Tailor Lure types and hooks

[Darren J]

Hi All,
I am heading to Fraser shortly and will take some metal lures and spin gear, as well as the usual bait set ups.
Having never fished with lures before from the beach, I was chasing advise on lure types and hook types?
Info sourced so far suggests 65-85 gram chrome lures or similar as being pretty typical.

But I have aslo been told to put a stinger hook on, sharing the same split ring as the treble (I assume the stinger needs to be long enough not to foul up with the treble). Sounded odd to me, but prompts the question, do people most commonly use trebles or single hooks for this type of fishing? has anyone used both???

Thanks in advance for any comments or pointers.

Cheers.

[chisel]

If the tailor are thick, as they often are, it won't matter much. I'd suggest having a range from about 45g to 85g but more experienced folk here might offer their opinion.
I have used Slider's (he's a member here) 'slider' lures and they are top quality, but I think on Fraser any sort of chrome slug and hook arrangement might work.

[Freeeedom]

Having two single hooks facing in opposite directions on the split ring instead of the trebles will make unhooking your fish (and releasing undersize fish with minimum harm) much easier. When tailor grab a set of trebles they often impale themselves on all three hooks - one through the uper jaw and two through the lower. You can do a great deal of damage to the fish getting these out - you should always have a pair of long-nosed pliers handy for this as you don't want to get your fingers too close to a snapping, thrashing tailor's mouth anyway. By using the two singles you'll save quite a bit of time getting back into the action
Cheers Freeeedom

[Darren J]

Thanks for the comments. I will give the twin hook idea a go, and if no luck revert to trebles to compare.

Cheers.