WHITING - go shallow or go home! (VERY OLD SCHOOL GEAR)

[@geoffsaunders7458]

I have the same outfit myself, with an Alvey reel I bought as a teenager in the 1970s. We are both still going strong. I love the sensitivity of the direct line feed, especially when targeting whiting.

[@willkitching]

Hey Geoff, wow that is awesome mate! They are such tough reels, almost unbreakable! 😁 I agree with you there, it’s great to be able to be directly connected to the fish, feeling everything. So much fun! Tight lines mate 👍🎣

[@lauchlanguddy1004]

Best gear ever,, simple and hand on to great grand kids, never breaks, no maintenance, best control, winches up cliffs.. the only reel.

[@willkitching]

Hey Lauchlan, you’re spot on there mate! These are reels that my grandfather used and they are still out there catching fish, no other reel could do that! They are awesome, and will never be beaten. Tight lines and thanks for watching 😁👍🎣

[@johns7929]

Not "old school gear" but the right gear ! Bought my first Alvey reel 43 years ago ..... and it's still going strong.

[@willkitching]

Yes mate, there aren't any reels out there like them. Can dunk them fully in salt water for 40 years and they are still the toughest reel around! Thanks for watching mate, and keep slaying them on the original Alveys!!

[@Northisbest]

@@willkitching Yeah that beauty mate

[@lauchlanguddy1004]

agree...

[@BasicFishingNZ]

haha awesome video. so gr8 to b able to catch a feed with such basic setups

[@willkitching]

Cheers mate!! Yeah 100% it's so epic and such fun. It gives you a real connection with the fish 👍

[@kbangfpv6226]

Love the old gear that's all I use cause I found it in council pick on side of road still using it 5-6 years later

[@willkitching]

Yeah for sure! Sounds like you hit the jackpot then 😉

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Nice little session mate. Loving the old alveys 👌

[@willkitching]

Cheers mate! Simple, effective, and fun way of fishing. Gonna try and catch a Mackerel on 8lb with them before the season ends! 😂

[@MurrayCrabbFishing]

Nice little clip mate, love the old alvey’s Fun idea mate. Top stuff

[@willkitching]

Cheers mate I appreciate it! Yeah it's great fun, and still gets the job done. 👌

[@Familyman0838]

Great vid fellas bit a grease on ya reel though that seeking goes right through ye

[@willkitching]

Cheers mate! And hahaha will do, you're not wrong 😂 thanks Adam, tight lines.

[@geoffjones1209]

Poor Dad, that looked like a bloody good Tinga too. Great vid Mate, Cheers and Tightlines to ya's

[@willkitching]

Hahahah too right, it was the fish of the day mate, only one we lost too 😂 cheers Geoff, tight lines 🎣

[@BassBros8]

Cool video man!! Looked like fun out there👍

[@willkitching]

Hey boys!! Yeah super fun little session on the flats, plenty more different videos to come too. I just checked out your channel and wow, there are some cracking fish you guys catch! I think I'll have to start calling all my bigger fish toads from now on hey 😉

[@BassBros8]

Will Kitching thanks man!! And yes for sure😂

[@theSeoulist]

Great video. I’m new to the area and want to have a go at whiting. Can you let me know where this is? Thanks!

[@willkitching]

Hey mate, thanks for the kind words! 👌 I appreciate it. This is on the Gold Coast broadwater at Southport. Almost all of the sandbanks in there have Whiting like this on them. Fish the shallows like in this video, the people that don't catch fish are fishing too deep. You can drift the channels between banks too around low tide but as the tide comes in and first starts covering the banks, fish the shallows. Hope this helps mate if you have any other questions let me know !

[@GaryBoy-m1n]

will is that a 4 or 5" alvey you and your dad is using there

[@willkitching]

G’day mate! The Alveys we use in the estuary are 5” mate. When I was growing up Dad gave me a little 4” Alvey on a smaller rod! The 5” Alveys are perfect though 👍

[@TheRealMrCods]

The gear doesnt matter. Its all about the bait and the hook. I catch whiting on all of my gear. Even my shark rod catches whiting lol

[@willkitching]

Yeah for sure mate. You can catch big fish on small hooks but you can't catch small fish on big hooks. Cheers for the comment as always MrCods 👍

[@damieno224]

Ah Alveys....... just like normal fishing but, A) with that stability and sure-footedness that you can only get with an alvey or by strapping a pizza oven to the rear rod grip, B) no annoying bite-offs with alveys' guaranteed mackerel-free retrieve ratio, and C) a chance to utilise and fully appreciate the inadequacy of swivels as any more than just a sinker stop! Lol.

[@willkitching]

HAHAHAH classic mate, I had a good laugh at this comment 😂😂 I might even screenshot it and add it into another video if you don't mind 😂 cheers for the comment mate, appreciate it! 🎣

[@damieno224]

LOL, yeah mate it was all fresh to me cos only a week before i'd been up the Nerang, broadwater, and seaway targeting thumpers with a bionic-fingered mate who was working his alveys on the other side of the boat, and copping a hard time from me on his choice of gear. He was having the last laugh tho, outfished me 3 to 1....and he's still telling me about it haha. Feel free to use any of my material bud.... pardon the pun, but screenshot "at Will" ;) A bit of Alvey history before i go..... I actually have one of the very first, pre-production prototypes passed down from my pop. I dunno exactly how old it is, but i guarantee its the oldest one in existence. Think its been carved from dried brontosaurus poo.... can tell by the bits of corn in it.

[@lauchlanguddy1004]

squeak squeak squeak

[@JT-vm5ww]

I know it sounds far fetched but you never know

[@westfishos4276]

great video Will and what fabulous fishing. you guys have some great places over their in the east. what are the old rods you are using?? brand, size etc....cheers mate from West fisho

[@westfishos4276]

@@willkitching I found the Black Queen Deluxe on ebay. I have just had one delivered but I'm yet to use it. The weather has been a bit up and down here of late and with juggling work haven't had a chance to use it. I'll give it a crack soon as I can matched up with an Alvey 500A. Some 6lb line and simple ball sinker rig down to a long shank size 6 hook. let you know how I go with it. take care bud.

[@willkitching]

@@westfishos4276 Hey awesome to hear mate, I'm glad you found one! They feel a bit different to your average modern day rod but they are awesome, especially when matched with an Alvey. I hope you land some cracking fish on it!! Let me know how you go. Cheers, Will

[@pointmieser]

Tune

[@willkitching]

Yeah I like it mate, suits fishing vids!

[@JT-vm5ww]

Just wondering did you find this song thru my video? :)

[@willkitching]

Hey mate, it's a pretty rare song but I actually found it off Timmy Turtle hahaha! Cheers for the comment JT 👍

[@MurrayCrabbFishing]

Have heard this on st least a dozen KZbin videos. It’s a great little tune 👍🏼👍🏼

[@JT-vm5ww]

Murray Crabb Fishing welp :/

[@thexboxfarmer2144]

Do you own a fighting belt?

[@willkitching]

G'day Dayne, what's a fighting belt?

[@michaeleverton4882]

A rod bucket belt, the rod end fits into it! 🎣

[@thexboxfarmer2144]

Y an alvey

[@willkitching]

For the fun and sport of it Daynos!

[@thexboxfarmer2144]

Ha ha ha