Whiting on plastics??

[watanangler]

I know this is a bream site and I chase many a bream but have been trying to get a whiting (intentionally ) on soft plastics.
Have been using 1" grubs (pumpkin and pink) with 1/32 jig heads, 6lb vanish-long leader and slow retrieve onto and off sndbanks. So far zilch...
Is anyone out there reliably targeting whiting on plastics and if so could I get some tips re retrieve and tactics.
Thanks

[Matt]

I have been targetting Whiting on and off over the past year or so with varying degrees of success. In winter in particular we get some thumping Whiting here in Sydney that really hammer softies.
So far the best plastics I have found are Pumpkin Seed and Cotton Candy 1.5" Sliders. Although I have caught a fair few on different grubs, mostly in the Pumpkin Seed colour.
All the Whiting I have caught have taken the grub when it is stationary, after it has hit the bottom and has its tail waving in the water most likely looking like a worm sticking its head up for a look around! Slow lifts of the grub up and let it drift back to the bottom, pausing for a short time before repeating seems to be the go.
I also think a lot of the annoying little pecks and hits that we get on the plastics can be attributed to little Whiting, which when Juvenile, can be very inquisative.

Hope this helps a bit, good luck with the Whiting:D

Cheers
Matt

[Ravin]

I target whiting a bit as well & have had success using 1.5 Muscadine sliders & 1 inch Strawberry sliders. I use a 1/16oz or 1/32 heads with no.4 hook. My hits increased when I went down to 4 pound trace (Platypus Platinum). Matt is spot on with the retreive as well. Lift drop & wait a few seconds. At times a dead slow & I mean SLOW straight retreive works as well. When I get a tap I let them rattle it a bit & when they move off I strike. I have found using scent definitely improves the number of takes on whiting. Aniseed oil & Spike it game fish have both worked well. I get more hits while the tide is running fairly quick & I retreive along the edge of sand banks rather than fishing on & off. Areas where the bottom is heavily rippled from current into little gutters go great. They are very sensitive to jig head weights I have found & at slack water I use a Carolina rig with a meter trace. Hope this helps :D Damn they eat well too :D

[LakeConjolaFish]

I've had fair success with the maggot couloured tiny single tails, using 2lb vanish as the leader.

I do a fairly jerking retrieve as to try and kick a bit of sand up.
Using polaroids I have watched lots of whiting just ignore the lure but the moment they see the sand they get very eager and often you will have more than one following and thats what your after in my opinion the competition makes them go that little bit further and take the lure.


Jim

I personally haven't tried for them, but i think Chris Lemessuir has tried over here in the west. You'll have to ask him wether he's had any success!

Dave

[cody]

Gday

Ive tried a couple of times and have caght them with TT lures 2"
plastics in pumpkinseed and strawberry.

[beefaman]

Caught a few, mainly using motor oil and pumpkinseed colored grubs. These haven't been fished for intentionally, as i was chasing flathead at the time. But they do follow the lures, if a jerky retrieve is used, kicking up sand etc is the go for these tasty little morsels !!:)

[chris_lemess]

Hey guys. Got a couple of whiting about a month ago down at Claremont. I was using the red coloured Ecogear Grass Minnow S and the pearl coloured Grass Minnow SS on a 1/16th Round 29 hook size 6. The whiting don't seem to mind the 1/16th head but make sure the hook is small enough so that if you see them suck it in you can nail em every time.

I was wading and you need a calm day to see the whiting and blowies. Down at Claremont you'll also nail heaps of undersized flounder as well... some decent 35cm specimens around as well though.

Chris

[flathead_fred]

ive got a few whiting also but on the new sqidgies i recently purchased, in bloodworm and jellt prawn for obvious reasons. a slow retieve has worked well but i incorporate twitching the rod from horizontal down a about 30 cms causing the plastic to bite down into the sand and kick up a cloud which i beleive immitates perfectly, a small shimp attempting to bury in the sand or a yabby in its hole when they clear it of debry at the entrance. just gets them going crazy, and is a perfect represtation i think.

see ya