Whiting on Surface Lures

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  • @williamkropp9743
    @williamkropp97434 жыл бұрын

    An Albright knot has always served me well. Especially with lighter monos

  • @mylurebox

    @mylurebox

    4 жыл бұрын

    Me too. I’ve always been a fan of it myself ;)

  • @lynn911able
    @lynn911able4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for all the information, very helpful

  • @portsfishing1101
    @portsfishing11014 жыл бұрын

    Super detailed, awesome work John. 20k subs just around the corner. Congrats mate.

  • @mylurebox

    @mylurebox

    4 жыл бұрын

    Cheers mate. Hope it gives you some ideas to consider again.

  • @SammyHitzkeFishing
    @SammyHitzkeFishing4 жыл бұрын

    How good is summer! Nicely done Johnny! 🍻🍻🍻

  • @mylurebox

    @mylurebox

    4 жыл бұрын

    Cheers Sammy. Gotta make hay while I’m on holidays ;) stoked to see you killin it too mate. Big inspiration to keep pumping content.

  • @SammyHitzkeFishing

    @SammyHitzkeFishing

    4 жыл бұрын

    mylurebox bloody oath mate! Im back to work on Monday! Cheers! Really appreciate it! Same goes to you as well 💪💪💪

  • @danielcunningham9283
    @danielcunningham92834 жыл бұрын

    2 episodes 2 days! Loving the uploads!

  • @mylurebox

    @mylurebox

    4 жыл бұрын

    Daniel Cunningham gotta keep busy on rainy days ;) it’s hammering down here. Full flooding.

  • @QuikFliksCQ
    @QuikFliksCQ4 ай бұрын

    Cheers for the information mate. Time to get back out on my yak to chase some whiting

  • @lachlanmarkwell4691
    @lachlanmarkwell46914 жыл бұрын

    Awesome vid johnny, been needing a whiting video to study

  • @mylurebox

    @mylurebox

    4 жыл бұрын

    Good to hear Lachy. A few boys had mentioned it would be a good one to do ;)

  • @brendanstockwin6460
    @brendanstockwin64604 жыл бұрын

    Top shelf old mate once again number 1 on KZread my brother 🎣🤙

  • @mylurebox

    @mylurebox

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Brendan. Stoked you’re living em mate

  • @mattgroves8642
    @mattgroves86424 жыл бұрын

    Nearly 20K subs. Good going mate.

  • @mylurebox

    @mylurebox

    4 жыл бұрын

    Matt Groves mental I reckon. Cheers ;)

  • @fishingformentalhealth8079
    @fishingformentalhealth80794 жыл бұрын

    I find the Albright is the quickest and works on all size line. Great on light line.

  • @corey-vids9746
    @corey-vids97464 жыл бұрын

    Nice video 👍 John

  • @flynnellison9435
    @flynnellison94354 жыл бұрын

    i recon a double uni knot with a three meter leader is really good for the whiting

  • @BIGROBAUSSIE
    @BIGROBAUSSIE4 жыл бұрын

    A vid with breakfast, what a start to Saturday!

  • @mylurebox

    @mylurebox

    4 жыл бұрын

    BIGROBAUSSIE great stuff mate. ;) that’s the idea

  • @steiny3353

    @steiny3353

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@mylurebox Yeah, I just sat down with brekky and a coffee, saw the notification and settled in. thanks John. always a good watch.

  • @mathewcampbell8479
    @mathewcampbell84794 жыл бұрын

    Great vid mate. I reckon the more wind the better, particularly a southerly, don't know why (in Port Stephens NSW). Also, I gave up on the FG as it was too hard to be consistent with across all line classes. I now (for the last couple of years anyway) use a modified Slim Beauty.

  • @mylurebox

    @mylurebox

    4 жыл бұрын

    That’s good to hear mate thanks. I was thinking something similar re. The FG. ;) always good to know your options esp. for the lighter lines eh

  • @gattosquad2241
    @gattosquad22414 жыл бұрын

    I can't do FG's at anything under 8lb, always snap it when im tightening.

