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004dam
08-09-2011, 06:29 PM
Wondering if the rain has pushed any of the hairtail out of mooloolah river?. Now that the boats done I plan on getting out again but want to avoid the hairtail where possible.
Pero
08-09-2011, 07:19 PM
the bloody hairtail are everywhere, still. Caught a shitload yesterday
MudRiverDan
08-09-2011, 07:20 PM
Do they put up a fight, good eating??
sharkymark2
08-09-2011, 09:37 PM
My wife caught a 1.65m one middle of the day in deep water going 3.15k.
That was at bottom end of Macleay. It fought very well. At the top end of Macleay at night they drove me mad. Just dropping a line over the side in 8' of water saw me hooking up to a few around 1.3m. They are ok to eat. My wife is Asian and cooks all fish whole. Says we waste to much by filleting. I filleted them the other day and it went well. Like big thick straps. Very pleasant to eat.
Pero
09-09-2011, 04:37 AM
I was prawning up north tuesday and got 5 in my net in one throw. Try extracating the buggers when there teeth and gills are tangled around you good net. I must have caught 20. But I did getsome prawns though71274
onerabbit
09-09-2011, 05:05 PM
Are you guys serious? Are they still that thick......

Is this a common thing ......or more recent........in the last 10 - 15 years or so?

When I was a kid the were only found in a few places.

Muzz
MudRiverDan
09-09-2011, 05:12 PM
Pero link does not work.
sharkymark2
09-09-2011, 05:57 PM
I fish fairly regular down the middle of the bay and have only just began to encounter hairtail on a regular basis. When i was a kid I used to read about the "dedicated' hairtail fisherman in NSW. I would still prefer a nice big bream or squire to a hairtail. Or a sweetlip or a flathead.... still fairly nice flesh.
MudRiverDan
09-09-2011, 06:09 PM
Sounds like they need to be bled an eaten fresh.
Pero
09-09-2011, 06:31 PM
71277 hope this works
Pero
09-09-2011, 06:34 PM
this time?????
SunnyCoastMark
09-09-2011, 06:47 PM
this time?????

Hey Pero,
Where did you get the prawns?

Mark
004dam
09-09-2011, 07:50 PM
So I am guessing there still thick as? Oh well looks like I will hit up caloundra this weekend instead.
Pero
09-09-2011, 08:19 PM
woodgate. got at least 30 hairtale. the buggers were everywhere
004dam
11-09-2011, 12:57 PM
Hit mooloolah this morning, Not one sign of hairtail FINALLY my plastics will stay intact haha , Plenty of good size bream wanting to play the game, Found a few trevs but dropped them mid fight :(
.:::stotty:::.
11-09-2011, 05:37 PM
Hit mooloolah this morning, Not one sign of hairtail FINALLY my plastics will stay intact haha , Plenty of good size bream wanting to play the game, Found a few trevs but dropped them mid fight :(

Just use zman plastics, no need to worry about them breaking ;)
bondy99
11-09-2011, 10:15 PM
Pero,

I see you struck Gold again. ;D

Good to know hairtail is amongst the catch ;D ;D

Bondy