My Dad was an expert whiting fisherman (according to all his mates; he's just about to turn 92) and he grew up at Coolangatta in the 30's. He specialized in whiting because he recognized that pound for pound they are the best fighting fish in the ocean. Elbow slappers are awesome and the legendary blue nosed whiting that Dad and Granddad caught in the Tweed River reached 3-4 lb's. That's a whiting for northern parts of Australia. They caught them on soldier crabs of all things. Great stories. Flathead and whiting are my favourite fish to eat of the bread and butter species in that order. How blessed are we.
Great session. I have written to you in the past about going to Wooyoung Beach near Pottsville. We have 2 x 3piece roods and 2 x 30 size reels courtesy of Fishing World. They are kept in the boot of the car. We fish 6-8 lb line although my wife has an ultra thin 12lb Siglon line. We do what you do, but buy our worms as we are a bit past it to catch them We catch plenty of good whiting and bream but can give the dart a miss! I just use a ball sinker although I have star sinkers but they aren't in the boot.( I'll have to work out a way to get them into the boot!! My tackle box is a 5 compartment tray, with No 4 long shank Gamakatsu and 1/0 JW Bait keeper hooks, No. 3& 4 sinkers and No 10 swivels. It's a great way to spend a few hours You just don't need 30lb line for ordinary fish, do you. It's a bit long winded but I just wanted to share our story, much like yours. Thanks Roger.
Another masterclass roger. Yes the grubs leave rubbish at our fishing spots also, usually take away a couple of garbage bags of litter, every visit. Many places get locked and closed down thanks to the grubs.
Thanks Roger-after fishing round Ulladulla on holidays for years, mainly from boats, I’d never caught whiting from the surf beach ( had caught plenty of other species) watched a couple of your videos went down late this morning at Racecourse beach, a time I wouldn’t normally fish - tide on the way out- moved around the beach a bit and we are having whiting for dinner tonight!! Really enjoy your videos, thank you
Hi Roger, Jim in the states here. What you call ultralight, we call medium action. My ultralight rigs are around 5 feet long, tiny spinning reels and usually 4 pound test mono. I found an excellent place to catch Whiting on the back side of Pelican Island, just off the Gulf of Mexico.
Officially ultra light in australia is something like my daiwa td black capnrisky with my td black 2000 shallow spool reel & 4lb line. My ultralight rod is 1-3kg with a cast weight of 0.5-6grams. I think Roger was just speaking and saying it’s a lot lighter compared to what he usually uses, I don’t think it was the official category he was calling out. Cheers
Fishing for whiting is a Very fun experience specialty for first-timers and kids I’ve been thinking of it for a while by now to go fishing for whiting Here where I live from Oct to Dec is the season for whiting specialty 3/4 days after raining The species we have here won't grow that big like Australia I absolutely enjoyed watching you catching those little delicious bastards . Thank you for sharing Mr. Orborne From South of IRAN
Roger, great video! Have you tried fishing with the really light braided line with about 2 ft of fluorocarbon leader? You can have a similar experience but have a lot more sensitivity without the stretch you get with monofilament line. Give it a try...I think you will like it!
Hi Roger. I really enjoy your fishing videos! I never really had a lot of success in fishing, but I hope I learn enough for a good start when I return to Australia! Keep up the good work cheers Klaus!
The fish magnet strikes again! I need to take my whiting rod down to the beach and have a crack at the close gutters, I always opt for long casts hoping for a big salmon or flathead but this would be fun
Awesome video Roger. I fish a lot in canals and whatnot here on the Gold Coast and I've wanted to start beach fishing however thought I'd need some big rods and to cast really far. I use a 8lb line on 4-6kg rod and 2500 reel. So good to know. cheers!
Hi Roger. Yes one always get some anglers making a mess on the fishing spots, not minding the state of nature. At my fishing spot at one of our rivers here in South Africa the waste that I pick up is always more and bigger than my fish.
