Tailor at North Mole
Hey Guys,
So i went to North Mole lastnight 22nd Jan, as we drove in we saw the fisheries there it was about 1 hour before sunset, and that made me smile! i was very glad that they came down to north mole, alot of funny business happines there ( with undersized fish that is)
We decided to fish in a diff spot this time, i rigged up a paternoster on my 10ft with a whole mullet on, cast that out, dint take long till i got snagged, while trying unsnag my rig, the fisheries came to ask us some questions, caught anyting? what type of fish you targeting etc? nice guy i must say, the other guy was chattin to people further down. by this time i was fed up with the 10ft haha , i left it with some line out, managed to take it out eventually, rigged up my 6ft 7 rod ...with a float and about 1 metre + leader with gang hooks for sardines.
Nothing really hapened till about 30 to 45 after sunset, caught about 9 or so tailor 2 of which looked around the 28cm mark but dint get to messure, they decided to un hook themselves and jump back in the water, the rest where around the 25 cm mark no keepers unfortunatly :( used blue sardines, baby and big mullies. tailor have some seriouse teeth, i now coz the one bugga bit me! quater of my finger in his mouth, haha finger wouldnt stop bleeding ( i cant imagine the bigger tailor!), not only that it then bit my tshirt and wouldnt let go, that made 2 of the hook go straight through my tshirt by this time my dad is killed laughing, managed to unhook the fish before it caused any more trouble and took me fair while to take out the other hooks!
About 1 hour 30min +- after dark the fisheries came back, same fella came to ask if we have caught anything etc. as for the guy fishing furhter down on my right, i think he got hammered, saw the other fisheries guy goign through his bucket and stuff, writting out a warning or fine.
just before we left, i caught what i think is a snook, i rather get bitten by a small tailor then that bloody thing, the teeth on them are some seriouse stuff, looks like from the barracouta or barracuda family, i dint have my camera with me so no pics sorry guys. Are snook any good to eat? When would be the best time, rig and bait to use to catch snook? Everyone seemed to be catching undersized tailor and surprisingly there where no bull herring at all.
We left shortly after which was about 10:15pm it was a good night out , just no keepers but thats ok atleast we caught something.
Cheers for reading
Ish
Dicey
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Good to see your report about
Good to see your report about fisheries, by the sounds of things your fishing the tip of northmole at the lighthouse to be snagged prone? better luck next time Ish was northmole packed to the max as usual?
ish_lovesfishing
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cheers
northmole wasnt to that full at all, i was surprised normally its packed , unless somone tiped people off that fisheries where there, who knows, yeh by the lighthouse, i was just side of the tip, i should have gone a bit more at the tip to cast further out so it doesnt drop down into the rocks.
Ish
Camo.W
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G'day Ish, You gotta watch
G'day Ish,
You gotta watch those chopper tailor teeth mate. That's why their called choppers. Your snook aren't really good for eating mate, but they do make good bait. I use whole livies for Sambo bait. cut into cubes works well also.
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ish_lovesfishing
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Hey Camo
Hey Camo, yeh haha always wondered why they where called choppers, now i know ..learnt the hard way! haha i recon next time ill send it out as bait thanks camo
Ish
MattMiller
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Be careful
doing that mate, being undersize you have to release it. Not chuck a hook in its back
ish_lovesfishing
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thanks
thanks matt, whats the legal size for snook?
ish
MattMiller
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I meant
Tailor mate, regardless of what species it is it's illegal to use undersize fish as bait. But you certainly wont be the first person to do it, just don't let fisheries see you
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Give this a read - http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/pub/WestLimits/westcoast_rules_2010.pdf
ish_lovesfishing
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thanks
I havent actualy used what i catch as bait, if they illegal size i always put them back, thanks for that il have a read, now i am aware that you cant use undersized fish as bait, i have seen heaps of people using small tailor or whiting as bait.
ish
Colin Hay
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I have heard of people losing the tips of their fingers to
big tailor
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ish_lovesfishing
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ouch
that would have hurt haha although i wouldnt be laughing
Likc
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I’ve kept few snooks over the
I’ve kept few snooks over the time and they are not bad eating. On the line with herrings, I would say.
ish_lovesfishing
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i think
i think ill try a few next time, if they good size. i was pretty surprised when i saw it
Likc
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They are quite regular there.
