Dnarever wrote on Apr 14^th, 2026 at 3:48pm:


Not sure the relevance?

I haven't fished for whiting in a while. Watch what they do. They might be setting the hook after the first bite or something.

Valkie wrote on Apr 14^th, 2026 at 6:30pm:


Sunscreen, bug repellant and Orange are all known or suspected to prevent fish from biting if you get it on the line. I was assuming that FD was refering to this. Could be wrong.

Valkie wrote on Apr 24^th, 2026 at 6:04pm:


Most people I know that are successful lure fishers seem to only target one species and are very good at it. They work out what lure and drag technique work best. I mostly use bait as that seems to be the best overall in most circumstances but I have watched some lure fishers pull them in while I just feed them.

Dnarever wrote on Apr 25^th, 2026 at 9:18pm:


Talk about whiting.
I was advised by the father in law that the whiting were biting.
The whole family turned out and a good collection of beach worms were quickly collected.

We stood shoulder to shoulder in the surf, my father in law telling me where to cast, right where he was.
In the first 15 minutes every one of the 6 family member had landed 1 or 2 good sized whiting.
My bait was untouched.

It became a challenge for them to get me hooked, so they guided me to the best target area and one even baited my hook.
Still no fish.

After a couple of hours, I did manage a bream, not a whiting.
They said I was just unlucky.
While helping me, two family members caught whiting with just their lines in the surf.

Off the rocks, I seem to do ok, but surf fishing......
Out of my boat, the wife generally caught 2 or 3 to my one.
My only successful fishing is spear fishing.
I always come back with a good feed, and occasionally a huge specimen of any species.
Perhaps I should stick to my strengths.