Another great video Rodger. Thanks for sharing mate. Some nice Whiting. Yes grubs leaving rubbish and when you breach them and issue and infringement they don’t like that at all 😂
Hi Rodger My son Levi and I watch your videos every week he is almost 4 and knows so much about fishing from your videos, I overheard him telling my wife about tides giving her info he got from you, I was hoping you could give Levi a shout out in a video we are from north sydney a huge fans
We enjoy your fishing trips and the beaches since we moved to the central west nsw. Have to wait til Xmas when we visit our kids and grandkids, maybe get a chance to get a day trip to the beach. Love your clips
The mind boggles how someone can seek out a secluded beach to enjoy nature and trash it when they leave… Thank you for another great video Roger. What size hook were you using?
awesum Rodger will have a crack on our beach's in Wa, garden worms should do the trick also ,used to catch brook trout in our local streams in nz using worms
Light line is the secret yes, i was fishing yesterday just in the river ballina me and my son caught 7 bream and 3 whiting in a couple of hours on 10lb line. There was a couple of kids there not hooking up at all they were using 15 lb line so the fish were shying away.
Hey Roger would you ever considering doing a fishing spot review or just a video explaining how to indetify good fishing spots and why they are good so people like me who don't have any popular spots nearby or a car to get around In to just use local areas to fish
Love you called out looking after the beaches mate. So many times I go fishing and end up taking waste back with me from someone else. I Highly recommend rogers paid group guys too. I did the beach and worming course and have had great success especially worming!
Roger when you set your rig this way, sharp edges on the star sinker will cut your line above the swivel and you lose all the gear. Always inspect your sinkers. Marty
By far my favourite way to beach fish is with my Schneider mag bream Rod, 5 1/2 inch Alvey and 6lb line. Even good sized salmon can be landed with patience.
The last few years I’ve been using 6 pound braid. It’s tough and you feel everything-no stretch. Need to learn some specific knots for braid and it can be tricky to untangle but it’s worth it.🤓
Hi Roger. I am a South Aussie. Really enjoyed this video. What size hooks are you using? Are they baitholders? Am contemplating your beach worming masterclass, am not a member at this stage. Do we need to hold membership for 6-12 months before can access the training videos & e-book?
The rubbish pisses me off to mate. I always end up with a bucket full of other people's crap almost every time I go to certain places. Chopper tailor when you lost your gear ?
@@RogerOsborneFishing I cursed myself. Went down the local river to see if I could get a sea run trout. Only got an eel.. some dirty sod left five empty beer cans in the last two days. Need to hand in there man card..and fishing gear I think..
Roger I've already watch more than 10 of your videos, all amazing! in this one I see you failing so many bites, Is there any particular reason because you are using your right hand?
Hi mate not insignificant at all, you have to have good shoes when you're using them so much! I wear marine shoes that I'm sure you can find at your local tackle store, or they are also listed here too: www.rogersfishing.com/gear-resources
Hey Roger, what do you do with the fish after you catch them? I've just gotten started and not sure if i should keep the fish alive in a bucket and dispatch when i finish my session or dispatch them straight away and bring down some ice with me or something to put them on. Thanks for your great videos
Gday roger l am from WA my wife and I go camping and we are also picking up other peoples rubbish and taking it home and put in our bins it’s very upsetting and disappointing to see our beautiful beaches and camp sites from GRUBS cheers Graham l religiously watch your program every Saturday
Hi Roger, Awesome video as always. I've never fished with worms before, so thought I'd give it a try. Just wandering if those worms are garden worms or beach worms? Also could beach worms be caught in the estuary close to the ocean on the sand flats? Thanks.
plenty of sand king george and many other species. Take a thigh fillet next time you go fishing and post results you will be amazed!!! Cheap, stays on the hook and they go nuts for it. Use thigh fillet though breast doesn't stay on the hook well!!
I don’t know if I’ve ever in my life had worms live for 3 days that I’ve caught, I keep mine in the cool out of the heat also, are you changing the sand daily Roger ?
@@RogerOsborneFishing ok, Roger. Yeah the good old days. Well nice to have had a one on one with you! Be blessed, and may your days be healthy and long. Your the best on fishing!? And I have watched many others! They don't really care to go into details about what they doing. Can't wait for your next video? I get it early Saturday in RSA
Hi new subscriber love the content one thing I have noticed watching your videos you don’t state where you are fishing it would be nice to include the locations
@@hartshomesteadaustralia3837 Yeah, I was wondering the same thing. He mentions Sydney a lot, so it is somewhere around there. There are hundreds of these little beaches along the East Coast of Australia. I live in Sydney and would like to start doing some fishing again.
