Fishing goodwill
I start this by saying I'm a completely new fisherman, I picked up a rod for the first time since I was a kid in Feb of this year, so I've got a lot to learn.
Learning isn't always easy, there is so much variety in gear, tackle and methods, distilling all this info into something I can put into action and get results in the water with is easier said than done. So this is why when experienced fishos have the goodwill to take the time to give a newbie some advice and help, I'm always grateful.
One such example of this goodwill came my way on Sunday morning, I'd been out on Saturday morning flicking lures for Tailor which resulted in two hookups, followed by two leaps, two head shakes and two lost fish. I was still determined, so out again I went on Sunday at first light.
After a few hours of fruitless fishing along came another fisho, Mark, who flicked his lure not 10m away from me and landed the tailor I'd been trying for all morning. Mark must of seen the diminished hope in my eyes after watching him land that fish right where I'd been trying for hours, so he did something I'm grateful for, he stopped off his own back, and took a few minutes out to share some info from his experience.
He showed me a couple of his lures, explained why he used them, talked through the tailor habits and the territory he covers to fish them. He also advised me to swap out the trebbel hooks for singles, and then most importantly advised me to keep fishing a bit longer. It was 9:30 and I was about to pack it in, but Mark had just told me he'd caught some of his biggest fish around 10am. So I persisted, 10am rolled around and just as the fishing soothsayer predicted the tailor came past, I hooked up my first, the hook stuck with my new single hook and I landed the fish at 39cm, straight out again and my next fish hits, I get this tailor ashore and it goes 50cm.
So with a little help from a new friend and a bit of luck, I landed my PB tailor just as I was about to give up. So Mark, if you by chance are reading, I owe you a drink - and thanks for the fish.
Deano
franke
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great
Thats great to read allways nice to hear someone passing on there knowledge
bronzey92
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yew
solid effort mate, congrats!
pale ale
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what a pleasant story!
what a pleasant story!
GT_Fish335
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I disagree.
opsrey
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A 50 already. Well done to
A 50 already. Well done to all. Thx for sharing.
Swompa
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Nice story. Good to see
Nice story. Good to see there are still nice folks about willing to share knowledge.
bod
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ditto
a good read. And well done to Mark. Nice tailor too.
Justo82
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Solid green back. Well
Solid green back. Well done! Sounds like Mark is a top bloke too. Thanks for sharing.
rocklobster
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nice!
nice fat tailor there deano! hats off to Mark for taking the time to offer some good advice
Norty
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CongratulationsI too, would
Congratulations
I too, would have been happy with the 39cm one.. woulda been my pb too, tho thats not hard seeing i've never caught a tailor (yet)
and grats to mark too
Justin M
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Nice hearing those
Nice hearing those stories. Good on ya Mark and good on ya deano.
TonyT
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great stuff mate well
great stuff mate well done,if your keeping the tailor its best to bleed them straight away by cutting their necks, congrats......
deanot
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I definitely keep and eat my
I definitely keep and eat my tailor, for those fish I just snipped he gills through on both sides and bleed the into water, then spike behind the eyes shortly after, in that pic those fish have already been gutted. To cook I dice some garlic and throw it all in a pan and cook in plenty of butter on a low heat, tossing the garlic butter over the fish. It tastes amazing and compliments the softer flesh.
TonyT
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sounds good mate, i usually
sounds good mate, i usually just toss flour over the fillets n fry them in oil till nice n crispy.
i'll try your way next, mmmm
Seafarer 5.8
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Good Read
Congratulations on your catches and Mark needs a pat on the back.
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duges66
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Great post, heart warming
Great post, heart warming stuff with a happy ending. All the ingredients of a good story.
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snipesleher
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Well done
Nice catch .Good to know there are people out there that still willing to help and show us Novices a few tricks of the trade .Mark hope Karma brings you screaming reels and endless bag limits
Wesley
Matt T
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Cooking Tailor
I was skeptical about cooking tailor on really low heat with garlic and butter, but have to say it was bloody brilliant. Thanks Bro! Never thought you would be teaching me how to fish off te beach!!
Matt T
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Double post
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beachsoul
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Nice story
Always willing to help nice people. I do get concerned that some types may get carried away a bit with a hot Tailor bite so I like to be careful with how much info I give out
....a little here a little there....after all half the fun is in cracking the code for ones self.