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TWailor time: new and old tailor rigs
The author with a tailor caught onTru-Turn gangs.
HAT a relief. hit and miss in recent years, I am For a while there it didn’t hopeful this season is shaping up to
Fishing Tips
by SEAN ‘SKIP’ THOMPSON
look like we would be able to travel far from home at all and annual fishing expeditions to Fraser, Moreton and Stradbroke islands was under threat for many
Tailor might not be the best eating fish in the sea, but they make up for it with fighting capacity and sheer numbers, ensuring great sessions for everyone from beginner to expert.
be a ripper.
I’ve seen a number of early sea-
Queenslanders.
Fortunately, that fear doesn’t look
son captures and some big ones among them, including as far north as Fraser in April. Along with that, there has been less fishing pressure on their northern migration this season and some big rainfalls in late summer freshened up estuaries and bait stocks.
like it will be realised, provided we continue to keep this beast of a vi- rus under control. So ‘touch wood’. This means it’s time to get your tai- lor gear ready for your trip(s)!
Thankfully the days of huge picket
lines of anglers at Fraser catching
and keeping as many as they want
are long gone. While the tailor sea-
son in Queensland has been a bit * continued P15
The Alvey sidecast rig, which is excellent for casting and retrieving.
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A close-up of the Alvey rig.
With all that in mind, you don’t