3 Nights Of TAILOR Fishing!!
Submitted by thebrett on Sat, 2012-06-02 13:11
For the last 3 nights from Tuesday the 29th till Thursday the 31st i have been landbased fishing for tailor of the beach at my fav spot and have done really well
1st Night = 1 Decent size tailor
2nd Night = Another 3 tailor 2 over the 50cm mark and one a bit smaller
3rd Night = Finally a Monster Greenback Weighing in at 3 1/2 Kg and 70cm in length
There big, there fat and very green
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dan.the.man
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good work
nice job mate great catch
big john
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Nice
Nice work thebrett.
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sea-kem
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Good work there mate, and
Good work there mate, and good sizes.That bottom one a Buff bream?
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thebrett
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thxs guys, yer buff bream,
thxs guys, yer buff bream, kept it for bait and john i was actualling using a 3 gang with mullie and with a star sinker setup on a 3 way swivel basic beach rig, worked really good
brg
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nice man,i hit it up on
nice man,i hit it up on sundown today and got a nice tailor and a huge skippy and those dudes fishing out on the reef are pretty game but they did well.
TheJettyRat
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Nice work you seem to be on a
Nice work you seem to be on a good run lately. I am going to throw a Waxwing around off the jetty next week at night time and see if they jump on that. The big ones seem to come out at night. Nothing like tailor fishing.
thebrett
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the big greenback tailor are
the big greenback tailor are mainly caught of the northern metro beaches, and in the winter they really fattern up and do well on the scales, im aiming for a over 90 cm tailor as my pb is at 80 cm
fishon
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Nice Brett your the tailor
Nice Brett your the tailor man of fishwrecked . Solid numbers down in mandurah my pb is just over 500 any tips for the big ones I usually fish for tailor at night and leave around 8 9 at night do you get the big ones a bit later or just put some more hours ??
thebrett
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well i fish right ontop of
well i fish right ontop of the reef, and i dont usually try only one setup, some nights i would try a basic 3 gang with mullie with a star sinker and do well, others i would baitcast mullies, try metals, poppers and recently trying stickbaits and i have caught on all, i notice some of the bigger tailor are a bit later after sunset, around 8:30 to 9, also dont get put off by the ocean, if it looks really rough and choppy stay cause the tailor love that way, and alway fish in a deep gutter, where i fish there are usually 2 or 3 gutters, and always be patient , be prepared to put in the hours, ive put in plenty of hours beach fishing and some nights ive fished for 4 hrs straight with no catch and just as im about to throw the towel in i hook a big fish, good luck and try the northern beaches from scabrough onwards,
fishon
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Cheers for the advice brett
Cheers for the advice brett apriciate it , there's lots of reef where I fish too and it surrounds a big sandy hole . I usually just use a running bean sinker to a swivel and a set of 4/0 gangs as I have had most sucsess like this , I've tryed to just bait casting mulies with no sinkers but it find I carnt get it far out enough or the big surf just brings it back in , will have to give metals and poppers ago , going to try when it's a bit rougher I usually give it a miss if there's too much wind , i went last night and got down to my last muilie and hadn't caught anything cast out and was just about to reel in and hooked one was a alright size and I wud love to give the northen beaches a crack but it's a bit of a hike from down here in mandurah .
Adam Gallash
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Congrats
Congrats Brett, rewarded for effort mate, well done.
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thebrett
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thxs i do put in heaps of
thxs i do put in heaps of hrs
thebrett
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4th night = Another decent
4th night = Another decent Size tailor
big john
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Nice
Nice work, love seeing reward for effort.
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thebrett
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put in the hours and u will
put in the hours and u will be rewarded, and thxs fir the comments guys really love hearing all you great feedback, thxs
AlwaysFishin
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I landed a nice one there
I landed a nice one there yesty morning, and apparently another guy got a couple around the 75cm mark. Also saw a guy land a nice one on plastic as well.
