Jewhunter Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 G'day all. Hit Hen & Chicken again this morning for a quick session with the plastics. The Bream were there but very timid. Managed 1 of 30cms. There was heaps of big mullet swimming around so I started flicking at the schools. After 10 minutes I finally hooked up on 1 & didn't it go! A fun fight saw me land my first mullet on a plastic. He went 40cms to the fork & was right on 1kg. I took him home for Jewie bait! If any Fly Fishos are out there it is worth having a crack down on the flats. Burley up with bread & get those bread flies wet. I reckon you'd have a ball. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spizza Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Nice one, never thought you could actually catch mullet on SP's. I wouldn't think they would be tempted but I guess you proved that theory wrong. I've also seen many Luderick taken on 3" minnow's. grin2: Cheers, Spizza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bluecod Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Well done on the SP mullet, though I don't know why people knock them as a table fish. Admittedly they are oily, but when they are fresh caught they go OK on the plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest madsmc Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 Nice catch Jewhunter. I've been after a few mullet here in the top end of Lake Macquarie with no luck at all on bread baits and on fly. And you go and get one on plastic! You're a lucky man Anyway, hope it goes alright as a jew bait. Shane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianniz Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 goto nepean river boat ramp.. berly some bread and you will find big schools of mullets (they were size of my forearm). Try getting a double header on a small graphite rod its awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrix Posted October 3, 2005 Share Posted October 3, 2005 I finally hooked up on 1 & didn't it go! 70267[/snapback] You're not wrong! They're damn fun to catch and are SO underrated. They can really power it on I've caught a fair few in the past on SPs, always as a bycatch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Soprano Posted October 5, 2005 Share Posted October 5, 2005 I know a place near my house where there is always a fairly large school of mullet hanging around and I'm pretty keen to catch a few to use as bait... What is the best method for catching them? What sort of SP did you get the mullet on Jewhunter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted October 10, 2005 Author Share Posted October 10, 2005 I know a place near my house where there is always a fairly large school of mullet hanging around and I'm pretty keen to catch a few to use as bait... What is the best method for catching them? What sort of SP did you get the mullet on Jewhunter? Was on a 3" bass minnow in pearl/watermelon Tony. I reckon a smaller slider that looks something like a maggot might be the go if you wanted to target them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narralakes Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 Nice one Jewhunter, that is a big mullet. My biggest one down the lake is 38 cms, so that one you caught is a whopper! I'll have to get down there and have a swoff, I agree with Matrix, mullet are under-rated, they go hard as! One of my favourite fish on fly. Any hints as exactly where to go down there, Iv'e never fished there b4, but heard quite a bit about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevvie Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 the humble mullet is, as mentioned by other posts, underrated as a sport fish. I dunno about the table qualities though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narralakes Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 Average table fish, but great fun to catch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlin_dc Posted October 11, 2005 Share Posted October 11, 2005 Bully mullets taste great if its just steamed. The Chinese love them. Some people would put some bean sauce on it before steaming. wonderful!! regards DArryl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted October 12, 2005 Author Share Posted October 12, 2005 Nice one Jewhunter, that is a big mullet. My biggest one down the lake is 38 cms, so that one you caught is a whopper! I'll have to get down there and have a swoff, I agree with Matrix, mullet are under-rated, they go hard as! One of my favourite fish on fly. Any hints as exactly where to go down there, Iv'e never fished there b4, but heard quite a bit about it. G'day Narra. If you head down Great North Road towards Abbotsford then a couple of streets past Lions road turn left. There is a very small boat ramp there. Anywhere along that shore line is good for them plus bream, lizards, whiting & flounder. Just fish it @ high tide ( 1.4mtrs+). You'd kill em on the fly. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narralakes Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 Thanks Jewhunter, I'll get down there soon, cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basserman Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 yep i have caught on ot two on the pastics while chaseinf bream and bass sure wish some of the other fish would fight like a mullet but hey what they lack in eating they make up for being the gun crab bait caught the one below from my kayak while chaseing bream in the canals and gave a very good acount of it's self and a nice clean hard fight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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