OUTFISHED - Tailor on Gold Coast.

[robvee]

Went to my local spot Wednesday eve (Currumbin Rock) on the hunt for Tailor.
With a fresh NW breeze the swell was pretty lumpy, and there was a slight rip coming across the channel. So the rocks were limited in terms of place to stand and cast.
I was dismayed to find an old guy and his wife fishing from "my rock", and so I had to stand on the wet rock just north of them.

I managed to hook up with 8 Tailor for the 90 min session - but the rough conditions resulted in only 4 making it into the bag for the pan ..... so my mates will have to go without a fish feed tonight, and be happy with steak - 'coz my kids and the missus will devour those 4 tailor in no time at all!!
All went between 40 - 44cm, taken on whole pillie, with my standard 6/0 Mustad and steel trace rig.
There was a spinno a few rocks away who went home empty-handed ... so my opinion is that with the rougher seas the tailor feed off the bottom more.

But the saddest part of the story is that the older couple on "my rock" totally outfished me (this has never happened to me before at this spot .... so I am not a happy camper about that !!)
I lost count, but they must have landed 15 + tailor and when I left @ 6:45pm in the dark they were still at it. They were like a production line ... he was doing all the casting, she would set the hook, then had the rod back to him and he did the landing of the fish, while he was landing the fish she was holding the 2nd rod, and waiting to set that hook.
It was oriental efficiency happening in front of my eyes ..... they did not care much for the sport and enjoyment side of Tailor fishing, as I would NEVER give my rod to somebody else to cast with, and then land the fish that I had hooked I don't even do that with my kids ..... if they want to fish they must learn to do it all .... that's the way that I learnt from my old man.
My fear is that with Tailor season upon us, I am going to have to share the rocks with this production line more and more in the future They had done nothing illegal this time ... but I have seen them in December targeting ANYTHING that swam, and they loaded an eski full of undersized bream, dart and some choppers .... where are fisheries when you need them??

Anyway, I did notice that he also used pillies, but had a red feathered jig on the trace line. From a distance it also looked like there were two silver balls attached above the jig ..... I have searched on the 'net, but cannot find anything that looks like it - anybody seen it before?

[BGG]

The feathered jig may well have been a surf popper. I have used them with some success on tailor. They are as cheap as chips too.

[gr hilly]

BGG. yabai jig maybe its brand new here in aus i have been trying to buy some for weeks but cant find any if you look on you tube and look for yabai jig you can see Mark berg using them they do excite me iv'e seen them used in Canada and in japan and they are now here but if you find them tell me please.

cheers glynn

[robvee]

no guys .... it was none of the above.
He still baited the hook with a whole pillie, and about 5cm of the trace line above the hook had this red fluffy stuff on it with a silver ball above that (almost like the bell on a cat's collar) ...... I am GOOGLING - but cannot see it

[robvee]

This may be what i saw on the trace line??

http://www.abfishingtackle.com/acata...-tube-1mm.html

It is eating at me now, so i will definitely go and ask him about his tackle if i see him on the rocks again.

[Jonno Lucas]

G'day Rob,

I was down at Currumbin on Tuesday night trying to spin up some tailor, but the only thing that was caught was a 45cm Flatty by my missus. Are you fishing the rocks at the surf club, or the ones a bit further north?

Apparently they are getting them out of the gutters on 4th Avenue too.

Cheers

[robvee]

G'day Rob,

I was down at Currumbin on Tuesday night trying to spin up some tailor, but the only thing that was caught was a 45cm Flatty by my missus. Are you fishing the rocks at the surf club, or the ones a bit further north?

Apparently they are getting them out of the gutters on 4th Avenue too.

Cheers

Currumbin Rocks at the bar of the creek.
Yeah ... I also got some on Fri nite out of a gutter at Kirra.
Tailor are coming on the chew more and more now

[Horse]

The Yanks are very serious about their Tailor (Bluefish) fishing and they often use these sorts of rigs
http://www.seastriker.com/rigs/rigs_files/bluefish.htm

They keep the bait off the bottom and give more action

[bballfisho]

same as i saw today at brissy river, saw 10 or so boats (they all seemed to know eachother) throw out a bait, throw out a slug...get one on the slug and then while bringing it in (takes 2 seconds cause they crank em so hard) the bait rod is going off...each boat must have got close to 100 (easliy)...alot of friggin bonito..what can u do with all that fish, no wonder they want to close off more and more of the bay cause these people cant limit themselves...bloody hopeless IMHO...i wonder why janpanese/indo fishing is very barren in places...

[robvee]

The Yanks are very serious about their Tailor (Bluefish) fishing and they often use these sorts of rigs
http://www.seastriker.com/rigs/rigs_files/bluefish.htm

They keep the bait off the bottom and give more action

Yeah thanks .... none of those are what I saw either.
I learnt to fish in South Africa, and there we also float the bait when going for Tailor. But we either used a red cork (bung) 10cm above the hook, or cut strips of high density foam (camping mattress) and threaded that up as part of the bait.
http://nutshelltravel.com/NutShell%2...llet_baits.htm
Have had success with that style of rig in Oz as well.

[Flash the toad feeder]

.... where are fisheries when you need them??

Put 'em on speed dial and call them if you see anything like that.
Don't forget to put your phone in a zip lock bag.

What's the best tide for tailor on those rocks?

[bondy99]

Robvee,

I wonder if they were vietnamese or similar?

[unka]

Where is this post heading ?????........................... why dont you guys get a posse together,,,,,,,,,,,,, get some TAR and FEATHERS and head on down to currumbin rock before they catch any more of your fish

[bondy99]

Where is this post heading ?????........................... why dont you guys get a posse together,,,,,,,,,,,,, get some TAR and FEATHERS and head on down to currumbin rock before they catch any more of your fish

Unka
Don't read too much into this.

Everyone is entitled to voice their opinions, thats why its a democracy, other countries would shoot you first and ask questions later.

Never accuse anyone on this forum as a racist which you seem to apply and refer the posters under this post topic to be.

No one is racist here but I call a spade a spade and I dont care what nationality they are . Everyone plays by the rules i.e. bag limits and size limits, I hope you blokes and sheilas do, I know I do.

Dont loose sleep or get a hernia mate cause I don't and won't

[gr hilly]

yes that red plastic tube stops you getting bitten off to
hilly