Day Of Halves! Stonker Whiting! | Sydney Fishing

[@MJermMer]

Best thing about Thursdays is Shrooms latest youtube upload.

[@ShroomFishing]

Haha thanks Michael! Love it! 🔥😁

[@hangyu0211]

A stonker whiting and NO "Karen" breathing down your neck - that's a success by anyone's definition, mate! : ) I bought a few surface lures the other day to catch some whitings myself. Haven't used them yet - fingers crossed.

[@ShroomFishing]

Haha, thanks James! I was tucked away in awkward spots in this one but I was on the lookout 😳 Me too, I mean I stocked up. Hoping to throw some and make a video 😄

[@hangyu0211]

@@ShroomFishing I think we will bump into each other one day. I fish most of the spots in your videos.

[@mrkanangra]

Great video mate - pity the river is polluted AF!. So sad in Sydney we have not done more to protect our waterways. I have fished Sydney Harbour and tributaries and also Botany, Georges, Hawkesbury, Pittwater , the Cox's, Jenolan River etc, etc, since I was 5 y.o ( I am 51 y.o now) - and we used to be able to eat ANY fish out of ANY system back in the 80's. The change in water quality and also bait fish and also species etc is astonishing. I mean I used to fish all around Kirribilli in the 80's and we used to both fish, and spearfish from Luna Park all the way around to the Sydney Yacht Squadron area - and there were tonnes of fish. Now it is sparse. Whiting fillets are about $50 AUD a kilogram at most reputable fishmongers, and it is one of the BEST fish to eat bar none, however along with Bream they are full of chemicals now. When I was a teenager - Fish & Chips were mostly "flake" - shark , and everyone loved it, but now it is Flathead - which back then was a "junk" fish - now it is over $40 AUD a kilo. We really need to lobby the government to do more to protect out waterways and fisheries......

[@ShroomFishing]

Thank you and awesome information! I can't believe how much it's changed and it doesnt seem all that long ago either how much better these systems were. We just gotta do our bit and be mindful of what we put in the water and take our rubbish with us. I think a little goes a long way and I'd like to think that the waterways in years to come will go back to their former glory

[@huntergorrell4020]

Love the bag shot, Good video as usual

[@ShroomFishing]

Haha thanks Hunter! I had a chuckle rewatching that part 😂

[@LilPetoz]

Abit of a late comment I didn’t comment the first time watching but was bored so rewatching it, you gotta give it to shroom he’s out here tryna get us top content in his wet gear knowing it will rain and he’s probably not even monitized yet and the commitment is real!

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks Petoz! Not sure how I missed this comment earlier... That's so awesome that you rewatched it!

[@thatgreekg1]

Shroom anyway you could let me know the location of where you caught the whiting??

[@rupertfahy]

Another great video shroom, can’t wait for more videos!

[@ShroomFishing]

Thank you Justin! I better get started on the next one soon 🔥

[@rupertfahy]

@@ShroomFishing Can’t wait!

[@hardyakka2461]

Hi Shroom I see a lot of ur vids are filmed at low tide is that coincidence or do you prefer to fish that part of the tide, another great vid thank’s in advance.

[@xero0430]

Hi shroom, do you have any recommendation on retrieving technique using hard body vibe for winter whiting?

[@ShroomFishing]

You mean like a metal blade? Small lifts with a lot of pauses. Also, those blades that have stinger hooks work very well too

[@Thonny]

Video keeps getting better and better! Nice dude 👍

[@ShroomFishing]

Thank you Thonny! They are getting better but nothing quite like yours! 🙏

[@serendipityfishing692]

Nice editing and fishing skills! Tight lines :-)

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks! I appreciate it!

[@thomasgowans3837]

Whiting on poppers is my favourite way. Absolute beast of a whiting you caught. Had to be around the 900g-1kg range.🤙🤙🤙

[@ShroomFishing]

So addictive that surface bite is when the whiting are pulling back hard!

[@1311theman]

Hi Shroom! Awesome video, I’ve been playing about with my edge rod these days too - learning from the pro haha!

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks JS Lee. This is not a good video to learn from; I hit the rod against a tree on a cast 😮😅

[@indigofox72]

Awesome quality upload as usual. Editing is getting better and better. The bag shot was awesome. Gee that was a stonker whiting. So fat. Keep it up mate it’s awesome content 😎👍🏼🎣

[@ShroomFishing]

Thank you Indigo Fox 72! I've been trying to improve them every week and I've been pleased with the results! 😄

[@tuoihoctro1]

Enjoy watching your videos mate. Keep posting please .

[@ShroomFishing]

Thank you! Will get started on the next video! 🔥

[@breamlures]

Wicked intro mate, great video Shroom!

