Just another iluka report

[wiseguy67]

4:45am and the first livebait is in the bucket, not 10 minutes later tailor on the rampage....
Just after sunrise i get another decent fish and release it as i have enough tailor for me and the neighbours, this one has chewed the trace so snip it goes and tie a new knot. I wet the line and pull the knot tight, snood knot on a 7/0. well it just does not come together quite right but i put some weight to it and declare it good enough....
Choosing the largest yakka around 9" (yes big yakka I say!) I set the hook in place and half an hour later the penn 9500ss screams 'grab me quick!" oh it good to be alive! penn in hand i pull up and tighten the drag; this is good line still screaming off and the ? is heading out to sea... then the line goes limp... on inspection the snood has come undone. I knew it was not quite right when i tied it... never again. It pains me to think I was the reason the fish never got to give me the fight it had in it only to get a good feed and a stylish 7/0 lip ring.

By now the tourist have showed up asking a million Q's and casting dead pilchards over top of my livie..... time to go home.

[wiseguy67]

Tailor and bonnies

[wiseguy67]

bonnies were taking small slugs about 2" good fun on light gear none of which i had. Penn9500ss with 20lb......
the sunrise photo is not of the wall its some other secret location that looks just like the wall. LOL

[ssab1]

is that picture of the wall up n ear the bridge at mclean??? thought i reconized it.dont know about that pebble holding your rod

[JasonT]

Nice catch mate!
Not a bad way to spend a few hours!

[Scott15]

Either those tailor are huge or those bonito are tiny lol?? nice work

[wiseguy67]

best way to start a day; wetting a line. The larger Tailor was about 3kg

[flickflack]

Good size tailor , pity about the tackle failure but thats the way we lure Hey

[Commodore]

Hey Gerard,
Nice fish mate, I think I know what wall you are on, did you catch the ferry?
Nothing worse than gear failure , especially when you have a good hook up, could be there next time. I’m coming down at the end of Jan; maybe I’ll bring some surf gear as well as the whiting gear.
Cheers,
Chong
PS Your reports from Iluka are not just another report, you've always got a bit of a story and a pic, keep em coming.

[DICER]

nice tailor!!