My BIGGEST Mullet Ever! - Strangford Lough 2nd August 2010.

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Re: My BIGGEST Mullet Ever! - Strangford Lough 2nd August 2010.

#21 Post by eyesreilly »

Well done Paula, i'm delighted for you :wink: .Great report too,you give a great insight into mullet fishing :lol: .
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Re: My BIGGEST Mullet Ever! - Strangford Lough 2nd August 2010.

#22 Post by seanie35 »

aah the mullet whisperer strikes again :lol: :lol: :lol: , very well done paula a fine specimen, all the hard days get forgotten when you pull a fish like that 8)
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Re: My BIGGEST Mullet Ever! - Strangford Lough 2nd August 2010.

#23 Post by razor2 »

great fish .good stuff keep it up :D
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Re: My BIGGEST Mullet Ever! - Strangford Lough 2nd August 2010.

#24 Post by bigsod »

RESPECT 8)
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Re: My BIGGEST Mullet Ever! - Strangford Lough 2nd August 2010.

#25 Post by FisherKing »

Well done guys, great report & thats a fine specimen Mullet :shock: 8) fair play to ya Paula first of many :wink: you deserved it :mrgreen:
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Re: My BIGGEST Mullet Ever! - Strangford Lough 2nd August 2010.

#26 Post by birdseye »

Well done Paula :) A super specimen mullet 8) the smile says it all. 8)
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Re: My BIGGEST Mullet Ever! - Strangford Lough 2nd August 2010.

#27 Post by The Austrian »

sorry, doublepost, please delete.
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Re: My BIGGEST Mullet Ever! - Strangford Lough 2nd August 2010.

#28 Post by The Austrian »

:shock: :shock: :shock: I'm speechless Paula, and believe me, that's not what I'm known for normally :wink: I'm not the least surprised reading your (most excellent btw.) report now that you suffered from a bit of a hangover this morning :P :lol: this is an absolute monster of a mullet, my heartfelt congratulations, I'm well made up for both of you! :mrgreen: The only one fly in the ointment is that it'll be really hard to do any better from now on :oops: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: My BIGGEST Mullet Ever! - Strangford Lough 2nd August 2010.

#29 Post by StevieC »

Super fish Paula and an excellent report - well done. :D

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Re: My BIGGEST Mullet Ever! - Strangford Lough 2nd August 2010.

#30 Post by Tom H »

Well done on your PB Paula. Now go and get a bigger one :wink:
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Re: My BIGGEST Mullet Ever! - Strangford Lough 2nd August 2010.

#31 Post by polaris »

fair play,,,,they put up a good fight ,,great pics well done,,,
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Re: My BIGGEST Mullet Ever! - Strangford Lough 2nd August 2010.

#32 Post by Dawsey »

Super fish, well worth the weight me thinks :P
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Re: My BIGGEST Mullet Ever! - Strangford Lough 2nd August 2010.

#33 Post by evan699 »

Well done K1. Crackin fish. I'm not surprised it fought well with the size of the paddle on the back of him. Petty you didn't catch that fish a bit later in the season because your gonna have a tough few months trying to top that. I'm sure you'll enjoy trying though. :P
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Re: My BIGGEST Mullet Ever! - Strangford Lough 2nd August 2010.

#34 Post by Sweetwrasse »

Lovely fish :D :D Well done, a great reward for all the effort!
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Re: My BIGGEST Mullet Ever! - Strangford Lough 2nd August 2010.

#35 Post by grady »

congradulations Paula, that some size :shock: atlast you was aworded with the nice fish very well done great pictures also
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Re: My BIGGEST Mullet Ever! - Strangford Lough 2nd August 2010.

#36 Post by KERRY1 »

Below is a picture of me from last Monday night putting my PB mullet back in...............I held gently it for at minute until it got it's breath back and then all of a sudden it just kicked it's tail and it was off!! 8)
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Re: My BIGGEST Mullet Ever! - Strangford Lough 2nd August 2010.

#37 Post by fagan »

wat a mullt biggest 1 ive seen. well done :D :D :D :D
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Re: My BIGGEST Mullet Ever! - Strangford Lough 2nd August 2010.

#38 Post by aido coxy »

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Re: My BIGGEST Mullet Ever! - Strangford Lough 2nd August 2010.

#39 Post by lampard »

nice mullet well done
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Re: My BIGGEST Mullet Ever! - Strangford Lough 2nd August 2010.

#40 Post by tight lines »

well done paula as someone said above the smile says it all cracker of a fish must be about 7lb or so
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