  • @evanmiris5765
    @evanmiris57654 жыл бұрын

    Ha ha , awesome John. I'm selling all my Sugapens and downgrading the hooks on my GT poppers for whiting , you boys are onto something ! 😂

  • @mylurebox

    @mylurebox

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hahaa. Yep. Definitely sell em. I’ll buy em.

  • @Tinwoodie100
    @Tinwoodie1004 жыл бұрын

    Super video John! I had similar experience with 4” Crossies pre-fishing the Flattie classic...they would hit it after a long pause🤔

  • @mylurebox

    @mylurebox

    4 жыл бұрын

    Nuts eh!! Crazy little suckers

  • @kaithelwall6894
    @kaithelwall68944 жыл бұрын

    the matchstick producing the goods, i might have to start fishing with them myself

  • @lindsayphillips8699
    @lindsayphillips86994 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the info John. Can you do a close up demo on how you just use your hands to do the FG knot. I have to tension my main line braid on to something. 👌

  • @mylurebox

    @mylurebox

    4 жыл бұрын

    No worries Lyndsay. I’ll get something together in the coming weeks. Cheers

  • @TheLureProject.
    @TheLureProject.4 жыл бұрын

    Is that a westin swim on the deck ? Have you had much luck with it ? I havent seen many people using them down here.

  • @ScaleUpadventures
    @ScaleUpadventures9 ай бұрын

    Hi John. Great video thank you. I have recently noticed I have a lot more success catching them on windy days in really shallow water. Have you notices have you had similar results?

  • @ajmcd913
    @ajmcd913 Жыл бұрын

    Try the surgeons knot to join light braid to fluorocarbon leader. It is easier and much quicker to tie than the FG. Recently I got my lure snagged and the uni knot (tied directly to a small lure 😮clip) broke before the surgeons knot. Very confident with this knot.

  • @victorbitter583
    @victorbitter5834 жыл бұрын

    If you havn't already, I'd like to see a vid on casting basics for soft plastics and hard bodies. The type you'd use for flatties and bream. Break it right down with all the do's and don'ts. cheers.

  • @mylurebox

    @mylurebox

    4 жыл бұрын

    I’ll get on it Victor. Cheers mate. ;)

  • @victorbitter583

    @victorbitter583

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@mylurebox Good stuff. cheers mate.

  • @dintism
    @dintism4 жыл бұрын

    Hey John, i notice whiting tend to drop fairly often with the sugarpen, noticed it in your video too. I find drastically increases your hookup rate if you use a little assist hook instead of the treble that comes standard on the sugar pen.

  • @mylurebox

    @mylurebox

    4 жыл бұрын

    That’s awesome Dylan. Thanks for sharing your advice ;)

  • @sainoq351
    @sainoq3514 жыл бұрын

    So whiting is same as redfin, eyes bigger than tummys lol I always wanted to try catch some on surface lures... one day will get to the coast. Question, do they have a peak season to go for them, spring or is summer better?

  • @mojotzi
    @mojotzi4 жыл бұрын

    Leader knot I use is one I found called a kaneit knot. Just like a double uni only a double wrap around leader and and maybe 10 wraps around braid. Quick to tie and has done the job when landing gts to 65cms on the flats using 3kg main line.

  • @mylurebox

    @mylurebox

    4 жыл бұрын

    Scott thanks a lot. I’ve just checked it out and that looks the goods for me. Appreciate you sharing your advice here also. Great stuff

  • @kelvintrinh1
    @kelvintrinh14 жыл бұрын

    Loved the video John .Wish it was on here when I got started! I'm just finding that good locations are difficult to come by. I'm completely land based and it looks like all the flats worth fishing on google maps can only be accessed by some sort of watercraft :( and everywhere I've tried on the Gold Coast has been a bust. Any tips on what to look out for?

