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11-08-2008, 06:33 PM
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Location: marshfield
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whiting
anyone got a picture of what one looks like. i've googled whiting and it seems to be a generic name for a bunch of species. i've caught a number of little critters lately, while bottom and tuna fishing, that i can't identify. i see the comm boats working the edge of the swc and was told that was what they're targeting. also what size sabiki should i use for them as i was told recently the big ones make good tuna bait.
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11-08-2008, 08:34 PM
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Location: 14000 / 44031.5
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http://www.fishingnj.org/prohake.htm
I've had the best luck using a white feathered sibiki, but the bigger ones will eat mackeral rigs no problem.
Caught my largest giant on a chunk of one of them. Excellent live bait.
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11-08-2008, 08:38 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: On my boat
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We piched up a few last week while bottom jigging when we set up to shark fish.
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11-08-2008, 09:08 PM
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Location: N. H. Seacoast
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The statement in the link attached above "it is not an important quarry of the sportsfishermen." would not have been true in the 60s when they were plentiful off the NJ coast. This was the number one target of the winter party boat fleet, along with ling. It's only true today because like many other fish their numbers are way down. Smoked whiting was sold in most fish markets and bars along the Jersey shore.
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11-10-2008, 03:08 PM
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Location: Bikini Bottom
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Here's a link to "Fishes of the Gulf of Maine", which I believe was taken from an old book, great source for identifying fish, and although the drawings are not in color the descriptions are excellent.
http://www.gma.org/fogm/ |
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11-10-2008, 03:27 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: marshfield
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thanks boys. we'll be out there tomorrow
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11-11-2008, 02:31 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Newtown, CT
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Sabiki rigs? we used to use 4/0 hooks for them. A big one can be 3 feet long! They are coming back, but leave the little guys alone, please!
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11-12-2008, 09:58 PM
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Location: stoughton, ma
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Good luck Paul. Watch out, those little buggers have very sharp teeth.
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11-12-2008, 11:06 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: N. Shore MA
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From what I've heard the stripers seem to enjoy these too and they used to come into the canal many years ago. My father has a few old original gibbs plugs and they're brown to try and match the whiting or hake (or so I'm told). I've caught some cod fishing not too far from Boston Light on jigs and teasers. I've also heard they are quite tasty.
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11-13-2008, 08:56 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: trying for Truro
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I've been catching them the last couple of weeks at last light off of the beach on little swimmers and tins. They are feeding on sand eels. If I get some tonight/tomorrow they are going to find the bottom of the fry pan. Just small ones, maybe 10-12" tops. Aggressive, but not much of a fight.
Hit an exotic hat trick last Saturday - schoolie, mackerel & whiting.
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11-14-2008, 01:12 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: whaling city
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How about a picture? I have always heard of frost fish but never seen one.
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