Caught the yellowtail for bait at West Head the afternoon before, didn't weigh him but I would say 5 or 6 kilos, he was 95cm, my shoe length is 30cm size 11. rig was a 6 o circle hook with 20lb mono leader. top of the tide at 8.30 am. I used one of those running clips that hold a small snapper sinker and 1m of trace but I keep the sinker about 1m off the bottom. Have my secret spot but all of my advisors are right , fish slack tides , top or bottom and you get about a 20 min time frame, if no good go drift for flatties.
Skinned , filleted , floured with salt and pepper , then bbq with a little sunflower oil delicious. Fish for fun but fish for a feed, let the rest go.