New to fishing what are these?

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#1 Post by **MBuckley87** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 12:54 pm

Me and very lil sister are out fishing every Saturday for a few weeks now cheap rods using three hook flappers on size 2 hooks and we managed to bring in 17 of these things in 4hrs was wondering what they are? And also I bought 20 three hook flappers with size 2/0 hooks are these too big for pier fishing? Looking to catch anything at all.

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#2 Post by **dfella25** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 1:03 pm

Their whiting and there's plenty about. Very tasty if you get any big enough!! Try using smaller hooks though. Size 2 or 4's will help you pick up more species. Although I've had smaller whiting on a 4/0!!

#3 Post by **MBuckley87** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 2:12 pm

I have size 2 hooks also they came up on them. What would be considered a good size for these? Thanks for your response and help.

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#4 Post by **sparkey+1** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 3:31 pm

Yea plenty of whiting around at the moment were you fishing a beach or pier

#5 Post by **dfella25** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 4:00 pm

MBuckley87 wrote:I have size 2 hooks also they came up on them. What would be considered a good size for these? Thanks for your response and help.

Anything around 35cm and you've got small fillets. If you can pick up a few that size a session you're laughing.

#6 Post by **MBuckley87** » Wed Oct 19, 2011 4:49 pm

Fishing off bray pier on an incoming tide with 3hook flappers and size 2 hooks brought three big ones in on a single line simply using rag taught they were just shitty minnows happy to know its a fish I can take home only new too fishing so all help is appreciated thanks lads

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