  • @mylurebox

    @mylurebox

    4 жыл бұрын

    I like the spots that are covered only with an in-running tide. So they’re bare exposed at the bottom of the tide. The. More open areas with wind affected areas tend to go well too

  • @nathanyoung9703
    @nathanyoung97032 жыл бұрын

    Mate I use a surgeon's knot, It ties easy enough and runs through the guides with no issues. More importantly, when your knee deep in water it's no problem getting it sorted 9lb mission complete to 4lb fc rock fluro leader casts really well and is strong. Try chucking a bassday backfire, they cast a mile and catch the big ones

  • @adammalski
    @adammalski2 жыл бұрын

    Great vid mate. I use a Slim Beauty for any join under 20lbs. FG anything over that

  • @AdriftFishing
    @AdriftFishing4 жыл бұрын

    great vid dude, just curious what are you filming on and what are you using for audio? wireless?

  • @mylurebox

    @mylurebox

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot mate. I’m using GoPro 7s in a 2.7K flat protune setting and then some basic colour grading in FCPX. My mic is a Rode Video Mic straight from the camera. All in the one unit. It’s great in the wind too but sometimes the camera doesn’t pick it up or crackles etc. overall I’m really happy with it all.

  • @AdriftFishing

    @AdriftFishing

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the reply, I was admiring the quality of the audio when your camera was at the back and you were on the bow. In my vids I use a 5black and just got an 8black. I do have a rode video micro, which I use with an iPhone for vlogging, but I’ve had crackle or choppy audio in. I wind and and very low volume issues with the iPhone using it. And recently more wind issues than I would have thought. I Was hoping the GoPro with it would be more reliable yours seems sweet, love your whiting vids. Example wind chop. The talking bit at about a minute in. Horizontal jigging insanity kingfish shore jigging kingfish kzread.info/dash/bejne/lHxqx8qkhpvYYtY.html

  • @justinadams5159
    @justinadams5159 Жыл бұрын

    Enjoyed very much yr tutorial on Whiting fishing with poppers etc, me and a mate got a feed of Whiting couple days ago off a sandbar at Harrington with live nippers that we pumped in the Town 20 mins before, talk about idyllic times. I reckon you can’t go past live bait, with small little size 4 bait holder hooks and light line, I run a leader of 4 lb. There’s some flats that run for Kms locally that I want to get on in early morn wading with poppers. Gonna use the knowledge I learnt from yr tutorial. Maybe give one of the Daiwa Slippery Dogs a go, how do you rate them?

  • @mylurebox

    @mylurebox

    Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful stuff mate. Yep the live baits on light gear are hard to beat for sure. The topwater lures can be a lot of fun and different kinda challenge to get the visual bite going. ;)

  • @MrKen1187
    @MrKen11874 жыл бұрын

    Main to leader knot i will use a double uni (5-6 turns) on line up to 8lb some times 10lb, but for any thing heavier i go the fg. On the lighter line it still travels through the guides smoothly 👍🎣

  • @mylurebox

    @mylurebox

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Ken ;) that’s the kinda thing I was hoping I’d hear back in the comments. Good to see. Cheers

  • @MrKen1187

    @MrKen1187

    4 жыл бұрын

    mylurebox no probs, hope it work well for you

  • @sweatyjester
    @sweatyjester4 жыл бұрын

    I find FGs super hard to tie in light stuff but they are strong and help with the casting distance. Just wish I could tie them quicker

  • @mylurebox

    @mylurebox

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah they’re a bit fumbly. I usually tie em at home and if they snap then I can’t be bothered on the water. Hahah

  • @patrickcarlin3015
    @patrickcarlin30152 жыл бұрын

    Yes they are literally "Loving" the big lures.... lmao!

