fishing When I Grow Up I Want To Catch A Big Taylor

[Drop Bear]

http://www.fishingworld.com.au/news/oldest-recorded-tailor-captured-in-nsw

Oldest recorded tailor captured in NSW

Cracker jack.

Soooo I have never caught a good taylor. I have caught a lot but never a big en.

Could you please post any pics of large taylor you have caught? I have put a photo in but its not not massive. 

Also tips and tricks on catching a big en. Not go to to Fraser and catch 2000000 choppers. 

Thanks

 

[ellicat]

Not huge but this is my PB.

Caught in the rain on the Eastern Beach North Straddie on a big fillet of bonito. 64cm.

[Drop Bear]

1 hour ago, ellicat said:

Caught in the rain on the Eastern Beach North Straddie on a big fillet of bonito. 64cm

Thats a cracker. Thanks

[Tybo]

I've never got a bit one either Robbie, my best being in the 50s. I saw one of 8kg caught at Peregian last year, but greenbacks are generally few and far between. I know Shark Bay in WA is famous for XXXOS tailor, maybe a trip over there might get you your tick.

[Drop Bear]

7 minutes ago, Tybo said:

I know Shark Bay in WA is famous for XXXOS tailor, maybe a trip over there might get you your tick.

We didn't get any Taylor in WA but got these Australian Salmon... The one Dropbear +jr is holding was a mighty battle. 

[kmcrosby78]

Cracker Aussie Salmon there Rob. Oh and Brian, looks to be bigger than 65cm girth to me .......  Anyway, back on topic, how long was the tailor in your picture?

[Drop Bear]

8 hours ago, kmcrosby78 said:

Anyway, back on topic, how long was the tailor in your picture?

Mine? I didn't measure it. Not big though. I caught a stack in that session. I will try and find the other pic mrs drop bear took. 

[rickmarlin62]

We get a few good ones here on central coast  poor foto but nudged 8kilo

[Drop Bear]

2 minutes ago, rickmarlin62 said:

We get a few good ones here on central coast  poor foto but nudged 8kilo

Stonker! How long do you think it was?

[rickmarlin62]

don't know bear  it was a couple of years ago when we all looked at fish in weight not length..haha

[Drop Bear]

4 hours ago, rickmarlin62 said:

it was a couple of years ago when we all looked at fish in weight not length

haha fair enough. I assume the length thing came in with phone cameras?

[Tybo]

They're some big salmon @Drop Bear. I know you're adventurous Robbie, did you eat one? Are they as bad as they say they are?

[kmcrosby78]

I caught a couple in SA Ty and took one home to eat. Admittedly I cooked it on a cr@ppy gas bbq at the tourist park we were staying at, but it was very dry and rubbery (sinewy). I've heard that they are OK smoked, and also OK diced up in fishcakes.

[rickmarlin62]

we get salmon here all the time..on the beach we throw them to the dingoes and even they wont eat em...hahaha

[Drop Bear]

17 hours ago, Tybo said:

I know you're adventurous Robbie, did you eat one?

yep we ate all of them. We had the smallest one that night simply pan fried. It did have some of its distinctive flavour but quite nice really. We ate the middle sized one the next day and it had more of that flavour. The big one I filleted and froze and we put in a curry a few weeks later. It had a very strong flavour. A lot like the cheap fish i have had at some dodgy restaurants. Is that Bassa? Not great at all but we still ate it. If you were going to eat that not in a curry it would be pretty nasty. I would have to be hungry to keep another one. These were the fist ones I had ever seen. Better keep the small ones live for kingfish bait than eat them. 

[Drop Bear]

6 minutes ago, rickmarlin62 said:

even they wont eat em...hahaha

wow. yep they are not very popular.

Do they make a good strip bait?

If not perhaps pop them back in the water.

[Tybo]

6 hours ago, Drop Bear said:

Do they make a good strip bait?

Those blokes on Big Angry Fish keep them and use the fillets for snapper bait, they always do pretty well. They're called kahawi over there.