Hi mate thanks for your comment and support! I am on the south coast of NSW and fish many beaches along the coast (including Sydney when I am there). They are honestly all great beaches to fish 👍🏼
Hello, I think there is an error with the rod used in the description. I have googkedthat rod and the line weight is much higher. What is the lake rod that you are using? Thanks
Hey Roger, Question please: If you only have your big rod with heavy line with you, will it also work if you just use a 8 lb leader in order to catch the Whiting?
My Dad was an expert whiting fisherman (according to all his mates; he's just about to turn 92) and he grew up at Coolangatta in the 30's. He specialized in whiting because he recognized that pound for pound they are the best fighting fish in the ocean. Elbow slappers are awesome and the legendary blue nosed whiting that Dad and Granddad caught in the Tweed River reached 3-4 lb's. That's a whiting for northern parts of Australia. They caught them on soldier crabs of all things. Great stories. Flathead and whiting are my favourite fish to eat of the bread and butter species in that order. How blessed are we.
Great session. I have written to you in the past about going to Wooyoung Beach near Pottsville.
We have 2 x 3piece roods and 2 x 30 size reels courtesy of Fishing World. They are kept in the boot of the car.
We fish 6-8 lb line although my wife has an ultra thin 12lb Siglon line.
We do what you do, but buy our worms as we are a bit past it to catch them
We catch plenty of good whiting and bream but can give the dart a miss!
I just use a ball sinker although I have star sinkers but they aren't in the boot.( I'll have to work out a way to get them into the boot!!
My tackle box is a 5 compartment tray, with No 4 long shank Gamakatsu and 1/0 JW Bait keeper hooks, No. 3& 4 sinkers and No 10 swivels.
It's a great way to spend a few hours
You just don't need 30lb line for ordinary fish, do you.
It's a bit long winded but I just wanted to share our story, much like yours.
Thanks Roger.
Hi Geoff, great to hear. Thank you for sharing, I appreciate it
Another masterclass roger. Yes the grubs leave rubbish at our fishing spots also, usually take away a couple of garbage bags of litter, every visit. Many places get locked and closed down thanks to the grubs.
Great stuff Roger. Yes people who leave rubbish Don t appreciate our great outdoors.
Hi i am from Trinidad & Tobago and i learn alot from you thank you and keep up the good work.
Thanks Roger-after fishing round Ulladulla on holidays for years, mainly from boats, I’d never caught whiting from the surf beach ( had caught plenty of other species) watched a couple of your videos went down late this morning at Racecourse beach, a time I wouldn’t normally fish - tide on the way out- moved around the beach a bit and we are having whiting for dinner tonight!! Really enjoy your videos, thank you
The third fish is a great whiting. Congratulations Roger. What a great spot you deduced.
Thanks mate. We certainly did find a great spot 👍🏼
Thank you Mr Osborne thank you beautiful video.
Beautiful moments.
You are very welcome
🙏🙋♂️🙂
Lovely little shore gutter. Congratulations on writing the first book on beach worms.
Really good to actually someone you can learn from and not just go on with rubbish, well done
With all that weed the tide had to be getting high. 😄 Thanks for another inspiring video Roger
Hi Roger, Jim in the states here. What you call ultralight, we call medium action. My ultralight rigs are around 5 feet long, tiny spinning reels and usually 4 pound test mono. I found an excellent place to catch Whiting on the back side of Pelican Island, just off the Gulf of Mexico.
Officially ultra light in australia is something like my daiwa td black capnrisky with my td black 2000 shallow spool reel & 4lb line. My ultralight rod is 1-3kg with a cast weight of 0.5-6grams. I think Roger was just speaking and saying it’s a lot lighter compared to what he usually uses, I don’t think it was the official category he was calling out. Cheers
Fishing for whiting is a Very fun experience specialty for first-timers and kids
I’ve been thinking of it for a while by now to go fishing for whiting
Here where I live from Oct to Dec is the season for whiting specialty 3/4 days after raining
The species we have here won't grow that big like Australia
I absolutely enjoyed watching you catching those little delicious bastards .
Thank you for sharing Mr. Orborne
From South of IRAN
Another great session, thanks Rodger
G'day Roger, your absolutely right, I have a small Alvey outfit with 8lb line for exactly this reason. Really enjoying your videos.