  • @1Brengun
    @1Brengun4 жыл бұрын

    Perhaps its the rainless Summer but I have not seen a legal sized whiting for months. If you want to fish in a lot of sun, come to Burrum Heads. We've missed the rain so far. Unfortunately there hasn't been much of a crabbing or prawn season due to the dry either.

  • @mylurebox

    @mylurebox

    4 жыл бұрын

    It’s such a bugger. I’ve had a much slower season pertly because of it too. Though just today... flooding rain like backyards are fully under.

  • @annehealy5132
    @annehealy51324 жыл бұрын

    John Thanks again for the video. Regarding an easy knot, if you search KZread using "easy braid to mono knot" there is a video about a minute and a half by a gentleman with a German accent - I have used this knot for a couple of years without any failures - you can tie it with your eyes closed. It must have some limitations or everyone would be using it!Regards Stirling M

  • @JT-vm5ww

    @JT-vm5ww

    4 жыл бұрын

    Anne Healy I used to use it, did some test, it only goes to around 60-70% of the line strength. Now I use the FG which is I believe 100% but never done any test with the FG

  • @pitatidmarsh286
    @pitatidmarsh2864 жыл бұрын

    203 viewer love your work John always great videos mate keep up the great work

  • @mylurebox

    @mylurebox

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot mate :) stoked to know you’re enjoying em

  • @garthdimock6619
    @garthdimock66192 жыл бұрын

    Hey , really enjoy your very informative videos, they make me want to get my gear out and go fishing myself, but l have a major issue with a lot of tangles when casting with light gear, l would really appreciate any help you may be able to offer. Thanks for sharing your expertise cheers.

  • @jaykeinnes6793

    @jaykeinnes6793

    Жыл бұрын

    Can be your reel, I've noticed diawas on the cheaper end get wayyyy more wind knots than my shimanos, to the point I've given all 4 budget diawas I've had away. Make sure you are trimming tags on leader knots very closely as they can get caught on guides for half a second and it causes the braid behind it to loop up. Maybe trying running all your line out and winding it back on under good tension as it may have a lot of twist in it, can do this by throwing off a jetty etc and let the tide take a float away from you and wind it back on

  • @Yurik_Hunt
    @Yurik_Hunt4 жыл бұрын

    Albright Knot works great for the lighter stuff.

  • @mylurebox

    @mylurebox

    4 жыл бұрын

    I agree. That’s what I used to run moreso

  • @greatwhitesfishingadventur2273
    @greatwhitesfishingadventur22734 жыл бұрын

    Light gear, 10lb and under, I use a "Nail Knot" !!! Got a small Nail Knot tool !!! Super strong, and really thin !!

  • @steiny3353

    @steiny3353

    4 жыл бұрын

    Michael Shaw I just googled your "Nail Knot tool" and found it very interesting. Looking at it, it's basically making a uni knot. I've got a partially disabled left hand (car accident) and I more often than not have a hard time doing my preferred double uni knot when tying braid to leader. (not in a Fly fishing scenario), but with a bit of imagination, this tool could be used to give the same outcome.....or am I wrong? ie. do the mainline braid tie first, then spin the tool around and do the leader tie next, then snug them up. boy ! that would make life a lot easier for me if it's doable. I've never even heard of a nail knot, pardon my ignorance.

  • @peteh7966

    @peteh7966

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@steiny3353 Been using a Tie Fast nail Knot tool for a few years now, very neat, small knot, never had one fail. When you're eyesight's not too good, these tools are brilliant.

  • @steiny3353

    @steiny3353

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@peteh7966 I have just ordered one mate. It will be handy to have in the tackle box, even if I don't use it much. How would they be for heavier lines ? If you gave it a few more wraps, wouldn't it have a similar effect to a FG knot ?

  • @peteh7966

    @peteh7966

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@steiny3353 Yeah, it looks similar, I just like using the tool as it keeps everything together which is handy when tying it in windy conditions.Not sure about heavier lines, the heaviest braid I'm using is 8lb and the leader at the absolute most would be 15lb, so works fine for me.