[@ShroomFishing]

Thank you Adam! I appreciate the kind words. It makes it all worthwhile 🙏👍

[@Jorre-Fisk]

Hey mate!! Damn your editing is getting so good!! Keep up the awesome work

[@ShroomFishing]

Glad you like it! I'm always experimenting 👍

[@Jorre-Fisk]

@@ShroomFishing any chance of a meet and greet session one day I'll be there for sure hah

[@flickwithmick]

Shroom you out here makin movies bruh!

[@ShroomFishing]

Haha thanks Mick! G rated! 😁

[@AndrewFishman]

Darn nice whiting there mate! Great fun getting onto the whales in the shallows. Nice job. Favourite way of chasing whiting is surface lures over seagrass on sandflats.

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks Andrew! Was hoping to tee off on them on surface but they weren't tuned in that day haha. Definitely an awesome way to chase them and it's got to be one of my favourites 👌

[@AndrewFishman]

@@ShroomFishing Yeah, they can be a bit finicky like that. I like an evening high as it floods for surface popping them. On the back flow I prefer to use plastics or twitch minnows.

[@ShroomFishing]

Yes me too. I need to get some more poppers. I just realised I've got nothing but walkers left haha

[@AndrewFishman]

@@ShroomFishing Gotta love that moment you go to tie something on and realise you have to restock. I have reached that point with spinner baits and inline spinners.

[@allreadydone]

Legend Shroom! Great editing and vids

[@ShroomFishing]

I appreciate it allreadydone! 🙏

[@joeyboudib2802]

Hey mate love your vids.. just a question what size rod do you run ? How long should I be casting my 1/20 and 1/16 jigheads I can’t seem to get em out too far...

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks Joey. I'm using a 6-8lb 7' rod but in general a 3-6 or 4-8lb rod is the ideal line class. You should be able to get a really long cast on 1/16 and sufficiently long cast on 1/20. Are you using braid? Also if you are, it should be very think around 0.6PE

[@joeyboudib2802]

Yeh mate I’m only fishing with a 6”6 with 4lb braid 6lb leader on one rod and I have a 6”8 with 8lb braid and 10lb leader..

[@davidsheldonfishing9726]

Enjoyed that Shroom, nicely done mate i'm a bait man myself usually beach worm love them yellowfins. Shall try the lures one day Cheers David.

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks a lot David! That's a fun way to chase them 👍

[@chuckingmetalfishing485]

Awesome video, cheers for the inspo to chase some whiting this season 🤙

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks mate! Was hoping to nail a few on top. It's a good time for it 🤙

[@THEFISHINGMAFIA]

Well done shroom. Great session mate

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks THE FISHING MAFIA! It hit the spot 😎

[@27852]

Great catch

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks FlightEdits 🔥🤙

[@27852]

@@ShroomFishing no problem. How's karen?

[@anthonycox1870]

Doing the hard yards produced again. Awsome fish champion. I have a few MMD splash prawns and only cast them about 5 times and haven't caught anything on them yet. So hopefully I can land a giant like yours. Great video again. 🎣👍🎣👍.

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks Anthony! I was chuffed with that elbow slapper of a whiting. I'll give mine a run at some stage and see how that goes 🔥🔥🔥

[@anthonycox1870]

@@ShroomFishing cheers mate. What leader strenght will you use for the splash prawn. Do you still use 6 lb or up it to 8 or 10 lb for surface lures. And do you switch to a mono leader when using surface lures or stick with FC?

[@ShroomFishing]

@@anthonycox1870 FC out of habit. Mono can be better. If I use FC usually out of laziness so I cut it shorter to not weigh it down as much. 4-10lb depending on terrain. If it's wide open flats with smaller class of fish I might go the 4lb which is rare for me. If it's against oyster-encrusted rocks, I might do 8 or 10lb.

[@anthonycox1870]

@@ShroomFishing thanks for that champion, I was talking to Dave at complete angler Villawood, (my local ), last week about struggling to catch bream at the moment and he straight away mentioned you and told me to watch your videos. And I said I have been for ages now. And learning heaps. Told me what a great bloke you are and nothing but good things to say about you and your videos. Great guy Dave it too, him and Daniel have really looked after me and guided me in a good direction with my gear. Anyway - Keep it up champ.

[@mrkanangra]

I need to make another comment - that Whiting you caught at 8:40 is an absolute Clydesdale!!!!

[@ShroomFishing]

Thank you! I don't get too many at that size!

[@hoodlumhunter]

Another great video shroom. Its been too long since my last solid whiting.

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks Moonman! I hope you get an elbow slapper this Summer! 🔥

[@AbuNuh27]

What a horse mate! Great stuff. I’ve seen King George Whiting like that in person off the coast of SA

[@ShroomFishing]

Cheers Sean! I can't imagine how well those King George Whiting fight! 😄

[@AbuNuh27]

@@ShroomFishing almost as good as they taste!

