mud tailor

[robersl]

woke up at 2 am sat to pooring rain went back to sleep woke at 3am still raining went back to sleep woke at 3.30 am still raining had a snooze till 4am still raining . so i got out of bed turned on fox figured if its to wet to fish there might be a fishing show on to watch but to no avail so i waited to 4.30 am went out hooked up the boat rang my mate told him to get is backside to shorncliffe by 5.30 and we would hit mud is. rain or no rain drove from caboolture to shorncliffe not one drop of rain on the way launched got to mud at 6am and fished for tailor for 3hours and only got 1 shower about 9am but landed 30 nice tailor 3 around the 37 cm mark the rest between 45-60 cm back at the ramp by 10 am them to my parents place to fillet them them all done by 12pm not bad for a day that looked like it was going to be crappy as the forecast was 10-15 nw-ne wind but was a good ride to the shipping channel and only slightly lumpy after that blowing about 10 knot se not nw-ne mmm

sorry no photo's as thought it would be to damp to take the camera but still have frames in the freezer so might take a photo of them later

[BenDover]

Their big tailor!!! Good job.. OK, WHO WANTS TO TAKE ME FISHING AT MUD???
BD

[Jeremy87]

60 cm is a solid tailor, what did you get it on? We had a nice session yesterday using poppers which was a heap of fun just choppers though (35-45cm). It's still great fun watching them smash your popper off the surface even if it has a lousy hook up rate.

[freddyfish]

Great catch Shane. I'm envious cause I love tailor.. to catch and eat.

Cheers
Brad

[charleville]

A great effort mate.

I went to Mud at around 5.30am for a couple of hours and fished specifically for tailor to take as bait on the Bay Bash later that day and caught zilch. The seas were also a bit lumpy at that time of day.

You did very well.

Best wishes....

[sunny]

Hey Shane

Great effort on the tailor there mate [smiley=thumbsup.gif] The filleting must have taken a while.

Looks like I'll have to take you up on that offer of a trip to Mud

[robersl]

Hi guys thanks they were nice fish the biiger ones just hit like an express train only trolling in close to the island using pike as bait had a great morning looking at heading back this week if weather is ok as the boat is only 4.15 mtr

shane

[richieboy]

Top feed mate. Agree totally with the others. 60cm is solid!!!!!

Well Done Robers.

Rich

[Fish_Fingers]

Is Mud Island safe in a 12 foot tinnie with 15 hp motor?
If not what sort of rig (*minimum size) would I need to do it safely

Never been but keen to go...

[beefaman]

It would want to be flat as a tack to take a 4mt 15hp out to Mud.
Looks closer than it is when you head for it out of the river.

[charleville]

Is Mud Island safe in a 12 foot tinnie with 15 hp motor?

I am sure that I see boats like that out there from time to time but I would not want to do it in one unless the day is super calm. There have been a few times when I have wished that my 4.75m 60hp boat was a bit bigger but that is when it hits about 20knots.

On a very calm day, no problems - but it can whip up quickly at Mud as it is very exposed to a wide area of sea and a wind change of any sort will make it lumpy and it can become very lumpy very quickly.

Mud has lots of little areas where you could shelter from heavy conditions but the challenge will be getting home across open waters. I think that the answer depends on how high the sides of your boat are.

The benefit of a small boat of course is that you could get into some spots at high tide where no one else could go.

[Tinn]

Mate you can take any boat any where if the weather is good but it is what you do if the weather picks up. I don't think 15hp is enough to get you home quickly. With a bigger motor I would go to mud in a 4m

[Az]

we've taken my mates little 3.85 with a 25 over.. but only when the weather plays ball, its not too far back to shelter in the river if the weather looks like it might turn nasty

[robersl]

just make sure you have all safty gear flares ect as water police get there fairy aften checking gear sat is looking great for mud 5-10 variable should smooth out over there after sun up but don't hold me to that forecast

shane

[jimmybob]

this fella thought the lure was gunna taste good....but i know this fella did taste good.......in my top 3 of best table fare