Great to hear!
Hey Rog thnx for being part of my Sat routine. Love your content. Cheers
Thanks for the support mate, I appreciate it a lot
I loved watching this, my gear is exactly the same and I’m learning to beach fish with this set up
Roger, great video! Have you tried fishing with the really light braided line with about 2 ft of fluorocarbon leader? You can have a similar experience but have a lot more sensitivity without the stretch you get with monofilament line. Give it a try...I think you will like it!
Hi Roger.
I really enjoy your fishing videos! I never really had a lot of success in fishing, but I hope I learn enough for a good start when I return to Australia!
Keep up the good work cheers Klaus!
Thank you Mr Osborne thank you beautiful video.
Beautiful moments.
You are very welcome
Hi roger would like to see you use lightweight small soft plastics on the beach and possibly hardbodies for tailor. Keep the good content coming 👍🏼
very nice whiting. Great video thanks Roger
Nice haul there Mate, good feed!!
Thanks 👍
The fish magnet strikes again! I need to take my whiting rod down to the beach and have a crack at the close gutters, I always opt for long casts hoping for a big salmon or flathead but this would be fun
Go for it!
Awesome thank you
I lived that bite at 9:45!
Awesome video Roger. I fish a lot in canals and whatnot here on the Gold Coast and I've wanted to start beach fishing however thought I'd need some big rods and to cast really far. I use a 8lb line on 4-6kg rod and 2500 reel. So good to know. cheers!
Thanks mate. Light tackle is certainly a lot of fun when it's not rough, let me know how you go in the surf? Happy beach fishing!
Hi Roger. Yes one always get some anglers making a mess on the fishing spots, not minding the state of nature.
At my fishing spot at one of our rivers here in South Africa the waste that I pick up is always more and bigger than my fish.
Another great video Rodger. Thanks for sharing mate. Some nice Whiting. Yes grubs leaving rubbish and when you breach them and issue and infringement they don’t like that at all 😂
Thanks 👍
Great to see you get into the whiting roger welldone mate .
Cheers mate we were very happy 👍🏼thanks for watching
Great show thanks Les from Perth WA 👏👏👏👀👀👀
Thanks for watching Les, I appreciate the support
Hi Rodger
My son Levi and I watch your videos every week he is almost 4 and knows so much about fishing from your videos, I overheard him telling my wife about tides giving her info he got from you, I was hoping you could give Levi a shout out in a video we are from north sydney a huge fans
Hi Jack, sure I'll make a note of it
@@RogerOsborneFishing Thanks Roger
We enjoy your fishing trips and the beaches since we moved to the central west nsw. Have to wait til Xmas when we visit our kids and grandkids, maybe get a chance to get a day trip to the beach. Love your clips
Thanks Janelle. Appreciate the support and all the best with your Christmas fishing trip!
Hey Roger, I've always felt like fishing the surf with light tackle is child's play...but you just showed me otherwise.. Nice one Roger
Excellent fishing Roger
Thanks 👍
Some of the best King George Ive caught were at night in winter off the beach in 2 feet of water at Phillip Island at slack tide using pippis.
We've had blue bottles here in Bulli...just a few on the beach. Hopefully surfers aren't getting stung
Fabulous viewing, could you do a comparison on shop purchase worms to fresh beach worms.
Please keep up the wonderful content, very therapeutic.
The mind boggles how someone can seek out a secluded beach to enjoy nature and trash it when they leave…
Thank you for another great video Roger. What size hook were you using?
I was using a size 2 worm hook
awesum Rodger will have a crack on our beach's in Wa, garden worms should do the trick also ,used to catch brook trout in our local streams in nz using worms
Sounds great!
Great video Roger we also pick up any rubbish and line that's been left on the beach 😊😊
Thanks 👍
Thanks! 🎣
Light line is the secret yes, i was fishing yesterday just in the river ballina me and my son caught 7 bream and 3 whiting in a couple of hours on 10lb line. There was a couple of kids there not hooking up at all they were using 15 lb line so the fish were shying away.
Very informative.
Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for sharing ☺️❤️
Thanks for watching!
Roger, another great video, I obviously try to cast out tooooo far.
