Rebel Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Hi All, Arrived around 7am. Beach was empty. No people.. Chasing whiting. First up a good sized bream. Then a few throw backs. Finally 4 nice whiting & one more bream. Gear. 12' Jarvis Walker Auroa beach rod. These rods are great for the beach. 5000 Penn Conflict 2 reel with kastking 12lb mono 15lb leader size 6 long shank hook & beach worms. My NEW Neighbours were happy, especially the divorced lady with 3 kids. Makes a great coffee. Cheers. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 15lb leader is pretty serious for Whiting! Good catch though, love catching Whiting off the beach. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaxland Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 2 hours ago, Rebel said: Hi All, Arrived around 7am. Beach was empty. No people.. Chasing whiting. First up a good sized bream. Then a few throw backs. Finally 4 nice whiting & one more bream. Gear. 12' Jarvis Walker Auroa beach rod. These rods are great for the beach. 5000 Penn Conflict 2 reel with kastking 12lb mono 15lb leader size 6 long shank hook & beach worms. My NEW Neighbours were happy, especially the divorced lady with 3 kids. Makes a great coffee. Cheers. Always good to get target species 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 You are getting out and pulling up a few nice fish for your efforts, good work. Better than sitting at home twiddling your thumbs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Ct Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Good bag of fish, well done Rebel. Good trade, quality fish for quality coffee. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Nice catch Rebel! efforts paid off, no better way to spend the day than at the beach. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Hornet Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Well done Rebel and good to see your new neighbor appreciates your thoughtfulness. No surf whiting down here yet. Hopefully in the next couple of weeks. Do you catch your own worms? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 56 minutes ago, Green Hornet said: Well done Rebel and good to see your new neighbor appreciates your thoughtfulness. No surf whiting down here yet. Hopefully in the next couple of weeks. Do you catch your own worms? Yeah, they are still pretty quiet here too, hopefully they will show up soon, there is a great gutter on Warilla Beach, might have a look Monday and let you know how I go. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted November 25, 2022 Author Share Posted November 25, 2022 Thanks everybody for the comments I picked up the wrong beach rod. I used that leader by mistake. I probably shouldn't have bothered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted November 25, 2022 Author Share Posted November 25, 2022 @Green HornetGave up on catching worms years ago. I got sore thumbs. Easier to buy some. Cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Hornet Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 10 minutes ago, Rebel said: @Green HornetGave up on catching worms years ago. I got sore thumbs. Easier to buy some. Cheers. Same here, I’ve gone in the back and can’t bend like I used to. I either use nippers or Gulp 2 inch worms. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 A top result and I am sure he neighbours appreciate your generosity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 20 hours ago, Rebel said: @Green HornetGave up on catching worms years ago. I got sore thumbs. Easier to buy some. Cheers. I reckon catching worms is great fun, I am pretty hopeless at it, but it's good fun, I have some frozen worms "just in case" but usually try to get some fresh ones before fishing, they are tricky things hey? I have tried pliers, fingers, proper worm pliers, and nothing seems to work for a bad wormer like me.......but I usually get a few for bait, kids love worming too. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 Dynamite is the only way to catch beach worms. Tried everything else, including a very sore back. Cheers. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 It's definitely an art, and difficult to master, but if you persevere, you will get a couple. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Hornet Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 I was lucky enough to be mentored as a kid by the best wormer I’ve ever seen. This guy pulled them both left and right handed, even while looking at me while he was explaining what he was doing. He also swore by using a small stingray as his string bait. Finger bait was generally a pippy or bonito strip. I would say I was a fair wormer and could catch more than I missed. Not anymore though since I’ve developed “builders back”. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Similar to me, I had a good mate who used to catch them for bait shops, I would be rolling around, wet as a shag trying to get one, and he would be pulling them out one after the other, he would even pick different types before he caught them, there are all just worms to me, I never did get good at it though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Hornet Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 On 11/26/2022 at 7:19 AM, noelm said: Yeah, they are still pretty quiet here too, hopefully they will show up soon, there is a great gutter on Warilla Beach, might have a look Monday and let you know how I go. @noelmI just saw on the FB, REAL Fishing Illawarra group someone up your way got a few beach whiting, including a nice, 39cm fish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 I kind of guessed they would be around soon, they have been right down at the entrance for a while now, the water temp is up, so they will be on the beach. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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