WazG Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Went out on Friday to try for a few Tailor (for the smoker) or Flathead.Started about 7am after waiting for the waterfront construction guys to leave the ramp(sick of them).Tried Burraneer them Bundeena for 1 squid & 1 Bonnie. Buy about 12:30 things weren't looking to good,so we headed back to Lilli Pilli to find the bay alive with surface fish feeding.The next 2 hours were very hectic with the Tailor between 35cm to 48cm plus a mack tuna as a surprise for the Port.Caught them at Port Stevens years ago but not inside in Sydney.After about 10 fish we were only keeping fish that were deeply hooked & damaged, even so we reached our bag limit(which is far to much work cleaning) without trying, & left them biteing.Just before the storm the whole of the bay between Lilli Pilli & Yowie Bay was alive with fish,just like I remember from Toooooo long ago.Plenty of fillets were enjoyed on a Sunday Barbie in the rain.Just for those that don't rate Tailor on the plate, keep the fillets in the fridge for a day, then skin & cook,keeping them firms the flesh up making skinning easy & done in a tempura batter they are delicious... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cut_loose Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Wow thats awesome. Im yet to have had that much luck the Hacking, Hopefully next time ! Well done P.S i love the smoked tailor .. beautiful ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 How do they go smoked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Sounds like you were on the water at just the right time before the storm. A hot Tailor session like that is a whole load of fun. Did you stick a hook in one & send it out live? You're right about the eating qualities of the humble tailor. Terrible if frozen but if bled when caught & kept fresh they are delicious. They are also my fave fish in the smoker box by a long way. Nice report & well done. Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Well done buddy, that's a top haul of choppers.. Congrats.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tumra Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 there have been plenty of tailor in th hacking lately, but i have only been getting 30 cm models.... good to see you were able to get the bigger specimens!!! greats stuff mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WazG Posted February 15, 2010 Author Share Posted February 15, 2010 How do they go smoked? They're very taste smoked & any that are left over get broken up & used in a fish cake mix, really good.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAfisho Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 That's a frigate, not a mack tuna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WazG Posted February 16, 2010 Author Share Posted February 16, 2010 That's a frigate, not a mack tuna. I stand corrected, Frigate !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double pluggers Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 G-day wazg We get a good run of frigates at around this time every year. They are so much fun on the light gear or fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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