whiting going off
Submitted by wombat78 on Fri, 2009-10-23 07:49
been out the last few days catching whiting they are the biggest ive ever seen at the moment from leighton up to swannies out in 9 to 15 meters of water have had one that went 48 cm these are not kgs they are normal sand whiting the average was 32 cm i didnt even think they got that big heaps of fun & they taste great & when they go quiet leave your rig down there weve caught alot of gummy sharks as well on light gear they go off had to chase a couple of them
crasny1
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Probably have not been targeted much and might surprise some. Up here in Karratha we get some whopper sand whiting. Originally thought they where Yellowfin because of the size.
One of the best on the plate and if they got as big as other fish they would rate the best I recon.
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48cm sand whiting
are you sure?
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could have been yellowfin ,
could have been yellowfin , the 48cm , and they are very big atm heard of some to 35cm , doesnt take many that size to get a good feed, do you have any pics ?
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One fish I do love
sand whiting and KG's, filleted, with prawns, squid, chicken and bbq pork in a home made laksa yummy.
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yes very sure they were
yes very sure they were sandies not yellow fin or kgs thats what spun me out will be going out to try get more during the week & got my camera back so will try get pics