Just a tip Brett, not being a smart arse or anything, but if you are keeping your tailor for a feed, bleed them immediately and their eating quality will skyrocket. While tailor aren't everyone's cup of tea, I love a feed of fresh tailor and find that bleeding them is a necessity, as is freshness. Any longer than 24 hours and the quality deteriorates. I only keep what I will eat the same day.
The one I caught yesterday morning went into the smoker and holy shit, give it a go!!
thebrett
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yer i do bleed them when i
yer i do bleed them when i catch them.and clean them then and there i also noticed that tailor arnt good after its been in the freezer u have to eat them the same day u catch them to get thr best feed
thebrett
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This is what my tailor looks
This is what my tailor looks like after i have cooked it, smells and taste really good
Adam Gallash
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Interesting
Looks interesting, do tell us more about the cooking process. Nice work on the 4th effort as well.
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monstaf1sh
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This pic makes me hungry
This pic makes me hungry
thebrett
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we use spices to add more
we use spices to add more flavour to fish like tailor and salmon, i will post a recipe soon, makes a tailor and salmon tatse a hell of allot better, but must cook within a week of catch preferably the day off catch or day after and do not freeze tailor and salmon, bleed them both straight away on catch and clean then and there only put the fish in the fridge to keep fresh before cooking. (one way to tell that the tailor has gone bad a little is when u cook it, u dont get clean white flesh u get a brownish colour)
AlwaysFishin
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How do you bleed them? Not
How do you bleed them? Not picking at you but in all the pics it appears as though none of your fish have been bled. Ive always been taught to slit the throat after a headshot, do you do it different to this?
thebrett
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i take a photo first then
i take a photo first then bleed and clean fish straight after and not all the time i keep them to eat, sometimes i just keep some for fresh bait, hoping for a bigger fish, i do bleed them the same way
AlwaysFishin
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Yeah good call. Makes for a
Yeah good call. Makes for a better pic :)
SpinMeUp
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Top catches night after night
Top catches night after night but the second pick doesnt make sense if your bleeding them on catch straight away and clean then and there? It looks like your kitchen unless you are living right near the beach?
AlwaysFishin
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Yeah that's what I
Yeah that's what I thought.
The idea of bleeding a fish, or any animal for that matter, is to drain the blood from it while it is still circulating. If not done immediately, ie before the heart stops pumping blood, the blood coagulates throughout the flesh, seriously compromising the eating quality of the fish.
fishon
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That looks lovely mate would
That looks lovely mate would love to no the recipe as I don't usually eat the tailor I catch if I do I don't eat a lot of it . 4days on the run mate you do put a lot of effort it did u get down there tonight ??
thebrett
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nah diddnt go tonight but i
nah diddnt go tonight but i am tomorrow night and will fish in the rain if i have to like i usually do when it rains
Jim
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Well done mate, top local
Well done mate, top local fishing.
Not that it matters but I iki and just snip the first gill close to the mouth on both sides and you gotta dodge the blood! You cant even tell its been bled when you look at it.
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sonoftherock
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TheBrett - I love you! Seriously!
TheBrett - I love you! Seriously!
One question though... what's the biggest tailor you've seen lifted from the northern beaches?
fishon
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Any chance of that recipe
Any chance of that recipe bretto??
thebrett
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thxs, i have seen a tailor
thxs, i have seen a tailor over 1 mtr taken of the beach and that was a pritty amazing
ill get onto posting that recipe asap,
went fishing last night and hooked a monster mullet while chasing tailor on the metal slice, it weight 2kg and caught 2 others just under 1kg, there pritty good fresh bait and put on a great fight
fishon
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Nice work mate my biggest
Nice work mate my biggest tailor was caught on a fresh mullet fillet
thebrett
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how big was it and what did
how big was it and what did it go for on the scales
fishon
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Was just over 50 cm and did
Was just over 50 cm and did not have scales to weigh, released it too mate don't really rate them for eating quality