Tailor on the reefs
Submitted by baders on Wed, 2011-08-17 11:59
Hey there you lot. Been in WA for a few years now and finally looking at buying a boat to get out fishing. I sold my trusty old Cruise Craft Reef Raider before I moved over and am now looking at alternatives over here in the 20 to 30k bracket.
My question goes to fishing. Back in Port Macquarie, I used to love heading out to the rocks and bommies and trolling for Tailor with my own home made lures. It was one of the most fun little sessions you could have when the greenbacks were on. It was simple, quick and always produced a feed. It also helps that I love fresh caught Tailor !! Do we have the same sort of Tailor fishing over here ? Do the reefs off Ocean Reef and Mindarie produce Tailor like this ?
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gibbs
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They were on a show i saw
Saw a show where they were catching decent sized Tailor on the reef off hillaries or somewhere NOR. Looked like a giant washing machine with all the swell which was pulling the boat toward the reef, definately not a solo game if you get my drift, but yeah you will get some good size Tailor out there.
Get up to Jurien and above and the big green backs are more common.
For a feed of Tailor i hit the river, never go home empty handed, 30 - 45cm on light tackle is good fun you just have to find your spot and fish on sun down.
Jamos Damokos
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I cant speak for that far
I cant speak for that far north but the reefs/islands off fremantle used to produce some nice fish for me in years past, never done well on lures usually just baitcasting mulies, was off chance of a nice salmon or being destroyed by monster samson fish. Sunrise was usually most productive so very early starts were the go.
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badxr8ute
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I have a suggestion....
Learn how to fish!!!!! Haha maybe you will catch something decent tomorrow just for a change!
tim-o
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Yep trolling the coast
Yep trolling the coast (casting distance from beach) and you will find the tailor, we go north of mindarie, usually hook up trolling past some of the beach reefs and rips, using gold halco twisties, storm chug bugs and bomber shallow divers, good fun on bream gear, great seeing the surface strikes, and good eatin. We fish the mornin and choose the no swell and off shore wind or no wind days to be comfortable. If the waters dirty it is usually hard to produce a fish aswell as weed around, even the little bits coz they get on ur lures and affect the lure's action.
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mw87
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Port Macquarie.
Mate I had to rub my eyes when I had a read of this, not for one but a few reasons! I moved over here from Port a couple of years ago, I am also on the search for a boat between 20-30k and I also ask questions like that because the fishing over here is so different! I have found that tide plays a big roll over here, the tailor seem to be mainly on the bite at dusk/dawn or at the top of the tide, and I dont know if it is just me but they seem to have quietened a lot during the colder weather... We have cleaned up on decent greenbacks fishing off the back of reefs a bit further north of the suburbs with mulies ( not pillies lol ), definitely worth a troll as well id imagine.
baders
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Quote badxr8ute "Learn how
Quote badxr8ute "Learn how to fish!!!!! Haha maybe you will catch something decent tomorrow just for a change!"
Nothing constructive to add ehh ??
mw87. I was back in Port Mac just recently after 4 years away. Miss that place a lot gotta say !! I did quite a few years as skipper with Port Mac Sea Rescue and developed great knowledge of the reefs and bommies all up and down the coast. Alas not much work over there and that's why I'm here. Gotta have some luxuries in life though so now on the market for another boat.
I know a lot of people poo-poo Tailor and fishing for them, but I love it :)
mw87
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Im heading back next week
Im heading back next week after 18 months, cant wait, and hoping to bring back a sea swirl striper 2101 wa. I grew up over north shore and moved here for the same reason. The quote from badxr8ute was the reason I caught onto your post! He thought it was me it was that similar and was attempting a dig. Im sure he will read this post and he knows who came out on top on the day mentioned! haha.
badxr8ute
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Haha yeah sorry baders
Haha yeah sorry baders thought you were mw87. Doing a bit of stirring. Unreal how you two guys have identical stories.
You got lucky the other day mw87!
baders
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Hehe, no worries mate.
Hehe, no worries mate.
Chris fish
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The back of steggies reef off
The back of steggies reef off mindarie about 3 mile straight out produces awesome tailor, sambos and yellowtail kingfish. Just it can get very risky with any swell over a meter, autumn usually produces the monsters ( 70cm+ tailor) but there is normally something there year round either trolling along the back or throwing poppers over the break works best. Good luck.
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