Steve’s Broadwater Report 09.06.11
Did a couple of hours on the Broady last night in search of some tailor, took a while to find them but once I did it was a fish a pass or cast. Started off prospecting by trolling some xraps and once I'd found them and pulled a few I pulled up and spun a popper but only managed one as the fish seemed to be hanging deep, tied on a squidgy and was back to a fish a cast, pulled the pin after around 2 doz fish in the 45-50cm range plus 1 lone squire, also hooked the mother of all hairtail which thankfully spat the hook at the boat as I was wondering how I could land it (I had severe misgivings about grabbing this fella) did get another 2 smaller versions and another Tailor on the troll home.
Beautiful night but chilly would be an understatement, only regret was leaving the fly gear at home (option for Saturday perhaps)
Steve.
Reprinted with permission.
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June 13, 2011 9:21:50 am
Hi Steve was wondering too where you found your tailor? I went out the previous Saturday night and worked my way from the northern tip of Crab Island to the deep hole behind Sea world. I got a couple of nice hairtail which were really good fun but no one single tailor. Large shows of bait on the sounder but nothing. I understand tailor move around, but where do you troll for them at night? Thanks, Shane.
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June 13, 2011 10:28:22 am
Hi Guys, I posted Steve’s report here with his permission. It was originally published here:
http://www.nuggetfishing.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=289&Itemid=38
He may or may not come along and answer questions. I’ve done this because Steve fishes differently to me and others and he is one of the most consistent fisherman I know. Having a different perspective is important as it helps us avoid getting stuck in a rut. The seaway is fishing tough at the moment so Steve’s reports show us there’s plenty of options for good fishing in the broadwater.
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June 13, 2011 11:36:19 amTHANKS FOR THAT IMPOMATION CRAIG. I AM GOING TO TRY AGAIN ON THE FULL MOON ON WEDNESDAY. REGARDS ROB P.S. YES MY BOAT LIGHTS ARE FIXED
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June 17, 2011 10:51:53 amG’day Rob and Shane sorry for the late reply,
Tides don’t matter with the water quality we have at the moment, the tailor I’m chasing are following the bait schools so that’s the first thing to look for and then it’s figuring out where a likely ambush area would be (I’m referring to night fishing here) a couple of areas to look for are, bridges and well lit jetties as well as large boats with the underwater lights 😉 If you get out during the day you may see birds working the channels between Crab and the mouth of the Coomera, these are worth chasing but also give you an idea of where they’ll be after dark, they will stay active for some time after sunset then move to ambush areas such as mentioned above. Another option is to anchor in the area and burley up and floatline strip baits on a single hook and short (100mm) 20lb single strand wire, this will normally get the bigger fish as well as Hairtail, Bream, Jacks and Snapper.
Moons don’t worry me that much, in a lot of areas there is enough light to negate the effect of Bio Luminescence that can make fishing difficult on the dark phases of the moon.
These tailor were deep and I always troll a deep and shallow runner till I get the depth they’re working at, in this case it was a Rapala Xrd10 in Glass Ghost, the Xr10 (shallow) never saw a fish except the big Hairtail, other days the opposite will happen.
Hope this helps.
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June 17, 2011 5:20:42 pm
WOW STEVE THANKS FOR THAT GREAT DETAIL ON CATCHING TAILOR .I FISHED THE PIN BAR THIS MORNING AND COBBY .GOT 5 CHOPPERS ON 20GRAM SLUGS . AND FOUR JEW ON PLASTICS THESE WERE MY FIRST JEW. WOW!!! IT WAS FUN. I USED 5INCH CAMOS POWER BAIT AND TT JIG HEADS . THE JEW WERE ONLY SHOOLIES BETWEEN 40&50 CM THEY WERE ALL RELEASED IN GOOD CONDITION. THEY WERE CAUGHT IN THE DEEP HOLE AT COBBY ISLAND. THANKS AGAIN STEVE.. REGARDS ROB
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June 18, 2011 11:07:12 pm
Good on ya Rob, I was fishing a catch and release Bream comp today down the Broadwater and saw a couple of schools north of Crab, didn’t stop to fish so not sure of the size.
Steve.
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June 19, 2011 2:11:06 pm
THANKS STEVE.. HOW DID YOU GO IN THE BREAM COMP? MY DENTIST IS DAVE MCKENZIE HE FISHS IN SOME BREAM CONTESTS AND HE WON THE QLD TITLE A FEW MONTHS AGO. WHAT THE NAME OF YOUR TEAM?. IS IT EXPENSIVE TO GET INTO AS A NON BOATER OR BOATER? I HAVE TRIED TO CATCH BREAM ON LURES AND PLASTICS WITH ONLY MODERATE SUCCESS BUT I HAVE GREAT SUCCESS ON LIZARDS AS A BY CATCH TO BREAM . BREAM ARE DIFICULT TO CATCH. ONLY BY TRYING DIFFERENT METHODS .TIDES AND LOCATINS EG PONTOONS AND JETTYS IN THE NERANG AND THE BROARDWATER, MIGHT HELP ME WHAT IS YOUR OPINION? KIND REGARDS ROB T
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June 20, 2011 4:57:20 pm
We did ok Rob, champion angler (me) and champion team, this is a new comp that is only $40 per round, 6 rounds and the grand final, it’s lure and bait and is very easy to fish. here’s a link if anyone’s interested, If so let me know and I can help ya’s on your way.
Steve.
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June 21, 2011 5:40:51 pm
Fantastic Steve did you catch them on lures or bait?What was youR biggest Bream? Looks like a good comp,but a dont fish with anybody as yet. Rob
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June 21, 2011 9:45:27 pm
All our fish were 25-30cm fork length, we didn’t think we had a chance but it seemed every one struggled with heaps of 23-25cm jobs (not eligible)we regularly get 40cm jobs at night in the same spot, this was the 1st time I’ve day fished it.
All float lining baits down the burley trail, the Flathead rounds will see the lures come out.Steve.
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HIGH STEVE WELL DONE .HOW DO YOU FIND FHE TAILOR IN THE BROARDWATER ? DO YOU LOOK FOR BUST UPS . OR DO YOU FIND THEM ON A SOUNDER? I TRIED TO CATCH SOME ON TUESDAY NITGHT BUT WITH NO LUCK AT ALL, DO YOU FISH THE RUN UP TIDE? KIND REGARDS ROB T