sails Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Hi Raiders, just a quick update. I visited my favourite local spot on the northern beaches late yesterday afternoon with my small flick stick and some silver wobblers. As I arrived the tailer were jumping , as if they were pleased to see me!! I quickly sent out my lure and got three fish on three casts . After that I lost a heap as the hooks pulled, and finally gave it away around 6.50pm. I didnt have the camera with me, but the larger one was about 40cm. Went back there again this afternoon, and had to wait for the fish to come on, but eventually they did. First hit was a trevally that I lost as i was lifting it out of the water. The next five fish which were tailer were all lost , either as I attempted to lift them, or they managed to shake the lure . I finally figured out that I had the drag too tight , and as soon as I loosened it I began to land fish. I bagged 5 good fish and still lost a lot, before I gave it away as the water turned muddy brown from the run off from the squall that came through. You can see in the second pic the small fish they were feeding on, and my lure which was the right size for the time. Yesterday they were feeding on small gar, and I was using the same small lure. Interesting , if you look close, you can see that both small fish have been bitten just behind the dorsal fins. Most of the others I retrieved from the gut of the tailer had the same injury, with a couple of the smaller ones swallowed whole with no damage. Had tailer for dinner this evening, beautiful!! Hope to try again tomorrow. tight lines. Sails Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squid hunter Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 great looking fish there sails regards Squid Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennmreid Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Nice feed of tailor. Looks like you had a great session. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zephi Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Nicely done, I gotta try spinning for tailor one day... Been catching a couple on plastics, and they're just annoying. Although I haven't caught any at that size so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olitay Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 nice fish those Tailor. go well on the plate too! well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkymalinky Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Nice looking feed of fish Sails. Next time out, try swapping the trebles on your lures for singles... Gamakatsu make some lure singles (with an 'in-line' extra large eye). I used to have the same problem with tailor until I switched. The hook-up rate is slightly lower... maybe 2 hook-ups out of 3 hits instead of 4 out of 5 or so... but I only lose maybe 1 fish in 8 or 10 instead of about 2 in 5. Cheers, Slinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WANNAFISH Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Nice looking tailors you got there. Dont you love it when the fish cooperate with what u want. GOOD JOB!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Well done Cam - great looking fish! Try smoking some - they are really nice. Leaving Kingaroy today to head towards Wuruma and Cania Dams! Should get away from the rain today! Been raining here since we arrived on Monday. Cheerio Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deano2233 Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 love the tailor. i saw heaps being taken in the woronora on the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratbag Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Arrr yes light flick stick and Tailor. too much fun. The injury's are caursed buy the way Tailor feed.They crippel there pray fist.Don't call them Tailor for nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Good to see your getting onto a few fish, well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donjuarez Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Well done Sails! some good back to back sessions! AJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewgaffer Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Well done Sails there are some nice take home tailor in that lot Cam, we are very keen on the more decent size tailor in my household.... also it might be a good time for you to have a top of the tide down jew session and use a couple of good size tailor fillets up there while the big tailor are still running....... Cheers jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saad Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 G'day, That's an awesome catch, Mate If u dun mind telling, I live around central coast, is there any good spot for spinning for tailor apart from avoca!! Luv to catch them on spinning!!!!!! Cheers, SAAD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Well done mate, that's a nice haul of choppers.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkymalinky Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Well done Cam - great looking fish! Try smoking some - they are really nice. Leaving Kingaroy today to head towards Wuruma and Cania Dams! Should get away from the rain today! Been raining here since we arrived on Monday. Cheerio Roberta But even if you can find big enough papers they're a bugger to light! Cheers, Slinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tide'n'knots Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 well done cam - I know how much you and christine love eating fish but I dont think I could resist trying for a big beach jew with fresh tailor fillets!! you must have had a ball catching them on a light flick stick. Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now