[@jasonleemhuis4128]

Just stumbled upon the karen video, immediately subbed, nice channel mate

[@ShroomFishing]

Awesome Jason! Welcome 👍

[@mohammadbarbour3248]

Yoo, that editing tho. Great job!!!

[@ShroomFishing]

I appreciate it Mohammad! 😁

[@mohammadbarbour3248]

@@ShroomFishing I thought l was watching a Daiwa commercial 😂

[@ShroomFishing]

@@mohammadbarbour3248 Thanks Mohammad! I can't match that quality but I'm glad to have a similar effect 😄

[@danielmegahey7571]

Hey shroom sick whiting they go hard hey.... what pound leader are you using?

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks Colt! I was using 10lb at that stage. 6lb earlier in the sesh 👍

[@jamesclain_]

What a whopper whiting. Great video Shroom!

[@ShroomFishing]

Thank you James! A certified elbow slapper 👌

[@omarel-arja294]

Back at it again shroom and what a whopper whiting

[@ShroomFishing]

I appreciate it Omar! Really happy with that whiting 😁

[@indosydneyfishing]

Can’t wait to watch it after work bro! Sweet

[@ShroomFishing]

Haha thanks Owenz! Have a good one! 🤙

[@indosydneyfishing]

"when you need to go for a flick, you just do" I totally agreed with that statement. Doesn't matter rain/cold/hot, nothing will stop ya. 👍✌

[@MM-rm5nv]

Cracking video buddy

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks M M

[@thedestroyerboy2061]

Now that a big whiting 🔥🔥

[@ShroomFishing]

Haha big boy whiting 🔥🔥🔥

[@dannyboi5360]

what rod and reel setup are you using?

[@ShroomFishing]

I'm using an Edge Black Widow 6-8lb 7' with a Daiwa Exist 2000S-P

[@philipseiler224]

Hi Shroom, great vid once again! Does your reel seat on your Edge damage your reel foot?

[@ShroomFishing]

Yes Phillip. I wrap it up with tape. It's a hallmark of those screw-style locking mechanisms.

[@pipegunMan]

Hi. May I know what camera do you use?

[@ShroomFishing]

I used two cameras here; GoPro hero7 black and Sony a6400. Details in the description 👍

[@harrytran2758]

Great content btw good job mate

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks!

[@robtaylorshotwater]

Nice fishing!

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks 👍

[@shiftyzq]

Hey shroom love the edit on this one :) where do you buy your plastics from btw?

[@ShroomFishing]

Thannk you Dung Pham! I buy from a variety of places, online and in stores such as local independents and big chains (BCF, Anaconda).

[@jedrhodes2513]

That's insane

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks Sean 🤙

[@mohammedmourad6392]

Nice fish excellent video keep it up

[@ShroomFishing]

Thank you Mohammed! Will do 👍

[@adamheazlett1179]

Are they not strong fish big sand whiting

[@lynn911able]

Nice work bro

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks EL - hajj 🔥

[@AUSdean01]

havent caught a whiting yet but if history is anything to go off next time i go out ill catch one now hahaha what a stonker man good work

[@ShroomFishing]

Haha that's so true Dean, I have no doubts you'll get one shortly 😄

[@AUSdean01]

@@ShroomFishing haha happens every time still cracking fish on the hardbodys though got 6 little snapper today up in pittwater

[@ShroomFishing]

@@AUSdean01 haha nice. They are fun when they are thick

[@AUSdean01]

@@ShroomFishing yeah only had baby ones but god they fought as hard as some legal bream ive had lol

[@markrigg6623]

You were probably sliced off on something sharp. This is the problem with fluoro carbon. Its only 10 % harder than nylon which doesn't save you. But its knot durability is only about 50 % of nylon. So there's a big penalty trade off using it. Me, I'll take the knot strength option.

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks Mark! I think so too; it kind of bogged down for a fraction of a second before popping. Probably cut on sharp section of log or something. Yep, the FC didn't save me here 👍

[@redlobster968]

Very epic

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks Abraham! 🔥

[@davidshaul5265]

The old Parra whiting ,, people cant believe that they grow that big ,, ive found thats about your usual size , high 30s to low 40s . 👍

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks David! Always a good day getting one of them whiting! 👍

[@zhoujoe9960]

what size of hook you use

[@ShroomFishing]

Hi Zhou, I used size #2 in this video

[@mik2220]

Nice!!

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks Mik 👍

[@maldrury8313]

Take care on those rocks they are very slippery (Guess how I found out!)