Hey Roger would you ever considering doing a fishing spot review or just a video explaining how to indetify good fishing spots and why they are good so people like me who don't have any popular spots nearby or a car to get around In to just use local areas to fish
Love you called out looking after the beaches mate. So many times I go fishing and end up taking waste back with me from someone else. I Highly recommend rogers paid group guys too. I did the beach and worming course and have had great success especially worming!
Great little whiting session mate, seeing rubbish left behind on beaches and waterways is disappointing and it's becoming very common unfortunately.
Cheers mate, we were very disappointed with all the rubbish left there but it was definitely a great session apart from that 👍🏼
Not littering should be a question before you get off a plane. Some cultures don’t respect our land.
Roger when you set your rig this way, sharp edges on the star sinker will cut your line above the swivel and you lose all the gear. Always inspect your sinkers. Marty
Great video as always. Which thickness of fluorocarbon do you usually use for whiting? Or at least in that session?
🎉hello I love the fish you catch I hope to meet you someday
By far my favourite way to beach fish is with my Schneider mag bream Rod, 5 1/2 inch Alvey and 6lb line. Even good sized salmon can be landed with patience.
The last few years I’ve been using 6 pound braid. It’s tough and you feel everything-no stretch. Need to learn some specific knots for braid and it can be tricky to untangle but it’s worth it.🤓
Hi Roger. I am a South Aussie. Really enjoyed this video. What size hooks are you using? Are they baitholders? Am contemplating your beach worming masterclass, am not a member at this stage. Do we need to hold membership for 6-12 months before can access the training videos & e-book?
love to watch your video so much love from pakistan karachi
The rubbish pisses me off to mate. I always end up with a bucket full of other people's crap almost every time I go to certain places. Chopper tailor when you lost your gear ?
Possibly a Tailor
@@RogerOsborneFishing I cursed myself. Went down the local river to see if I could get a sea run trout. Only got an eel.. some dirty sod left five empty beer cans in the last two days. Need to hand in there man card..and fishing gear I think..
Hi Roger! Love your show. Could you possibly do an episode on fishing in a marina or off the rocks of a marina?
I purchased your worm course and i am going to subscribe to your other one as well
Roger I've already watch more than 10 of your videos, all amazing! in this one I see you failing so many bites, Is there any particular reason because you are using your right hand?
Great vid Roger, thanks for sharing. Have you ever caught whiting on pippis? Just wondering.
I rarely fish with Pipis
Roger, are the stingrays dangerous?
Roger, why not use heavier line (say 10 lb) and just have a lighter leader? Thanks for your videos, very informative.
I don't mind the challenge of the lighter line, you certainly get lots of bites!
Great session again Roger. May sem insignificant but what shoes do you wear when beach fishing?
Hi mate not insignificant at all, you have to have good shoes when you're using them so much! I wear marine shoes that I'm sure you can find at your local tackle store, or they are also listed here too: www.rogersfishing.com/gear-resources
Hey Roger, what do you do with the fish after you catch them? I've just gotten started and not sure if i should keep the fish alive in a bucket and dispatch when i finish my session or dispatch them straight away and bring down some ice with me or something to put them on. Thanks for your great videos
Gday roger l am from WA my wife and I go camping and we are also picking up other peoples rubbish and taking it home and put in our bins it’s very upsetting and disappointing to see our beautiful beaches and camp sites from GRUBS cheers Graham l religiously watch your program every Saturday
Hi Graham, thanks for watching, all the best
Thanks for all the info Roger..have you tried any soft plastic worms and how do you rate them compared to fresh..cheers..Dave
Not yet Dave, I'll have to try them
Hey mate enjoy the videos.
Do you think the sinker running on your main line is causing too much friction on 'light' line
Hi Roger, Awesome video as always. I've never fished with worms before, so thought I'd give it a try. Just wandering if those worms are garden worms or beach worms? Also could beach worms be caught in the estuary close to the ocean on the sand flats? Thanks.
Hey roger big fan , what’s the best place in Sydney for salmon fishing ?aswell as the best time to fish for salmon.
What beach would ya be at mate
Chicken thigh fillet works well for whiting as well as most other species!!!
Interesting! Have you caught Whiting on Chicken fillet !?
plenty of sand king george and many other species. Take a thigh fillet next time you go fishing and post results you will be amazed!!! Cheap, stays on the hook and they go nuts for it. Use thigh fillet though breast doesn't stay on the hook well!!
