Last winter tailor
Submitted by mjohns on Wed, 2012-12-19 13:23
Scored a few tailor last winter, this was my biggest at a little under 75cm- weighed around 6.2lb from memory
No bait, 6lb braid, nothing better , cant wait for next winter!
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Fish guts
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That is a stonker of a
That is a stonker of a tailor.
All men are equal before fish....
Snags
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Nice!! Is that metro?
Nice!! Is that metro?
mjohns
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Thanks guys, yep was metro
Thanks guys, yep was metro for sure :)
Some days they were there, some days they wern't.
Caught a few others, 60-65cm, lost a couple also that i reckon would have been a fair bit bigger than this guy :(
Ahh well theres always next winter!
meglodon
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that's one hell of a tailor
congrat's on catching a real rip snorta of a fish, how did it taste by the way i have been told you have to be careful of worm in the big old boys can you comment on that
mjohns
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Sure can, tasted lovely, all
Sure can, tasted lovely, all fish were bled straight away and put on ice , one day i didnt have ice and the difference was definately noticeable.. not quite as firm flesh and a bit more fishy tasting.
Found no worms whatsoever , out of over half a dozen fish.
Thanks
Michael Yoni
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Whats the difference between
Whats the difference between a winter tailor and summer tailer ???
nice fish nevertheless.
beau
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Generally.. Winter: bigger
Generally..
Winter: bigger fish, small schools
Summer: smaller fish, bigger schools
Thats usually the case
tim-o
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Far ken ell, biggun
Far ken ell, biggun
I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
mjohns
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Yea, definately no chopper
Yea, definately no chopper lol ..
Hard work lugging these back to the car, well worth it though.
TheJettyRat
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What a monster, well done.
What a monster, well done.
thebrett
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nice one mate, the winter
nice one mate, the winter tailor are usually fatter and weigh allot more than the summer tailor, but i have caught 80cm in length tailor both summer and winter just the weight makes a nice difference when fighting the fish, good work