Help required. Finding whiting in busso
Submitted by black gen on Tue, 2018-07-10 21:17
Catching them by the bucket load in Perth was never an issue
we use them for bait up north but since being down south with all the ribbon weed in the bay, I have had some
real trouble finding any sand whiting
not wanting peoples spots, just an idea of where to try
will be from the boat
cheers
Jackfrost80
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Caught some nice big sandies
Caught some nice big sandies in around 23m off Meelup so I assume it'd be the same off Busso but the baby flatties are like a plague.
Tonnes of smaller sandies in the little bays between old Dunsborough and Meelup too.
Officially off the Pies bandwagon
black gen
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Yeah right thanks jack I’ll
Yeah right
thanks jack I’ll head round that side of the bay mate
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Jackfrost80
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Make that 28m mark mate,
Make that 28m mark mate, just double checked. Had a few squid follow them to the surface too so worth dropping a jig down on a paternoster too
Officially off the Pies bandwagon
Jadeo
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PM sent mate.
PM sent mate.
choc
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Definitely more off Meelup
Definitely more off Meelup area than Busso. Normally around 30m mark straight out from Meelup and drift until you find a school then drop anchor.
Small sharp hooks on a peternoster works best. Get them up to 35cm too so not just for bait.
black gen
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Perfect thanks boys
Perfect
thanks boys
walloped
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Fancy chasing whiting
Fancy chasing whiting
black gen
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I wonder if my bucket will
I wonder if my bucket will have a hole in it?
Dale
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I used to fish for big sandies on the outside of the Swan wreck, in around 29-30m. And as JF’s already indicated, be ready for heaps of small flathead.
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Poppy
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I drift for them
Fished heaps of times for sandies in the 30 metres off Meelup/Bunker Bay area, but have never done much good at anchor. I have found that as soon as I anchored, the fish lost interest. I have also found that in windless conditions, where there is no drift at all, I would have to cast as far out as possible then slowly retrieve. That method always seemed to produce fish.
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