Raising the metro Tailor bar
Submitted by spook on Fri, 2013-06-14 09:55
Got this tailor at 9:30. Went 80cm and fought every bit of it. Knew he was big as it was just a stale-mate for half of the fight, it was an adrenaline rush. Spent my time reviving him and got soaked by waves not that I cared, it was great to watch him dart off ready to get bigger for next time he swims into my range! Caught him at my new(favourite) spot along West Coast Hwy. Caught on the Samaki Zing 7' 8-15lb rod, Rarenium 2500 with 20lb and Hide Shallow lure Thanks, Brent
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TheJettyRat
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Very very nice.
Very very nice.
Sammy the Salmon
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Thats awesome!Well done
Thats awesome!
Well done mate!
uncle
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thats a nice
chopper,looks like being a good year
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They are coming down from
They are coming down from Kalbarri lol!
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rocklobster
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un-freakin-real! awesome
un-freakin-real! awesome spook. There's some good water along that stretch!
spook
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Cheers fellas! yeah he was a
Cheers fellas! yeah he was a horse, bloody thick in the shoulders.
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sea-kem
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Ha ha Jesus that's awesome.
Ha ha Jesus that's awesome. Anyone know the state record is for Tailor?
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Rig
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12 kilo
State record I'd just over 12 kilo seakem
rob90
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beauty
That is a cracker fish. Well done especially taking the time to release in good condition hats of to ya.
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ExmouthFisher
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thats a cracka
thats a cracka
PB Mulloway (Swan River) 43.12lbs
PB Spanish Mackerel 37.4 lbs
PB Bull Shark (Swan River) 52.8 lbs
PB Flathead 68cm 3.3 lbs
PB Flounder 45cm 2.2 lbs
PB Salmon 80cm 16.72 lbs
grantarctic1
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Wow
Wow, thats a great catch for Metro . Well done bro .
Buz
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Dude that is an awesome
Dude that is an awesome Tailor anywhere in Australia!!!! Well done.
mucsavage
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Absolutely cracker of a fish
Absolutely cracker of a fish mate.. Well done yet again. Proving that your a tailor slayer on land lately.
Fair play also on the return to the big blue..
Tight lines.
CityFlicker
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Congratulations Spook, that's
Congratulations Spook, that's a horse.
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sstevee
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Bloody awesome!!! Might have
Bloody awesome!!! Might have to invest in one of those lures, you seem to be killing it with that one
CityFlicker
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Just googled them, at $35 a
Just googled them, at $35 a pop they'd bloody well want to be.
Anyone know if there's a metro store that stocks them or do I have to order online? Time to put some hurt on the bank balance I think.
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rocklobster
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the fishing shop in Woodvale
the fishing shop in Woodvale had them last year and i think i saw them at bluewater Mindarie not long ago but i could be wrong! cheers!
CityFlicker
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Thanks Rocklobster. Just went
Thanks Rocklobster. Just went to bluewater in morley & grabbed what I believe is the Shimano knock off, a world stage natural bait. Only cost $15 so if it works I'll be saving myself $20 a lure. If it doesn't my bank balance is gunna get hurt. Had to grab a couple of other bits of candy while I was there, couldn't help myself.
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No probs CityFlicker.
No probs CityFlicker. Yo-zuri do a lipless minnow which is similar to the skagit ( hide shallow ) and works a treat. Looks like i'll be shopping tomorrow lol!
Snags
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Shit!
Nice spook! That's awesome. Really enjoying your reports mate
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Callum24
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Good on ya mate i had a post
Good on ya mate i had a post a couple weeks ago first 80cm metro tailor i see posted 6pack we have a winner nice work, been in kalbarri 2 week and there few and far between best 56cm and bout 10 in the 45 to 50 mark apparently u dont need to drive 6 hours to find jumbos taior marks onn to it they must be holidaying in perth bugger
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spook
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yeah Callum Ive said that for
yeah Callum Ive said that for a bit now, dont have to travel a mile for good fish, there is plenty in our metro backyard! Was that a 6pack to the first metro 80?? you bloddy ripper...Redback Original!
Hope this is only the start of a good winter run but I think size increases and bag limit cuts a few years back might be helping too
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Top stuff mate, well done
Top stuff mate, well done
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Quality
Awesome metro fish.
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Great Metro Fish
Kudos for the release.
opsrey
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80cm! Another session for "The Tailor Whisperer"
Wow, can't wait to see what you get when the solunar tables say its good fishing. What a week for you, we'll done.
sonoftherock
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That's f*ckin'
That's f*ckin' outstanding!
Tremendous looking fish - Well done!
spook
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Cheers boys! I think Im
Cheers boys! I think Im happier than you blokes that it released well. Did it say it was bad Osprey? Tailor are always hit and miss I reckon
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opsrey
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You didn't say bad... The tables had today as a poor/fair day.
I still cannot get to grips with how good your week has been. Just magic.
spook
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Well lets hope like you said,
Well lets hope like you said, the good day is bigger! haha
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That's a hooter mate. Well
That's a hooter mate. Well done.
Leemo
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did better than me this
did better than me this morning (also fishing west coast hwy). Only pricked one fish, with the only thing landed being a baby gardie on my bullchop, that was barely bigger!
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Doin it hard Leemo, no
Doin it hard Leemo, no shortage of them around at the moment. Got a 54 this morning & lost one slightly smaller & that was with me having to pack it in by 8am. Same deal yesterday except I landed 2 over 50 & had two more get off after a couple of seconds.
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Shit yerrr, new fav spot
Shit yerrr, new fav spot alright, horse choppa!
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brg
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that tailor is awesome size
that tailor is awesome size unreal for metro grew up 20meters from w c highway and never seen one that size.well done
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WD Brento, top fish bro.
