Mullet on a lure - 19th April 2011

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#1 Post by **RockHunter** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 10:14 am

People: Me

Duration: 7.00 - 9.00 pm

Tide:HW 7.15 pm

Weather: Clear, sunny, light southeasterly wind

Bait: Lures

Rigs:

Results: 1 mullet

Report:As it was a nice sunny evening I headed out for some lure fishing. I went to the same area where I caught three bass on Sunday. I got there about 7.00 pm. I was working my way around a small bay and then spotted a shoal of fish breaching the surface in front of a mass of rotting seaweed at the back of the bay. I wasn't sure if they were mullet or bass but fired out some lures over them just in case. I did feel a few tugs but nothing made a serious attempt to take any of the lures so I realized that they must be mullet.

I moved further around the bay but nothing was biting. As the light was beginning to fade I began to move back. I had a few casts off a promontory. The mullet were starting to move back out of the bay at this stage with the dropping tide and I was casting over them. I was frequently changing lures and put on a white Asturie. I had a couple of casts with it and suddenly hooked a fish. At first I presumed it was a bass, it was giving a typical bass fight, but when I had it in very close I realized it was a mullet. I gradually eased it into a narrow gulley, reached down and grabbed it. My first ever Irish Mullet and hooked on a surface lure too!!! It weighed just over 3 lb.

#2 Post by **CIANDOWNEY** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 10:21 am

Rockhunter, great report and even better result , well done. i foul hooked one before did you get it in the lip?

#3 Post by **evan699** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 10:24 am

Well done frank. Great fish. I prefer catching them to bass. Serious fight off them.

#4 Post by **fishy1987** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 10:29 am

nice one frankcongrats on the first irish mullet!different from your usual topclass bass sessions

tightlines
fergal

#5 Post by **RockHunter** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 10:43 am

CIANDOWNEY wrote: great report and even better result , well done. i foul hooked one before did you get it in the lip?

It was hooked on the outside corner of the lip, looks like the fish did make a grab at the lure.

fishy1987 wrote:nice one frankcongrats on the first irish mullet!different from your usual topclass Bass sessions

Thanks Fergal, I caught a few small mullet on holidays in Crete a couple of years ago, I had a few attempts at catching them in Ireland but never got one until now.

evan699 wrote:Well done frank. Great fish. I prefer catching them to Bass. Serious fight off them.

Thanks Evan, the one I got did seem to twist about a lot trying to shake the hook, but I reckon a bass of the same size would pull more strongly. I don't think I will become a convert to mullet fishing.

#6 Post by **declan65** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 10:50 am

Foul hooked one last night Frank, gave some fight weighed in a tad under 6lbs thought it was a cracking bass until I saw it, well done on landing a nice fish.

#7 Post by **gitsea M** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 12:18 pm

well done frank nice looking mullet

#8 Post by **mitch** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 2:23 pm

nice suprise frank and sure better than a blank

#9 Post by **CIANDOWNEY** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 2:55 pm

She defo went for it so, well done first one i have ever heard of being caught by the lip.
exellent

#10 Post by **stevo74** » Wed Apr 20, 2011 11:03 pm

Nice one Frank- must have made a nice change from all those bass you're catching!

Wed Apr 20, 2011 11:23 pm

bet you were thinking it was a another bass

#12 Post by **RockHunter** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 9:36 am

Thanks guys,

saving private brian wrote:bet you were thinking it was a another Bass

Of course I was!!!
I knew there were a lot of mullet about but thought there might be a bass lurking on the outskirts and was sure I had hooked one as I wasn't expecting the mullet to go for a lure.

#13 Post by **Sweetwrasse** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:18 am

Superb stuff as always rockhunter

#14 Post by **tight lines** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 9:36 pm

well done frank a nice surprise to beat the blank

Fishooks · #15 Post by **Fishooks** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 1:27 pm

Well done. I've never seen one "mouth hooked" on a lure like that before though I have heard of them being caught on very small lures.

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