Kalbarri Last Week
Just got back from a few days at the Barri last week, and what a bloody great spot! Started out fishing Oyster Reef for the first few days catching and releasing the sort of Tailor Kalbarri's famous for. All but 2 went back over those 3 days as they didn't recover too well, but were much enjoyed for lunch and dinner. Fish went off the bite when the stormy weather and the northerly winds picked up, but managed to get boat trip in up around Sand Patch on our last day where we all caught one fish each. One of which, the pinkie was saved for dinner. Overall what an awesome spot.
Fishing Oysters we were using Stickbaits and Poppers, with the odd bibbed lure making an appearance.
Always awesome watching Tailor fight over your lure.
Not one under 62cms, with most around the 70-75cm mark, and the biggest at 80cms.
We tagged the Dhuie too. 51cm. Can't wait to see how he goes!
Cheers!
Wazza.
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Nice mate
Nice fish mate.On average how many casts with a popper till u hooked up on a tailor?
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Wazza79
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Effort = Results
Yeah mate, wasn't easy, but was definetly all about watching the waves and timing the casts. Our first arvie session I landed 5 and dropped 3. My mate fishing next to me using the same lures couldn't buy one. But there were some good schools of them coming through.
But to answer your question, prob a good 30 casts per fish maybe. Enough to make to body ache and the trigger finger sore anyway.
milsey
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Well done mate, bloody
Well done mate, bloody awsome LB fishing.
Rig
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Awesome
Nice report wazza
sea-kem
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Top report and pics guys. Bet
Top report and pics guys. Bet the Tailor put on a good show.
Love the West!
quadfisher
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bibbed lures
gday , it isnt always easy using a bibbed lure for tailor
not usually that heavy , catchs on reefs etc , but when you can they work really well.
my favorite, a river to sea triho in mulie pattern, about 160 long.
I know there spose to catch fish , not fishermen , but they really are a work of art in there colouring, finish etc
trolled from a boat at 2-4 knots , there deadly.
looks like a great mid west trip mate! barri and gero , greenough as well still fish well , and to get such action
with spitting distance of the towns themselves , never fails to make me respect and appreciate what we have in
the wild west.
cheers.
quadfisher
ealzee
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Big tailor on stickbaits!!!
Big tailor on stickbaits!!! Mate, you woulda had a ball! Nice job!
kill it??? eat it!!!!
tim-o
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Awesome I cant wait Im
Awesome I cant wait Im headin up on Thurs for the weekend what was it like gettin out and back in through trhe mouth? Those tailor on beam gear trolling would be fun.
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Wazza79
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River Mouth is easy once you
River Mouth is easy once you know how to tackle it. Looks like small swell this weekend for yas up there, so ya shouldn't have any dramas. Dont forget to throw a few poppers at Black Rock on the way out. Rarely miss good tailor from there! Best of luck!
Kris
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Love Kalbarri!!
Love Kalbarri!!
Paul_86
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Sounds like a productive trip
Sounds like a productive trip mate good stuff. Did u have a troll for any pelagics on the day you got the tub out?
Wazza79
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Yeah, did troll up to Sand
Yeah, did troll up to Sand Patch after getting out the mouth with all the right lures mackies enjoy, but no takers. Still a little bit early for em up there, but they shouldn't be too far off!
tangles
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early!!
early!!! not! they are there mate u just need to troll in certain depths for them especially in the morning! up past the sandpatch is a strip called makky alley fm the patch to nanggagi! fm 5fthm out to `15fthm out off jakes in 10fthm down near spawner corner nth of wagoe they are there u just need to know where to troll
Mick
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Plenty of mack's around at
Plenty of mack's around at the moment. As the Tang man said, just need to know where to look. They've been there since late November. How you travelling Tang?
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tangles
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cold
cold mate in colorado on a mission! nice place but bit hard to fish in these conditions hehe! and cutting a hole in the ice is just not on! hanging with ama is cool bro! hopefully be up in a few whn get back! geez fishing gear is cheap here! i see gizmo has been on the red hunt and looks like bein paying off! prinks! enjoy mate seeya soon