[@ShroomFishing]

Haha oh no...! Yep I have found the same Mal. I do have a technique in getting around slippery places but it's very slippery there for sure 👀

[@chontruong4073]

Nice bro 😁

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks Chon 😄

[@harrytran2758]

Could you do a video at chipping norton???

[@ShroomFishing]

Yes Harry, check my latest video!

[@mahmouddoudar449]

What weight you using

[@ShroomFishing]

1/16oz size #2 jighead

[@mahmouddoudar449]

Cheers mate

[@weisnguyen2489]

where are you from my fr?? i'm from viet nam.

[@georgefisher1719]

Sydney harbour

[@hookedupdownunder887]

Hey shroom you ever been trout fishing?

[@ShroomFishing]

Yes, I didn't go last year but I'm hoping to go again sometime in the Autumn. I love it! 🔥

[@hookedupdownunder887]

Did you catch?

[@ShroomFishing]

@@hookedupdownunder887 Yep, caught a small rainbow on a fly and a few small ones on plastics/wooden hardbodies over the years

[@hookedupdownunder887]

@@ShroomFishing oh nice id like to take ya one day !

[@flynnjdjdjdjdhdhdhhd1110]

New subscriber

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks MTB Bros!

[@flynnjdjdjdjdhdhdhhd1110]

@@ShroomFishing all good

[@小賤賤-v2n]

生態好棒 台灣都沒這麼大的尖梭 羨慕啊😍

[@ShroomFishing]

Thank you mate!

[@Kwame_chukwu13]

Ant tips for finding a good spot

[@ShroomFishing]

That's a big and broad question. A good for a live stream 👍

[@indigofox72]

Good to get on google maps and google earth and check out potential spots then go suss it out. That’s half the challenge and half the fun.

[@Vas1984]

What i would do 1. Check the wind, weather and tide 2. Check google maps and pick 3 or 4 spots not too far apart where the wind will behind you 3. Try them out around high tide as many spots aren't fishable at low

[@Kwame_chukwu13]

Thanks for all the tips

[@mattl4631]

Nice

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks Matt 🤙

[@mudfishm2056]

1:20 name of the fish?

[@ShroomFishing]

Those crazy looking fish are flathead

[@malikb3]

Hey bro are you related to Alice TV? 😊

[@ShroomFishing]

Hey Malik, not at all

[@timrosenthal46]

Ripper whiting mate ....

[@ShroomFishing]

I was pleased with that Tim! It was a nice outcome for the effort!

[@animalstory6326]

that fish is very yummy at thailand

[@ShroomFishing]

Nice one mate!

[@robivan4126]

I’m sure you’ve been asked 101 times but do you ever keep fish to eat?

[@ShroomFishing]

Sometimes Rob but rarely. I need to keep a fish for a catch and cook that everyone keeps asking for haha

[@clintlong5268]

Nice edited intro

[@ShroomFishing]

Thank you Clint! I'm stoked to hear that 🙏

[@clintlong5268]

My intros are shit

[@williesyafa1449]

Try to mullet fishing please

[@ShroomFishing]

One done Willie. Awesome fun

[@-fishingvideos-liorben-hai2447]

Beutfull

[@ShroomFishing]

Thank you mate! 🙌

[@AndrewFishman]

Hi ben-haiim. GOod to see you mate :)

[@-fishingvideos-liorben-hai2447]

Hi bro 🤙

[@lyndon4367]

Those bees are native bees bro they don’t sting 🤙

[@ShroomFishing]

Oh nice. I wasn't sure, they looked subdued when I first saw them but when I looked closely, I had a few buzzing around my head haha

[@lyndon4367]

@@ShroomFishing I couldn’t see too well but if they’re small and black they are a native kind. Cool find anyway hhaha

[@alyvaly2659]

i’ve never been fishing

[@ShroomFishing]

It's a great hobby!

[@alyvaly2659]

yeah i should try it

[@supalueman]

Hearing your rod hitting that tree trunk hurt me

[@ShroomFishing]

Was like getting a 5/0 hook through the hand 😳

[@hugueschinaydyichevalier31]

Aye I’m the first

[@ShroomFishing]

First! 🥇

[@HaiFishing]

Any chance of future catch and cook videos?

[@ShroomFishing]

I've been aiming to do one this Summer and thanks for reminding me Hai 👍

[@anguslee2737]

thought the thumbnail was a woman

[@ShroomFishing]

I can see that 🤔

[@relaxedape]

Me too, nice vids mate!

[@mantismantis9212]

Its a shame you can't eat them from there ..horrible polluted river

[@ShroomFishing]

Yeah, catch and release only here

[@adamheazlett1179]

If you are scaredy cat get some waders and get in the water

[@ShroomFishing]

I've waded it but that mud is insane. Feet can sink about 1 foot into it