mrsswordfisherman Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 A lovely Hawkesbury arvo catching school Jews, tailor and here come the hairtail. Just missing the cries and yelling from fishraiders. Sadly it is just us and a Super Yacht called Fideles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itchin'faFishin' Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Any date set yet for the social ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ace1223 Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 They sure are on I've been hitting Hawkesbury up past weeks and have not left empty handed :)))$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDory Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Where did that bait board come from??? I thought bait was banned from the good ship Fishraider! (As well as my chicken schnitzel sandwiches) JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 I recognise that spot! Nice work guys. Looking like a nice day on the water! Probably not as cold as the usual social. Hope you land monster! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farvos Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Good catch. Anytips on catching them and where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rah Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Great work guys. Beautiful arvo for it. How did the tally end up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellzy94 Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 They're certainly around earlier this year! Looking forward to get out chasing them soon. Cheers, Wellzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_naughty Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 The last 4 weekend we have found them on and the schools are big as long as you can keep the bait up to them they will stay around but when you get a boat full of hairies and teeth trying to eat you it is very hard to keep the bait in the water and then they are gone have to wait till they return even with burly they don't stay I will be back out on Saturday night having a go again in the cold cold night. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share Posted May 5, 2017 21 hours ago, JohnDory said: Where did that bait board come from??? I thought bait was banned from the good ship Fishraider! (As well as my chicken schnitzel sandwiches) JD It is pretty much the only time we allow bait onboard Dave. The boat had to be gernied today and cleaned from head to toe. I have spent several hours washing all our stinking clothes etc Its a hard life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Hi Donna and Stewy, what sort of rig is used to catch the Hairtail. Think I read somewhere that they swim vertically in the water column. Is that right? Do you eat the ones you catch? Cheers, Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted May 5, 2017 Author Share Posted May 5, 2017 Thanks guys we had a really enjoyable arvo/evening. We got there at around 3ish and left about 8 . We caught several and threw them back. I had a hugeeeeee one on and lost it and swordie did not catch any hairtail at all He caught a few tailor and small jewies, very small not worth talking about @Farvos we went to Waratah Bay then onto Jerusalem Bay. Scratchie yes it was Fishraider Strait of course and as we sat there waiting alone in total silence I reflected on all our socials where we all sat in the cold of night yelling across the way at each other, great fun memories. I wanted to yell out when I caught one each time out of habit but realised we were the only ones there!! It was a really good session and we enjoyed the fresh air and the weather was not too cold. Take your favourite burley mix, some pillies or livies and go get em raiders. There is a great article on the art of hairtailing here in our Articles section http://www.fishraider.com.au/article/how-catch-hairtail/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedricculio Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Nice article .... Yes 5 is more than enough, 10 is definitely too many .... Think about tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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