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Guys, the Tweed looks so nice that I am surprised it is difficult to catch fish there. I ran into a British couple there and they asked me where to fish as they cant catch anything and I said sorry I cant catch anything either. I have fished the Tweed river mouth from the north breakwall to Jack Evans boat harbour and its difficult to fish there, the current belts through and doesnt seem to stop on the turn of the tide either. If you get to the bottom the current is likely to snag you or small fish will steal your bait. I have fished Terranora Creek for hardly a bite and caught only small fellas near the Kennedy Drive boat ramp. My only luck has been fishing into the open ocean. Can you guys suggest any spots to try? On my last trip to this area I accidentally caught a yellowtail (baitfish) while bottom fishing so I sent it back out as a live bait and it was bitten clean in half by something prowling the waters (I suspect it was a large tailor). In March I will be back there again and I want to try again but how can I increase my chances of catching yellowtail (baitfish)? Are there any spots I can hunt for baitfish? Any fishing recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Hey mate, yeah for sure, that hook was left on the tiniest thread of skin.... So close but not close enough. As a land based fisherman I have never caught a kingfish, I have caught Amberjack on lures at the same spot as above. They were alot of fun, I'm sure kingies will be even better. I am in the market for a boat and when I do get one then kingies are very high on my list of priorities (ie Molly point for starters)

I was in a hurry to get him out there, hence the simple 4/0 hook rig, next time I will definitely add a tail hook to the rig. Im back in Sydney now so I will not get a change to try again, maybe next time I am on holidays.

I don't really think a bream would bite a 20cm yellowtail in half like that, shark maybe. I do reckon it was probably a tailor but I was wondering if anything else could do that kind of damage to a baitfish. Also, he was about 70-80cm down in about 4-5m of water. Another fisho told me that tailor had been active on the surface a few hundred metres from shore where I was fishing and another fisherman caught a smaller tailor just down the way from me (around 20-25cm so he released it). This is the fella before I sentenced him to death:

Hey guys, yesterday I was lucky enough to catch a yellowtail while bottom fishing near the Tweed River entrance so I put it out under a bobby to see if anything would take it. I hooked him lightly through the shoulder as I have seen and done before. He swam around happily for about half an hour then the tugging on the rod increased briefly and stopped. I knew what that meant so I reeled him in and he was bitten clean off just a hair away from my hook. So my question is - what fish, other than a Tailor, will chomp off 3/4 of a yellowtail and leave me with just a head? I assume kingfish would swallow a yellowtail whole, so I am intrigued as to what I missed.