Surface lures for whiting

[Bigbass37]

Hi guys, as it is getting into summer, I want to start chasing some whiting off the surface. Any advice on what sorta lures to use would be great. i have got the perfect set up for it, a 1-3kg lox yoshi, a Stradic fj 1000 with 4lbs sunline. so i will have no problem casting the extra light lures.
Cheers, Harry

[Joely]

Ecogear px55 and lucky craft NW Pencils in light or clear colours with a little pink or orange are my favourites. I like these more than others (like the often suggested Sammy's) because they are easier to track straight. You don't want "dog walking". Using a heavier nylon/flouro leader will also aid in tracking.

[olistevo]

Atomic k9s and sugarpens,

[sucker]

why dont you want dog walking?

[Joely]

Originally Posted by sucker

why dont you want dog walking?

Depends what I'm targeting. If I want bream as by-catch and don't mind missing more whiting, I'll dog walk. If I'm just trying to catch whiting, I want it to sort of pop and flick straight. I get slightly more follows with this method and probably around 3 times more hookups. At least in my local, the whiting seem to have a bad aim.

[DrLuvski]

I'm with you on the poppers for catching more whiting. Tracking straight gives them more of a chance of hooking up. I've found the atomic pop 50 in the clear and dark shad to be pretty good. Once I got rid of both sets of trebles and replaced the rear treble with a set of pre made assist hooks my hook up rate increased even more. It also makes it easier to get the fish off the single hooks.
I've had times when I've battled for so long to get the trebles out that the rest of the whiting had moved on. (usually when 2 or even 3 of the of the trebles had been gobbled up)

[sucker]

sugarpen hf119 would be my pick, fished with a fast walk the dog retrieve against the wind chop has worked best for me.

[stevej525]

Gday Bigbass37

My go to is the one pictured Lucky Craft Kerrol Jnr , It has caught most of My whiting , is a cracker of a lure

Steve J

[FishingJunkie]

I get it they want something ugly

[FishingJunkie]

Hey DrLUvski, I like your yak setup. I'm looking into this. Do you have any tips? PM me if you have time. Many thanks.

[FishingJunkie]

What is your assist hook arrangement you are using on that lure Stevej525?

[FishingJunkie]

Originally Posted by stevej525

Gday Bigbass37

My go to is the one pictured Lucky Craft Kerrol Jnr , It has caught most of My whiting , is a cracker of a lure

Steve J

My local tackle shop had one of these so I picked it up and will give it a crack. Thanks for the tip SteveJ. Will need to remove the treble and put some assists on.

[FishingJunkie]

Originally Posted by stevej525

Gday Bigbass37

My go to is the one pictured Lucky Craft Kerrol Jnr , It has caught most of My whiting , is a cracker of a lure

Steve J

Tried this lure and the whiting loved it. In the very small estuary I was fishing the whiting were small but the lure was hit nearly every cast. Will try it again in another location soon.