beach fishing

[fisholb]

I got a mms from my mate monday night. he went beach fishing down south from 6pm to 9pm. he managed to catch salmon tailor flathead on pilchards using a two hook rig. he got bitten off a dozen times but managed to land a 4kg tailor. its the biggest tailor i have seen. he was using a 40lb leader and two size 2/0 octopus hooks. The spot is pass the royal national park. sorry i cant say exactly where it is. ill upload the picture of the monster tailor as soon as i can download a copy to my pc.

[ifonly]

sounds like a monster of a tailor cant wait to see it

[jay83091]

4kg tailor!! wow!

what kind of bait did you use?

[Twinfisher 4.9]

Hi Jamsey, re bait question: did this not give you a clue "on pilchards using a two hook rig"

[rikkigilbey]

4kg! thats gotta be 80cm+ cant wait for the photo. speaking of weight to length, does anyone have a link to the website that gives you an estimate for weight for a given length?

cheers gilbey

[wchh]

I have caught some "big" tailors too but they were only about 45~50 cm. 4 kg of tailor is going to be the mother of all tailors! Well done!

Charles

[ross patti]

4kg! thats gotta be 80cm+ cant wait for the photo. speaking of weight to length, does anyone have a link to the website that gives you an estimate for weight for a given length?

cheers gilbey

Hey Gilbey . . . I'm pretty sure the info you are looking for is on the fisheries website.

[james7]

Here is an old FR report about big and record tailor.

"In Praise of Tailor"

As for the fish length and weight data table, it says a tailor with a fork length of 66cm would weigh about 4.2kg.

The biggest (Australian record) tailor I could find was caught in Shark Bay WA in 1981 and was 12.1kg.

Cheers

Peter

[J Hooked]

Here is an old FR report about big and record tailor.

"In Praise of Tailor"

As for the fish length and weight data table, it says a tailor with a fork length of 66cm would weigh about 4.2kg.

The biggest (Australian record) tailor I could find was caught in Shark Bay WA in 1981 and was 12.1kg.

Cheers

Peter

Wow! That's impressive.

[fisholb]

hi all,

below is the photo of the monster tailor...

[J Hooked]

hi all,

below is the photo of the monster tailor...

You've got that right. I'm Impressed!

[bump73]

speaking of weight to length, does anyone have a link to the website that gives you an estimate for weight for a given length?

cheers gilbey

here you go...

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/saltwater/weigh

Ben

[jsab5558]

If only you caught that on sunday for the Pirtek fishing challenge. That would have been hard to beat.

[jay83091]

WOW... HUGE!

[Tony B]

Awesome catch mate well done!

[rockfisherman]

If that thing bit your finger it wouldn't have and problem reaching the bone with a couple of head shakes.

[tumra]

thats a monster mate...

[aeb870]

Welldone, very impressive tailor

[Guest hawkesbass]

If your mates want a spot kept a secret dont take photos in front off buildings i can name the beach off the photo as for tailor they move with the bait schools so if the bait moves they wont be on a particular beach or area for long

[denzor]

cracker of a Taylor!!!!

[trunklegs]

Fantastic fish! Would have run well! Well done!

[benm]

If your mates want a spot kept a secret dont take photos in front off buildings i can name the beach off the photo as for tailor they move with the bait schools so if the bait moves they wont be on a particular beach or area for long

Funny you say that... I couldn't recognise the spot from the photo yesterday, until I did some beach fishing this morning and thought of your comment!

[BMac]

That is a serious Chopper. Would have been so much fun. Well done!!!!

[Spooooled]

Monster taylorrr biggest ive seen

[cowan-cowboy]

Nice one how long was it?