Fish Whisperer 0 Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 Has anyone had any luck using the frozen silver whiting baits that come out of NSW - they look great and stay on the hooks well but so far have not produced a bite for me - salmon trout fillets still working though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cal 480 Posted November 7, 2008 Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 G"day fish whisperer,never heard of those coming from NSW,but I have seen my old man use live silver whiting caught off the beach with awesome results in years go by.And have gutted mullies caught from YP beaches and found them as well as Sand Crabs in their guts,in fact pretty well every YP and SE Mully I"ve ever caught has had Sandys in them.But excuse my ignorance but if ST fillets are doing the job,why would you wanna use something else.You must of heard the old saying "If it aint broke dont fix it"Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fish Whisperer 0 Posted November 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2008 thanks for the old timer's advice- I am interested in these as a back up on trips when fresh baits are hard to get - as an alternative to pillies - I have used plenty of fresh silvers with great results out west(if I dont eat them first!)these frozen ones are a good size but slightly darker than than locals and come frozen in a vac pac of about 16 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fish Whisperer 0 Posted November 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2008 Hi waterboy - I've seen the saury in the freezer but not tempted cos they are not a local fish - going out tonight for some fresh bait for this weeks full moon sessionsFish Whisperer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brooksey_134 1 Posted November 11, 2008 Report Share Posted November 11, 2008 has anyone had any luk catching bibies on mulet wen ther butter fyled??? trying them at salt creek soon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fish Whisperer 0 Posted November 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 mullet are hard to get at present - still having good results on the salmon trout though - was also trying the old lacing the fillet with tuna oil trick(syringe and needle) but after 3 eagle rays last week I might give this a miss - plenty of small kindergaten mulloway(returned of course) and 1 good gummy though - all at salt creek on the full mooncheersfish whisperer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brooksey_134 1 Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 nice mate, was the gummy on salmon????? and ar ther any biga mullies geting about Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fish Whisperer 0 Posted November 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Hi there brooksey_134 -yes the gummy was on fresh salmon trout fillet and 3 snooded 8/0 mustad penetrators- these are good sharp hooks - my last good fish (15kg) had two of the snood through the skin just in front of the anus and they held well- it was like pulling in a 50 lb eagle ray as he was side on all the time in the rip. I heard there were a couple of medium sized Mulloway around (18-30lb) - but not on my line - getting way too popular down at salt creek - mid week and I could still see 20+ rods from my location - however, good to see all the juvenile mulloway around though, just hope they all get put back in CheersFish Whisperer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brooksey_134 1 Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 spewin thers lots of people dwn ther atm .hissy. do u live near ther or something fish whisper???? ya sure do know the place Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sheza 0 Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 Agree there waterboy Saurys good mulloway bait stay on hook better and alot better then pilchars Quote Link to post Share on other sites
4loveoffishing 0 Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 where do i purchase this biat it sounds really good an like to give it a try Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Saltiga5 3 Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 Around Victor harbour yacht club casting from the beach i can catch upto a dozen silver whitting in about 30min.The best bait is live bait caught from the location you are going to fish, even if it's a 10cm tommy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thefunkychicken 0 Posted June 8, 2010 Report Share Posted June 8, 2010 As previously mentioned, the Saury is a good bait. I was always partial to The Humble Pilchard - or as I prefer to call them The Smelly Muellie - for tailor, mulloway, snapper, kingfish, blue bone over in WA so I kinda continued that over here. Now, I use a smattering of Pilchard or Saury depending on a gut feeling that frequently does not work.Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kingie08 0 Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 we used pillies and sauries this season. My bro got a 45lb on the humble pillie, but the Saury stays on the hook much longer in the surf. my mate got a 61 pounder and i got a 35lb on Saury. There my new favourite dead bat for jews, they stay together extremly well, have high oil content & are nice size and colour. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rickster 0 Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 whats a saury mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thefunkychicken 0 Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 It's a 25cm long, Pilchard looking type thing that stinks real bad and is loved by Mulloway, Salmon, Snapper, Shark and pretty much everything else.They are a lot bigger than a Pilchard and a lot more durable, especially after being frozen, thawed and refrozen a couple of times.They can be found at most tackle shops. I have seen them sold out occasionally but that's been rare.Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Savagelip 4 Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 They imported? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bent87 0 Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 My favourite is big thick bloody salmon fillets cut triangularly, a live salmon trout, or a big fresh squid head. Thats in a perfect world though...i normally use pillies as stand by bait, those Sauries sound like they are worth a go for sure Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thefunkychicken 0 Posted December 20, 2010 Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 I don't think they are found in nature's buffet here in SA. I have heard a loose comment that the bait that we buy here has been caught in QLD but I am totally not sure where they're from really. Savagelip 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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