South Coast Too many fish.

[cap'nhaddock]

I thought I'd try fishing West Bay Harbour thinking the whiting hordes might have moved on.

I was wrong, to use a word meaning a great multitude that I picked up from friends in the Chatham area, there were 'kinfahzins' of them.

Any bait of any size dropped anywhere would get a 6" whiting, or occasionally a small pout, I gave up after a couple of hours

One was so keen to be caught he'd tied the line around his waist.

 

[bananas]

Thats a great pic , yeah they can be a right pain when your after something a bit better, hope they fatten up soon.

 

[Trampster]

Nice try Cap'n! Lots of folk reporting there are decent Whiting about, but not even seen a diddy one down here yet - just endless tiny Pout.

 

[Shirleycodlin]

Pin rats are enough to make any one give up!

 

[ouchthathurt]

Plenty of bites at least!

 

[Valleyboy]

Start using them as bait

 

[cap'nhaddock]

Start using them as bait

I've tried that before, and caught more whiting and conger, neither of which I want.

 

[Valleyboy]

I've tried that before, and caught more whiting and conger, neither of which I want.

Great for huss and I have had thornback and bass on them too,

 

[Wolf]

Great catch mate nice one , good report & piccys ??????

 

[mitzi]

Why do all my whiting swallow the hook I'm using 2/0s do I need to go bigger or are circle hooks vetter

 

[Wolf]

Might be worth trying a circle hook mate

 

[richtic]

Well done getting out and giving it a go