Mate do you eat nippers and if so is there a size have you tried them ? Not dam yabbies tje ines off tje beach
I don’t know if I’ve ever in my life had worms live for 3 days that I’ve caught, I keep mine in the cool out of the heat also, are you changing the sand daily Roger ?
Rob they were in the same sand as the day I caught them. I'm pretty happy they lasted 3 days
@@RogerOsborneFishing very impressive 👍
hi,Roger. when you were in south africa,did you find beach worms over there??
I was there surfing at the time
@@RogerOsborneFishing ok, Roger. Yeah the good old days. Well nice to have had a one on one with you! Be blessed, and may your days be healthy and long. Your the best on fishing!? And I have watched many others! They don't really care to go into details about what they doing. Can't wait for your next video? I get it early Saturday in RSA
is that a running sinker set up?
Roger, what is the brand of your rain jacket. Thanks.
It's actually a Shimano jacket
What size hooks are you using
Does your bait actually stay with that little star sinker? Whenever I go to the beach with light gear my stuff just gets dumped back onto the sand!
Would prawns as bait work for whiting
roger, please can you give us a idea where to get grips for shoes for rock fishing. we dont seem to have them here
Robbie there is a link on my website www.rogersfishing.com/gear-resources
Hi new subscriber love the content one thing I have noticed watching your videos you don’t state where you are fishing it would be nice to include the locations
HAHA, don't think he wants a 100 people fishing in his spot.
@@KangaJack-ns9gd I don’t mean the exact spot just town or state half the time I don’t know if his in nsw wa or Victoria that’s all I mean
@@hartshomesteadaustralia3837 Yeah, I was wondering the same thing. He mentions Sydney a lot, so it is somewhere around there. There are hundreds of these little beaches along the East Coast of Australia. I live in Sydney and would like to start doing some fishing again.
Hi mate thanks for your comment and support! I am on the south coast of NSW and fish many beaches along the coast (including Sydney when I am there). They are honestly all great beaches to fish 👍🏼
roger,i noted! you fish alot in late afternoon? is there a reason why you fish at that time of day??
I was just focusing on high tide on this occasion which was at 2:30pm
@@RogerOsborneFishing thanks Roger.
Can u catch beach worms at cronulla beach
Hello, I think there is an error with the rod used in the description. I have googkedthat rod and the line weight is much higher. What is the lake rod that you are using?
Thanks
The lake rod was a Shimano Anarchy 3-5kg
@@RogerOsborneFishing thank you Roger! I love your videos. I've just moved to Australia from the UK and looking to go beach fishing very soon
Hey Roger, Question please: If you only have your big rod with heavy line with you, will it also work if you just use a 8 lb leader in order to catch the Whiting?
Heavier line requires a heavier sinker
Johan, I don't think it would work. It is best to have a separate light rod.
@@RogerOsborneFishing Thanks for the answer, Roger.
I should get myself a light rod then, because it looks like good fun to catch some Whiting. 🙂
Sadly a lot fisho`s leave rubbish behind, discarded fishing tackle, line, bait bags/wrapping etc.
What beach is it
Roger your gonna upset people who say you only catch salmon.
Mulloway vid won’t be far away I think
Please tell us what beach this is and what state ?
NSW Ulladulla Area
@@RogerOsborneFishing Thank you. I wish we could catch Whiting off the beach in SA like that.
L e g e n d! But I was a bit disappointed….not a single salmon?!!
ha ha! I'm 100% sure I will catch more salmon in future videos. Thanks for watching mate 👍🏼
Mantab ,👍👍
Xwhy would people leave a bunch of crap in a beautiful place, because people are pigs. Thank you, Roger, for being a good steward!
Is there beach worms in Tasmania?
I don't know. You should give it a try
I caught 13 whiting in 20 minutes! They all had a black spot near their gill? Why's that Roger?
In hot weather worms will keep well in the fridge overnight
I'd like to see Roger fishing using mole crabs.
what's a mole crab?
@@RogerOsborneFishing I don't know what it's called in your place Roger, but the latin name is Emerita analoga. Some also call it sand crabs.
@@RogerOsborneFishing We use them to catch almost everything in the surf.
yeh people and littering do my head in
Famous last words. I lost all my gear. 🤣
cameraman is luckiest person tough