Chopper/ Tailor / Greenback???
Submitted by TonyT on Tue, 2011-04-19 10:19
Hey folks,
Basically all i want to know is when does a tailor become classed as a greenback?
Chopper im assuming is the smaller undersized ones at 30cm or under?
and Greenbacks maybe over 60cm?
Just want to clarify this thats all.
Cheers.
Spence
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They change in colour around
They change in colour around the 50-60cm mark, where they go from a blueish tinge colour to a greenish colour on the upper side/back. Hence the term greenback. Thats my understanding.
it stands out when you unexpectingly catch a big one among smallers specimens.
chopper i think may be a loosely used term for smaller models, or not greenbacks.
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TonyT
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ok Spence , cheers for that
ok Spence , cheers for that mate, just time now to catch some greenbacks, looks like the bigger 1s are defo a bit further up north judging from the reports on here. eg kalbarri way.
Nelly
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In my experience they become
In my experience they become a greenback at around 50cm+About another 3 weeks and the jumbo's should start turning up in close.Some good ones metro's but up north definitely turns up more.Nothing better than throwing poppers on a freezing still morning for Jumbo tailor...my favourite.
lemur
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location
hey nelly im also a tailor nut and i fish north quite alot , i definatly agree that the large numbers of tailor are north
TonyT
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Hey Lemur, How much north are
Hey Lemur,
How much north are you talking 2 rocks north or like kalbarri north?
Cheers
Leemo
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only need to go 2 rocks mate
only need to go 2 rocks mate ;)
bludgin' since 94'
buschy
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Different understanding...
From my relatively limited experience it doesn't seem to be an issue of size and maturity. I have caught a number of tailor around the 50cm that are pure silver and others 20cm-30cm that have the darkest green backs you have ever seen.
The thing of note is that the darker tailor have been caught around areas where there are significant weedbeds (eg. Leeman) - so I'm assuming that it is a characteristic or trait that is predominantly environmental?
Cheers,
Buschy
mannablue
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Still plenty of big tailor
Still plenty of big tailor metro if you know where to look, but to be honest no one's silly enough to state on a public forum where!
50 to 60cm specimens aren't unusual, 70 to 80cm models seem to be seasonal...80+ are rare nowadays but occasionally taken.
Look for deeper reef ledges with whitewater and if you hit them at the right time you'll find some eventually.
Can also see buschy's point, environment has a lot to do with colouring. But given that the majority of larger tailor I've ever encountered have come from darker reefy area's their colouring has normally been quite dark on the back...hence the term greenbacks.I personally reckon your estimate of 60cms is pretty close to being a classified greenback, at that size they'd be most likely taking shelter and spending most of their time in darker reefy area's which would affect their colouring.
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