They are quite regular there. And it seems to me, that they are biting bit closer to the rocks than tailors.
ish_lovesfishing
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they are
they are very close to the rocks, they bite a bit like whiting, like soft nibbles.
yeh the tailor are litle further out, although the small ones are litle bit closer.
beau
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did you use a float all
did you use a float all night? A much better rig for tailor and snook is a small running sinker onto gang hooks.. Cast it out, let it sink for 5-10 secs, then start reeling in slowly
ish_lovesfishing
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yeh
yeh i did, my leader from the float was like 1.4m, what i did was cast it and left it, and reeled in a little and left it, keeping the line tight. ill try that next time
cheers beau
ish
garethgkr
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It depends on how strong the
It depends on how strong the current is. If it is strong I use a running sinker on a set of 3/0 gangs.
If its not I just use unweighted mullies on a set of gangs. Try and get a spot close to the light house, that is where all the big tailor are!
beau
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yep how much weight you use
yep how much weight you use as a sinker all comes down to wind strength and direction, current, bait size and even what type of rod you use to cast your bait out, and where the fish are feeding of course!
ish_lovesfishing
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we where
we where gona fish just before the tip by the lighthouse, but we ended up fishing just before the lighthouse. yeh when i get there ill rig up, see what the wind and current is like.
i dont get much distance, i only have a 7ft rod medium action . i might use my 10ft next time.
which side of the lighthouse? if its sw or se...do i go on the right or left side?
cheers guys
Ish
Spinnerak
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snook aren't great from wat
snook aren't great from wat i've herd, just toss small minnows around and they'll smash them. Got one around 50-60cm on an sx40 recently.
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ish_lovesfishing
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really?!
hmm i should try that, just for the fun of it..i want to taste it tho lol ..just to see for myself what it tastes like. thats pretty good size!
il take my plastics and few lures . do they mainly come out at night or sunset time
cheers
ish
fishmike
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snook are good eating
about snook,they are pretty good eating but they have to be a decent size to keep,like most fish i catch if they are not big enough to fillet i throw em back,fish like herring,skippy,bream and snook are great eating but the trick is to skin em and eat them fresh on same day and i guarantee theyll taste great,just other day i caught some nice 30cm silver bream,skinned and filleted they tasted awesome,snook are the same
ish_lovesfishing
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welcome
welcome fishmike, just noticed you joined few days ago,
i havent caught any silver bream, where did you catch them? i know in south africa they love eating snook, so i was just wondering if its the same here.
cheers
ish
Daneox
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I've heard of a few people
I've heard of a few people eating them.
Never tried them myself, a mate of mine cooked one up the last time we caught one and reckons it was suprisingly good.
Aaron Santos
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Me and mate were out
Me and mate were out chasing some squid down south when we started hooking into some snook around the 60cm + size on a baited rig we had out just for the sake of anything swimming past. took a couple home to try filletted them up and a light batter shallow fried and they were really nice. id keep them for sure if i caught a couple.
Plus at that size they were a lot of fun on light gear, we would have got a least a dozen at that size.
Still trying to catch fish!
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ish_lovesfishing
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nice size
nice size , would probably be lucky to catch that size from the shore. was thinking the same thing light batter shallow fry.
cheers
ish
falttymatty
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Yeah been catching a heap of
Yeah been catching a heap of snook lately at the mole they have to be 30cm aswel same as tailor
but all i use is a small set of gangs with a glow stick just before and whitebait or anchovies for bait works
really well for me i catch more snook than tailor there actually now
to fish or not to fish is that even an option?
ish_lovesfishing
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what
what size hooks and weight do you use? are u planing to go north mole this weekend?
i caught mine on gangs! haha i think i was using size 4 ..took the whole baby mullie!
yeh its getting a bit anoyying that i cant catch legal size tailor at the mole, but ill keep trying tho
cheers
ish