  • @perrysfishing
    @perrysfishing4 жыл бұрын

    Great video have you tried the zerek popzilla 50mm in bone white?

  • @mylurebox

    @mylurebox

    4 жыл бұрын

    Perry’s Fishing not yet mate. I’ll have to give it a crack ;)

  • @perrysfishing

    @perrysfishing

    4 жыл бұрын

    Be sure that you give it a crack because the biggest whiting i caught on them was 35cm but you do have to put assist on it

  • @perrysfishing

    @perrysfishing

    4 жыл бұрын

    And leave the front treble but they also work in sovereign island for bream around the pontoons

  • @mylurebox

    @mylurebox

    4 жыл бұрын

    Good to hear Perry. Cheers

  • @ocdfishingaus268
    @ocdfishingaus2683 жыл бұрын

    Uni to uni for thin line myself. Tie it in 1 minutes. FG anything over 15lb

  • @anterra1147
    @anterra11474 жыл бұрын

    Slim beauty for me. Easy to tie quickly. Cheers

  • @mylurebox

    @mylurebox

    4 жыл бұрын

    Good to hear.

  • @peteh7966

    @peteh7966

    4 жыл бұрын

    I tried the slim beauty but could never get it to work in lighter lines (my eyesight's not the best), so went with the nail knot tool, never looked back.

  • @anterra1147

    @anterra1147

    4 жыл бұрын

    Confused NewFriend with light braid I usually wrap 12 down eleven back. You can even double the braid as well which I done before. Cheers

  • @peternohlmans4588
    @peternohlmans45884 жыл бұрын

    hi john CLINCH KNOT is the way to go using poppers

  • @mylurebox

    @mylurebox

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot Peter ;) I’ll give it a go

  • @patrickcarlin3015
    @patrickcarlin30152 жыл бұрын

    Also i fish 3lb leader for 3m flatties... not joking.

  • @sonnyjim7579
    @sonnyjim75794 жыл бұрын

    Some of those whiting would make great shark bait haha

  • @mylurebox

    @mylurebox

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha. 100% that and Jacks ;)

  • @jaydatson4277
    @jaydatson42774 жыл бұрын

    Yer ky I fish with that young fella some times

  • @andrew19682008
    @andrew196820084 жыл бұрын

    Probably the shoal passing the lure and getting hooked up?

  • @mylurebox

    @mylurebox

    4 жыл бұрын

    Could be eh. Pretty loose

  • @andrew19682008

    @andrew19682008

    4 жыл бұрын

    But a catch is a catch!😂

  • @andrew19682008

    @andrew19682008

    4 жыл бұрын

    Have you had a chance to try chasebaits ultimate squid or savage gear 3d swim squid? Be nice to see them working in your climate.

  • @ringboypunk
    @ringboypunk4 жыл бұрын

    Double uni knot for any line under 15lb :)

  • @aussie_fishcatcha9583

    @aussie_fishcatcha9583

    3 жыл бұрын

    agreed

  • @ianfarr-wharton1000
    @ianfarr-wharton10004 жыл бұрын

    Best whiting rig is the old trout rig on a spining reel. Bubble float with a bit of water in it and two trout flys and one small split shot. You will get whiting one after the other.

  • @lukesticklen6955
    @lukesticklen69554 жыл бұрын

    Just hop out of the boat and go get my sugar pen🤣🤣🤣

  • @mylurebox

    @mylurebox

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hahahaaa. So funny. Just keep rollin’ never mind the ‘#~ck ups.

  • @rileyweiss3088
    @rileyweiss30884 жыл бұрын

    If you want to catch sharks mate just look up team mad mullet. 👍

  • @mylurebox

    @mylurebox

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Riley. I’m gonna have to check em out

  • @rileyweiss3088

    @rileyweiss3088

    4 жыл бұрын

    mylurebox no worries mate.