toyrnr Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 (edited) Caught this 65cm flatty this morning at around 1.30am on the high tide on a decent size butterflied tailor. Scoffed the whole thing down. Cheers Nick I put up this post on my iphone then realised i couldnt upload pics sorry guys Edited June 11, 2012 by MALLIOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjc123 Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Big flattie on a tailor ! LOVE IT! Tailors got to be one of the most underated big fish baits. Most would catch a just legal tailor and not even think to use it as bait. It catches jews, big flatties, sharks and i've heard of big kings too! Also get big bream on the fillets! I swear by it since i got my first jew on one ! Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashisnothereman Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 i got a 71cm one the other night on whole pilchard. i think they like the rain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooooled Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 greatwork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niicholas.nguyen Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 Looking nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyrnr Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 Big flattie on a tailor ! LOVE IT! Tailors got to be one of the most underated big fish baits. Most would catch a just legal tailor and not even think to use it as bait. It catches jews, big flatties, sharks and i've heard of big kings too! Also get big bream on the fillets! I swear by it since i got my first jew on one ! Cheers, Tom Thats true mack attack if i cant get my hands on any yellowtail then out go the tailor which are just as good. Like you said everything eats them. Everything ive caught on yellowtail i have caught on tailor. jews, sharks etc cheers mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyrnr Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 i got a 71cm one the other night on whole pilchard. i think they like the rain I think your right ashisnotherman. Maybe they like the murky water i dunno but good on you 71cm man mine looked big in person imagine yours. cheers mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyrnr Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 greatwork cheers spooled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashisnothereman Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I think your right ashisnotherman. Maybe they like the murky water i dunno but good on you 71cm man mine looked big in person imagine yours. cheers mate 65cm still impressive. Big ones are fun to fight on light gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Hooked Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 nice work your spot seems to produce the fish but r u putting them back or taking em home to eat? First a Jewie and now a Flattie, soon he will be illuminating! Great catch mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyrnr Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 nice work your spot seems to produce the fish but r u putting them back or taking em home to eat? its been doing alright lately man lol i usually take them home to eat if they are decent size but if they are just legal i usually throw them back. Whats the point of bringing home one 40cm flatty or bream. if im gonna eat i want stuff my face on a big fish lol thats what i recon anyways cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyrnr Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 First a Jewie and now a Flattie, soon he will be illuminating! Great catch mate! hahaaaa thanks mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashisnothereman Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 IMO its better to put the bigger fish back. i have read several papers suggesting recreational size limits are favouring smaller animals and therefore over time evolutionary forces will cause fish populations morphological features to become smaller. also life history events are changing causing animals to become fertile at a younger age but lowering their fecundancy. this also relates to nets used in commercial fishing. smaller fish can escape the mesh. interesting concepts i must say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rigga Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 IMO its better to put the bigger fish back. i have read several papers suggesting recreational size limits are favouring smaller animals and therefore over time evolutionary forces will cause fish populations morphological features to become smaller. also life history events are changing causing animals to become fertile at a younger age but lowering their fecundancy. this also relates to nets used in commercial fishing. smaller fish can escape the mesh. interesting concepts i must say. Yeah, i can understand where your coming from, im studying marine biology at UTS and my demonstrator was talking about impacts on fishes when they are caught and released pretty interesting, a small fact was at protected estuaries fish were 1.3x size bigger then normal fish and fish population were 3x more abundant. (damn procrastination) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James12345 Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Does that happen to be abbotsford wharf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyrnr Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 Woww thanks for the facts guys very interesting I'll keep that in mind Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyrnr Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 Does that happen to be abbotsford wharf? Na it's not abbotsford wharf mate same water but Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashisnothereman Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 ultimately recreational size limits are probably better than none. rather have small fish than no fish at all! i think i know that wharf, i caught a disgusting catfish there and never went back haah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw9635 Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Great work, btw the subject says fatty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyrnr Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 Great work, btw the subject says fatty Haha woops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyrnr Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 ultimately recreational size limits are probably better than none. rather have small fish than no fish at all! i think i know that wharf, i caught a disgusting catfish there and never went back haah. God I hate bloody catfish lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyrnr Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 ultimately recreational size limits are probably better than none. rather have small fish than no fish at all! i think i know that wharf, i caught a disgusting catfish there and never went back haah. God I hate bloody catfish lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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