Morning Tailor
I don't post reports but thought I'd offer up a little something for a change. Conditions were near on perfect with an offshore wind, 2.20m swell & high tide about an hour after sunrise so I decided it was tailor time. First cast of the Roosta & it was hammered by a 40cm model that proceeded to put on a nice acrobatic display. After a short but very entertaining fight the fish was photographed & returned to the water. Next cast got smashed by another fish but no hookup. About another dozen casts & I got a solid hookup, this one was a good fish as it was taking long runs against 4kg of drag easily. After it's third run the line went slack, the fish was gone but the Roosta was still there & my leader was still intact so out it went again. Again it was belted, this time by a 42cm fish that put up a spirited tussle before being lifted up onto my rock, photographed & released. Things went quiet on the surface after that so I switched over to a 55g chrome Twisty. Again, first cast, smashed, this fish came in without taking any line so I figured it was a smaller fish but was pleasantly surprised when I lifted a 46cm Tailor up onto the rocks. Another snap & another release. A few more casts & I was on again, this fish went a bit harder taking a bit of line & giving one almighty leap about a meter over the waves. This fish managed to bury himself in the reef so I opened the bail & prayed to the fish gods for a couple of minutes. They must have been happy with me because when I brought the line back up tight I was rewarded with a couple of good head shakes & a nice tailor being eased towards me. This one came in at 47cm & was the best fish of the morning. Again a quick snap & release. Things went quiet after that & another half hour casting got me nowhere so I decided it was time to call it a day. The fish were only average or just above, I was soaking wet & freezing but I had the biggest smile on my face as I made my way back up to the car. Here's a few pics, hopefully they inspire a few people to get out tommorow for a cast.
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TorquenFish
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Date Joined: 30/12/12
Sounds like a good little
Sounds like a good little sesh!
petervb
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Date Joined: 18/12/09
nice tailor mate, they sure
nice tailor mate, they sure go hard for their size dont they?
mucsavage
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Date Joined: 10/05/12
Nice fish there
Nice fish there Cityflicker.!! Good to see you were rewarded for the effort. Fair play.. Keep up the good work.!! Thanks for the report.
CityFlicker
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Date Joined: 31/01/13
Thank you. Yes Petervb they
Thank you. Yes Petervb they do go hard for their size, especially when there's a strong current for them to use.
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FISH-ON
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Date Joined: 19/07/11
awesome fish would of have
awesome fish would of have been fun
but if it's okay were did you catch them i have been trying but yet to catch a winter tailor
Be patient and calm - for no one can catch fish in anger
CityFlicker
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Date Joined: 31/01/13
Thanks, between Trigg &
Thanks, between Trigg & North Beach.
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opsrey
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Date Joined: 05/10/07
Top notch.
Well done. I had the same thoughts as you and gave long point a crack. Was trying the stickbaits that I see the crew using on this site. Only got a piddler, I thought the stickbaits looked nice through the water and they cast a mile.
Well done.
I am going to try again Saturday morn at point perron.
CityFlicker
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Date Joined: 31/01/13
Thanks Osprey. Yep tommorow
Thanks Osprey. Yep tommorow looks pretty good, I'll be out again hoping for my first 80 of the season.
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beau
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Date Joined: 24/01/10
How many 80s have you caught
How many 80s have you caught around Perth? I've been fishing for tailor for a couple years now and haven't even come close. Had a 70cm odd tailor swipe at the lure about 2m out but that's about as close as I've gotten
CityFlicker
Posts: 524
Date Joined: 31/01/13
Only 4 Beau, not that many, a
Only 4 Beau, not that many, a few 70-75's as well. My PB is 84cm casting off the back of the yanchep reef.
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Super peg
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Date Joined: 02/09/12
Great report! Sounds like
Great report! Sounds like and awesome session CF!
The art of fishing consists of casting, winding, trolling and jigging
while freezing, sweating, swatting and swearing.
CityFlicker
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Date Joined: 31/01/13
Cheers Pegs, hopefully they
Cheers Pegs, hopefully they will be on the chew tommorow as well.
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Mad fisherboy
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Date Joined: 21/02/13
Nice fish!
Nice fish there city flicker!
CityFlicker
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Thanks mate, hopefully you &
Thanks mate, hopefully you & your old man will get into a few soon.
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Justin M
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Very nice work. Would love to
Very nice work. Would love to have a crack this weekend, probably wont get a chance to go after some more tailor unless I get very lucky....will be twitching like a maniac and mumbling to myself until I can wet a line next and get some more 50 plus models :D
CityFlicker
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Date Joined: 31/01/13
Thanks Justin. I know the
Thanks Justin. I know the feeling, I've just come back from a quick session with SuperPeg & I'm already getting a twitch just knowing that I can't get out again until Tuesday. The only thing stopping me getting the mumbles is that I know conditions are not that great until late next week.
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TheBigMoyFish
Posts: 20
Date Joined: 06/05/13
great sesh mate, can't wait
great sesh mate, can't wait to buy an outfit and get out to give it a crack!
CityFlicker
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Date Joined: 31/01/13
Thanks TheBigMoyFish. Get
Thanks TheBigMoyFish. Get onto it mate, there's some crackers around at the moment & they just love munching surface lures & doing backflips.
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Super peg
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Date Joined: 02/09/12
Back flips indeed good sir!
Back flips indeed good sir! Haha
The art of fishing consists of casting, winding, trolling and jigging
while freezing, sweating, swatting and swearing.
TheJettyRat
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Date Joined: 02/03/12
Nice one, you got to love the
Nice one, you got to love the tailor real bang for the buck those fish are.
CityFlicker
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Date Joined: 31/01/13
Thanks TJR.
Thanks TJR.
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beachsoul
Posts: 215
Date Joined: 14/06/12
Great stuff
I moved around a bit yesterday finally got into some Tailor biggest landed was around 55ish but I lost a horse that felt bigger than anything iv'e hooked so far this year ( Yes we've cracked the 80cm mark this year) I was using my new Ocean Potion stickbait too. It worked a treat
CityFlicker
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Date Joined: 31/01/13
Thanks Beachsoul. I know
Thanks Beachsoul. I know there's another 80+ out there with my name on it, I just havn't put in that many hours yet. My goal for this season is to get a 100cm within an hour of Perth & it has to be landbased. Big tailor from boats is nothing special in my books.
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Cardinal
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Date Joined: 28/05/12
1000mm!!!!
nice tailor graeme. good to see your hitting some fish. remember u got some work to do to beat my 93cm. good luck
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