best way to target tailor

[badboygibbo]

Im going to target tailor this evening and will be using pilchards on ganged hooks. What strength trace do i use and what way should the pilllie be facing like head first or whateva. Also i thought i might try some types of lures so where should i start? metal lures, sp, hard bodies ...

Thanks Paul

[kriso]

where are you fishin for them?

[benno573]

where are you going mate? different methods suit different areas.

generally speaking, lightly or unweighted pilles on 3 ganged 4/0's will account for a good many fish. if they are feeding actively they will hit a slug, 40g or 60g halco twisties are the go. big plastics will work, the 5 and 6" bozo ones look pretty damn good, i'm sure tailor would go for them.

[Cowfish13]

Don't really need a trace as the gangs act as one. I have the head of the pillie facing towards the mainline for most fish. Holds together better and Tailor hit from the tail usually.

For lures, metal lures are good if they're in a "feeding" mood. SP's and HB's work whenever they're around usually. A tailor will hit a lure almost the size of it's body length if it wants it, so they aren't any really specific lures I could reccommend

[badboygibbo]

im going to try raby bay seen loads of men fishing there for tailor before and ive seen the tailor on the surface. do you reckon chopped pilchards will get them fired up for berley? If theyre chopping on the surface does that meen that theyre in feeding mode??

[kriso]

yeah if there choppin up the surface chuck a slug or a popper at them

[badboygibbo]

do you have any suggestions on which brand and size to use?

[fishyman]

my dad just got back from moreton island,

he caught 9 tailor in a few sessions off the rocks all on slugs, most successful was a gillies baitfish in 40g white color

but my mates also had success on gillies phasers in 25g and surecatch raiders in 20g

[Jords]

i got quite a few on a metal lure from hervey bay called a flasha sppon

it was essentially just a very wide spoon lure with a big reflective sticker on the side

was using a few other lures (thinner metal slugs) in the same session but the spoon was the only one to get consistent fish

[badboygibbo]

so do you cast into school and wind as fast as you can??

[fishyman]

cast either over them or in front of them and retrieve not flat out but quick enough to get an enticing wobble going with the lure

[nuckle]

try pauses aswell,the ones iv got seem to of hit it on the puase. depends how crazy they are

[brisfisher]

if there on the surface give poppers a go,very visual n the surface take will leave ya weak at the knees

[badboygibbo]

I went on friday night and there werent much surface action so didnt bother usaing lures although used unweighted pilchard on ganged hook but didnt manage to catch a tailor. But on the other hand we did get a 37 cm squire/snapper and a lovely fat 55cm flathead. not bad for a bycatch !

[nuckle]

whered you go?