Re: BOOM TIMES AHEAD FOR KING GEORGE WHITING
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 8:58 pm
3 flathead,cobby wrote:I'd rather 3 Whiting than 10 Snapper personally...
3 squid
1gumbo
Ahead of ten snapper..
3 squid
1gumbo
Ahead of ten snapper..
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3 flathead,cobby wrote:I'd rather 3 Whiting than 10 Snapper personally...
Very true. However, the same could be said about snapper and it's well known that they are predominately migratory. I can't help but to feel VFA haven't quite got it right with the whiting lifecycle story we are being told.4liters wrote:They're around. It's just like everything else, they slow down over the cooler months. I assume that's because the water temp slows their metabolism and reduces their energy consumption, and need for food.Redhunter wrote:Based on "research" from VFA, they claim whiting stay in the bay most of their lives, before venturing offshore when they get close to the 50cm mark. If that is actually correct, there should be good numbers available in the bays all year round. I don't understand why there aren't?? Bigger numbers are usually available between xmas and winter, which makes no sense as far as what VFA tell us. Am I missing something??
I rather 3 whiting then nothingcobby wrote:I'd rather 3 Whiting than 10 Snapper personally...
They are, but the resident 'winter reds' become a lot harder to target too, with a very narrow bite window and tentative takes of the bait. You could use flathead as an example too, they aren't migratory but they do certainly slow down.Redhunter wrote:Very true. However, the same could be said about snapper and it's well known that they are predominately migratory. I can't help but to feel VFA haven't quite got it right with the whiting lifecycle story we are being told.4liters wrote:They're around. It's just like everything else, they slow down over the cooler months. I assume that's because the water temp slows their metabolism and reduces their energy consumption, and need for food.Redhunter wrote:Based on "research" from VFA, they claim whiting stay in the bay most of their lives, before venturing offshore when they get close to the 50cm mark. If that is actually correct, there should be good numbers available in the bays all year round. I don't understand why there aren't?? Bigger numbers are usually available between xmas and winter, which makes no sense as far as what VFA tell us. Am I missing something??