Hairtail

[fishergirl]

Hi Guys, hubby and the father in law went out for a fish in WB they we're expecting plenty on boats being a Friday night, when they got there not one boat to be found, they caught 10 losing another 5, longest being 1.8 meters, they got all fish just on dark, plenty of burley a must, using live yellowtail and pillys, they left at 8 pm pic not the best using the phone, tight lines all...

[Robofish]

Hi,

what burley do they use?

David

[campr]

Hi Where is please WB ?

[fishergirl]

Hi guys, the burley not sure i purchased it in a block from the local tackle store, and location was waratah bay, tight lines all, i have a pic on my i-phone but dont know how to upload it...

[GaryO]

Are hairtail commonly that long? People would often catch pike eels and think they were hairtail.

[gianniz]

Are hairtail commonly that long? People would often catch pike eels and think they were hairtail.

yup hair tails can get big! plus from what i have seen so far, the size of these mystical creatures have doubled from last years stock

[trunklegs]

Hey fishergirl.

Great to hear! Obviously 'they' are out there. so time to get out. Nice to hear that it was not too crowded. Thanks for the tips too.

Trunklegs

[GaryO]

yup hair tails can get big! plus from what i have seen so far, the size of these mystical creatures have doubled from last years stock

http://www.fishraider.com.au/Invision/index.php?showtopic=12423

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Im not here to be an A hole but to me they arent very common at that size ... the Raider record above for instance is well below , If i cant see a pic showing size and actual SPECIES ill just accept it as a maybe

sorry Fishgirl

Edited May 21, 2012 by GaryO

[GaryO]

Here is a pike eel caught while on a nights jew fishing outing, ive lost count off how many of these we have landed. As you can see they are very similar .

Edited May 21, 2012 by GaryO

[fishergirl]

Sorry to upset you garyo looks like a certain hairtail to me what do you think ??????

[fishergirl]

have caught many over the years and have not seen them as big and thick as this year, only got one photo of the first two caught.....

[mimyo]

That's great news and awesome catch on the hairys. I was going to go for Jew tonight but might have to change my plans now! Mmmm bbq hairtail for origin night... Yum

[mrsswordfisherman]

have caught many over the years and have not seen them as big and thick as this year, only got one photo of the first two caught.....

Good on you fishergirl and shame on you GaryO for doubting a woman

Let's hope the Fishraider Hairtail Social brings on lots of captures

[jaysondanielgraham]

That's great news and awesome catch on the hairys. I was going to go for Jew tonight but might have to change my plans now! Mmmm bbq hairtail for origin night... Yum

Can i come over that sound awesome

[plummo]

Just to show the difference.

This eel was caught in JB last year

Edited May 21, 2012 by Plummo Boy

[GaryO]

Doesnt upset me at all Fishgirl, i was just seeking clafication which u have shown me. As i mentioned i wasnt trying be smart about it. Anyway if there are some biggies about lets hope someone can go about posting up a new record for everyone else to aspire to beat .

Gaz

[mimyo]

Got out there last night and got 2 hairies at 1.3 long, and dropped at least 10. They will go on the Barbie tonight at half time. Also released 1 soapie, 4 big greenbacks and a scumbo! Thank you fishergirl for your report it inspired me to get out there! I've got pics of the hairies on my fone and wouldn't have a clue how to upload them.

Cheers

Mim

[justlookingnow]

I'm going for hairtail at walsh bay land base on friday night for 1st time can someone advise me on tackle setup i need please .

[J Hooked]

Solid looking hairies!

[Canary05]

How do you tell the difference between a pike eel and the real thing?

[gianniz]

they look similar but hairtail is chromy silver and their face looks different. Hair tail doesn't have a eel face and it's teeth are more fangy.

[GOOS]

Them some large hair tail. I was trying to tee up a hairtail session this weekend but plans got canceled. My question is how long do you think the hairies will stick around for? I don't think I'll be going till mid June.. Cheers

[fishergirl]

Defishent

I went out again last night,landed 10 lost at least 15 id be getting out ASAP they should be around for a bit,its crazy though theres a place i fish a bit and i caught a couple of big hairtail at xmas time just gone, so they have been around for a bit....

[sinbad66]

for the novices! me being one

hairtail rig that worked for us last year was 3-5kg line to a 12-18inch wire trace with 3-4 gangs dependant on pilly size

we attached a green glow stick but ive heard red work best [cant say either way]

if needed a a weight above trace to get it down

i really should get my 9yr old to tell you he caught em all even though we all had the same rigs

his idea was let dad bait it

let dad cast it

wake up when dad screamed

and just wind the sukker in!

im gonna hit Waratah this saturday and try and get a 2 mt specimen

watch out for hawkwind if ya out

cheers