha, cheers Rob. They're the biggest I've seen. Not the longest however they're well over 10mm in width - and very strong. Great Jew bait from the beach however you need to pick the perfect time to throw a whole one out as the salmon are pests here when targeting other species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Nice worms mate im gunna try ltr in week luv fishin birdie off the rocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhype Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) Good grief! Those look like a mini boa-constrictor!!! nice catch of quality table fish Edited January 6, 2020 by dhype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexSenior Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 7 minutes ago, dhype said: Good grief! Those look like a mini boa-constrictor!!! nice catch of quality table fish Haha, indeed they do! Very difficult to get out of the sand without breaking them - so powerful for such a small thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61 crusher Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 That’s some worm there, would’ve been interesting extracting those units & some quality whiting 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexSenior Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 14 minutes ago, 61 crusher said: That’s some worm there, would’ve been interesting extracting those units & some quality whiting 👍 Cheers mate. You get used to them, the main thing is getting a strong enough grip then most of the time they will begin to release from the sand if you hold them firm. Cheers, James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Good sized whiting. You know they are good sized when they are bigger than the flatties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexSenior Posted January 7, 2020 Author Share Posted January 7, 2020 7 hours ago, Yowie said: Good sized whiting. You know they are good sized when they are bigger than the flatties. Haha cheers mate, yeah pretty sad looking flathead in that particular line-up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 James I'm heading to Freeman camp, Birdie Beach, ground in a few weeks can you suggest any locations near there for beach worms. Thanks Phantom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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