Weekend Tailor
Submitted by beau on Mon, 2012-11-05 13:10
Had to get out for a fish over the weekend despite the conditions before going back to work for a month. First spot we accidentally spooked a roo off the rocks into the water, scared the shit out of us, tide was racing out but he/she eventually clampered up the rocks and back into the bush. 2nd spot we had to dodge the showers and run out onto the reef while we could. 1st cast produced a nice 45cm tailor and the video below is of the second fish i caught. Try and watch the vid in highest quality available.
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tim-o
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Haha, abba sung a song about
Haha, abba sung a song about that.....wateroo.....lol that tailor is lookin at his wound
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chris raff
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Looked like that tailor was
Looked like that tailor was trying to get some payback ...spot looks very tailorish...seen the first pic of the roo , thought the next pic it would've been on a brag mat as the biggest skippy
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snappermiles
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nice fish and nice dancing! lol
was it calm enough for you?? great tailor would have made a great last supper before the long stint!
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beau
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You wouldn't usually find me
You wouldn't usually find me out in that weather but I was desperate for my fix, and the low tide and 1m swell meant I could nearly walk out to the ledge, the soles of my feet were still killing me the next day though.
chrisp
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Nice Mate, that fish had no
Nice Mate, that fish had no interest in coming quietly. Should have grabbed a few abalone while you were out there..ha ha
beau
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Sure didnt, nearly snapped
Sure didnt, nearly snapped the tip of my nitro when he did that U turn through my legs. I hooked him right on the edge of the reef and a wave picked him up and dumped him onto the reef so he was green all the way to the beach.
Strange how theres never any fish in winter there though, I wouldn't mind some 60cm+ fish. Fly gear next time :)
CraigSpedding
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wheres this like man?Ive read
wheres this like man?
Ive read awesome things about those richters but never gave them a blast? whats your thoughts on them ?
pale ale
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Gotta love fish in shallow
Gotta love fish in shallow water. What line you using?
tantrum
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You've got good skills with
You've got good skills with the rod and the camera mate... Great fish and even better pics.
beau
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Cheers mate. I can't take
Cheers mate. I can't take credit for the fishy photos, my younger brother took them with a point and shoot camera
Snags
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Nice job!Did you guys fish
Nice job!
Did you guys fish SOR?
beau
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Gear I used is nitro magnum
Gear I used is nitro magnum butt, ci4 stradic 4000, 14lb braid and 20lb fluorocarbon leader and 1oz richter plug.
Yes south of the river.
Craig if you've seen any of my tailor posts you'll know thats all I use around the reefs, and at $7 each you dont go sulking all the way home when you lose one!
bitten
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how do you work them i tried
how do you work them i tried them out and they didnt look that good through the water.
i cant see your video unfortunatly because of the shit internet connection at work
cheers
dan
beau
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Hey dan, retrieve at a medium
Hey dan, retrieve at a medium to fast pace with a highish rod tip to get the plug skipping on or just below the surface. The tail end of the lure should have a nice side to side wiggle action. If the fish are really fired up I usually reel as fast as I possibly can and enjoy the show watching big tailor explode completely out of the water with the lure in its mouth.
If the weather is any good next time I'm home I'll get some video on how I catch tailor, the run should be in full swing by then
big john
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Effort
Good effort beau, your brother's last pic is a beauty.
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fisho-ron
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looks like skippy is a good
looks like skippy is a good swimmer as well mate.
cant wait for this weather to piss off so i can get the tub out, got a nice whiting spot behind GI in 15mtrs, reckon there might be tailor around there as well.
beau
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Take me ;)
Take me ;)
fisho-ron
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you can follow in your tub if
you can follow in your tub if ya like mate, its nothing special.
do we have to wait for glass off???? still getting sick??
grayzeee
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Those are some crazy moves at
Those are some crazy moves at 1:10
what's that? some new MMA style shit?
Good stuff BTW.
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Barefoot balinese fish
Barefoot balinese fish bashing ha
Adam Gallash
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barefoot
Barefoot bandit, you be crazy! Nice vid/pics though.
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Justo82
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Thanks for he vid. Gave me
Thanks for he vid. Gave me Some good ideas on how to retrieve lures. I'm still learning lures. Not having much luck on them so far.
quadfisher
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Yep , its the tailor dance
Haha , sorry to laugh mate , but it did look funny, nice catch in tough conditions.
Some of the best tailor fishing Ive had has been in cyclone type conditions, but man
you must get some rockboots , they save your feet so much and keep them warm too!
My tecnique for landing big tailor on reefs, learnt after loosing a few is to swing them up on the leader
against my thigh , and against the plastic shoulder bag I wear, them you pin them behind the head with hand ready for bleeding.
Barely ever lost 1 doing this, but I always check to see that there hooked well.
cheers.
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beau
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I'm definitely not a shoe
I'm definitely not a shoe person! With size 14+ feet I've had to wear ill-fitting footwear all my life, every chance I get I'm barefooted lol. Never found booties big enough to fit and to compensate for when they shrink in the water
ca11um
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Top pics mate, keep it up
Top pics mate, keep it up
Versus
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Had a little expedition to
Had a little expedition to point peron on Sunday, as soon as we goot about 100m from the car it started hailing on us! Had a few casts but gave up pretty quick too haha
beau
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Haha I had to make the 300m
Haha I had to make the 300m dash over the reef, up the beach, over the dunes and down the road to the car a couple times the other day!
Albee Mangles
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Nice work Beau!
Great pics too.
scoob
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Great pics
Great pics
Moking
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I also caught some nice size
I also caught some nice size tailor on the weekend,and when cleaning them I notice that they are full of roe.
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