WD Brento, top fish bro.
I disagree.
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Haha Tris! yours is on its
Haha Tris! yours is on its way bro
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tyrone77
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Great job. Can't wait to get
Great job. Can't wait to get back home from Darwin for the Tailor at Burns Beach. I'm getting sick of Queenies and Milk fish from the port.
Once again well done mate.
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Callum24
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No worries mate i'll grab a
No worries mate i'll grab a sixa and pm ya for a spin
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mateusz
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good work
I would be doing back flips with excitement if I even caught one of the fish you have caught in the week!
beached as bro!
TonyT
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awesome.... anyone roughly
awesome.... anyone roughly know what age this bigboy would be?
tyrone77
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The age of the fish depends
The age of the fish depends on its length. I read that tailor grow 170mm per year, so this one would be approx close to 4years old.
hope this is right fellas.
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spook
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Ok pics back up, I was bloody
Ok pics back up, I was bloody proud of this one and it gets ya down thinking cheats are going to exploit it. This fish was probably 3 years in the hunt so you can understand I dont want to be robbed. Its more about sitting or flicking with me a couple of mates and having a beer without 20 blokes or chicks flicking over are lines than catching a good fish. We put in a lot of hours flicking to find a couple of reasonable spots and its a shame hard work can go to waste so easily. I feel as though I give as much advise to fellow anglers as I think is possible but judging by the popularity of a couple of spots we fish in the last 3 or 4 months I feel I should have just kept bloody quiet, haha.
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'On ya mate. That's the
'On ya mate. That's the spirit. As other have said, it's easy to ensure there's no geotag on, and then we still get to enjoy your catch :)
You've been kind enough to narrow is down to a 5km stretch of coast as it is - if people are seriously i'm sure they can make the effort and find it for themselves.
Snags
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Yep, thats exactly what ive
Yep, thats exactly what ive been doing.
Spending some time on nearmaps and google finding likely spots and then actually going there and checking them out.
I have found a few tailor in my exploration and it is an awesome feeling when I got on the end of a few knowing that I earnt them!
Cardinal
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exploring
yup spot on! half the thrill of fishing is finding new spots rather than throwing a line in in the same old go to places. Nothing more rewarding than finding a new spot with a species of fish in mind and nailing it! the explore, the study, the hunt then the ultimate reward! no better feeling. last winter me and a mate started fishing on the north reefs with no real idea where to fish but we knew the fish were there. We both looked at google maps found a spot that could hold some big tailor. What do you know..... 5 fish well over 65cm and a whopping 79cm model in the first time we fished there. it was complete choas and one if the most satisfying fishing session ever (even if i did spend most of the night landing my mates fish of the cliffy reef). And yeah u might think u have the spot but technique, conditions,bait,lures it all adds up so u still gotta catch the fish even if u r at the right spot.
Killer fish mate well done, but surely this cant be the only 80cm reported. go get em guys!!! they wont be here for much longer
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CityFlicker
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Yep good stuff Spook, I know
Yep good stuff Spook, I know exactly where your coming from. I've put in a lot of legwork along that stretch & have fished the entire length of that reef system (no doubt wherever you got that bad boy to). I've picked up a few nice spots along the way & I'd hate to show up one day to find one of those spots packed because I'd posted a photo or a mate had loose lips. Good to see the photo back up, it would be a deadset shame if you couldn't share such a great catch.
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andyh
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you claimed caught from
you claimed caught from outside the MAAC club on a few other pages ;)
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South MetroCentral MetroNorth
South Metro
Central Metro
North Metro
North North Metro
Is all you'll get from me.... Mind you it's no secret that reef systems in the metro area are where Tailor can be found. Sometimes you find an awesome spot and have a great session, then you head back 5 more times in the same conditions and get zilch. Conditions, timing and technique all have to be spot on in some places so it doesn't matter really.
Anyway Top Metro Tailor Dude, well done for releasing, I'm still tryin to crack my PB of 65cm (both released), mind you I have equalled it twice already this season...somewhere Metro.... ;)
TROLLS NOTE: Only 2 over 50cm can be kept. Tailor doesn't freeze very well so take a feed and let the rest go!
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Cheers fellas. The hunt is
Cheers fellas. The hunt is definitely 90% of the addiction but like you say, its lure choice, swell, clarity, tide and whatever else, then you have to land it without it throwing the hooks and ive had at 70% of fish throw hooks this year (barbless singles) until I changed back to a gang so getting a good one is effort and time. They must be around still so I hope to see a 90 from someone soon, that would be bloody cool!
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Cardinal
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i will through this up there
i will through this up there though cos i really wanna see someone match or better your fish spook.
sth metro coogee marina shipwreck
walk west on the southern wall and cast unweighted mulies or lures about 50 to 70m west of the shipwreck on the rising tide. This is the jumbo tailor sth metro spot. a very good spot for tailor anytime of day. plenty of good tarwhine out there too.
and for north metro go to... mmm nah i better not... but i bet trigg was choka block this morning ;)
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Nice Tailor there mate
would have been a buzz alright.. Well done
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size number
size number there spook, well done bro that must have been an excellent fight on light gear. is that the new samaki?
Keep going
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nice fish, better effort for
nice fish, better effort for the release,mm dont know if i could have, at least u have the photo
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Nice
awesome fish!!!!
and great that you let it go for the next fisher
Be patient and calm - for no one can catch fish in anger
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Na Daz not the new Samaki,
Na Daz not the new Samaki, its the samaki zing 7'0 8-14lb I think, got it about 2 years ago and have thrashed the crap out of it and still bloody going strong!
Cheers for comments fellas
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