2008 mullet picks atlast

[nthclare]

that dont look like a golden grey to me mate, heres a useful link..

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/aquarium/pages/goldengreymullet.html

Give the guy a break he caught a mullet fair and square well done lad nice fish post as many pics as you like

I think some people get carried away here passing negative comments on anglers posts and fish they catch etc its a fishing forum not an Ego inflating forum.......

[ian 123]

Well done Dan,great looking fish! Your a good angler mate! cheers

[fishinmidget]

that dont look like a golden grey to me mate, heres a useful link..

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/aquarium/pages/goldengreymullet.html

Give the guy a break he caught a mullet fair and square well done lad nice fish post as many pics as you like

I think some people get carried away here passing negative comments on anglers posts and fish they catch etc its a fishing forum not an Ego inflating forum.......

Er.....no.

I gave my opinion that the fish was not in fact a golden grey mullet, and with the link i posted and the other replys by other people posted he will be able to identify a golden grey mullet if(or should i say when) he catches one in future. There is no point in being under the delusion that you have caught something you haven't actually caught. Its something to aim for in the future.

dan, if you did find that comment harsh and uncalled for then just drop me a pm and i'll remove it at once. well done on the mullet anyway.

[gannet]

[quote="eric"]hold on a minute gannet, i quote
'With the advent of global warming our waters are becoming more and more frequented by warm water species of marine life'. doesn't global warming predict the melting of the polar ice caps, ice bergs and glaciers in the arctic?? surely this melt water would temporarily cool our surrounding waters due to our proximity to the arctic.
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As I understand it Eric, the melting of the polar ice caps due to global warming has no significant affect on the North Atlantic, the temperature of which has increased over the past ten years.

[strangford hunter]

that dont look like a golden grey to me mate, heres a useful link..

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/aquarium/pages/goldengreymullet.html

Give the guy a break he caught a mullet fair and square well done lad nice fish post as many pics as you like

I think some people get carried away here passing negative comments on anglers posts and fish they catch etc its a fishing forum not an Ego inflating forum.......

totally agree with nrtclare give dan a break the so called big mullet anglers on here think that they are the only ones to catch mullet makes me laugh every time i see them or read there posts fair play dan keep them coming i will show you a few marks on strangford sometime over the summer with nice mullet

[dan]

dont care if it was a golden grey would be nice to fknow that it is, if its a mullet i'm happy

[dan]

i always thought that the thicklipped mullet had them down the body, the one i got never, there was only one on each side of the gill cover. i defo know the one that i'm holding is a thicklipped mullet.

[Davy Murdoch]

this is aimed at anyone(you know who you are) who has been following this thread and thinks myself and some others are being hard on dan.

if you read the replies carefully you will notice that nobody has said anything to dan that hasn`t been constructive.im sure that dan doesn`t think we`re being jealous or hard on him.
i`ve posted advice on how to correctly ID mullet,which he didn`t take offence to by the way.
how is that giving him a hard time

myself,eric and alex have gave our opinions as to whether is was a golden grey or a thick lipped,should we not give our opinions
dan now knows how to correctly ID mullet and he`s prob busting a gut to get out there and prove us wrong
i personally hope he does.
i dont pretend to be an expert on mullet,in fact i`ve only been fishing for them for 3 years but i`ve put alot of effort in to learning as much as i could about my choosen target species(they`re all i`ve fished for during the past 3 years)
while i`ve been "learning" about mullet i`ve listened to other peoples advice with great enthusiasm.some of its been rubbish but some of its been sound and has helped me greatly.
i know alex(fishinmidget) has been fishing for mullet longer than me and i would gladly take in any advice he has about the species and the same goes for eric.
they are both very knowledgeable anglers(my god it hurt to say that only joking lads ) and im sure dan will take in everything he has been told and use it to his advantage in his search for a pb mullet this year.

anyway all im trying to say is that if everyone could please read other peoples posts carefully before saying anything.
this is a great site for beginners and old timers alike,we`re all here to learn from each other so lets not create a situation where nobody will give advice for fear of being accused of jealousy or other such rubbish.
we`re all entitled to our opinions and just cos some of you dont aggree with them it doesn`t mean they`re wrong.

as i said in an earlier post good luck with the mullet this year dan.
your uncle drew has been threatening to come over to strangford for the last two years for a mullet session but im still waiting for him to get his finger out
if you are heading over gimmie a shout and i`ll put you on to some bigger mullet,as long as you dont show me up

[dan]

my uncle drew wanted to get over last year i think, dont think he has the patience mind ya
only good anglers catch mullet #
my brother got one before him (and thats saying something)
had a go at it myself in strangford i managed to hook one but missed it, sure now i've had 3 i will hopefully get one next year and hopefully it will be bigger which i'm sure it will be.

i dont know if i put a report on about my last session after them at millisle at the end of october, had one coming in was a good 4lb+ but the size 10 hook pulled out as i was bringing it to the net, this was across from the borstal down at the rocks. used a coarse fishing groundbait (sensas super 3000 bream and brown crumb) mixed with mackerel and maggots and chunks of bread. but they dont count unless you get them into the net.

[dan]

JUST NEED A BASS 'N' I'LL BE VERY VERY VERY TIMES 44 HAPPY
still have to be happy with the mullet.

[WrasseBasher]

well dan i might have been bit hard on ya in the past,So i apologise...!!! but i was more winding you up dont take me serious. im sure youve learned a lot more since the strangford lough post. you cant win here youve posted pics and still get the sh1t. . ive only ever caught one mullet in cork so you should be happy with what youve got. if your gonna id fish just try get clear pics and read up on davys thread im sure you cant go wrong there. your young still , so youve loads of time to learn.
keep fishing .

[dan]

well dan i might have been bit hard on ya in the past,So i apologise...!!! but i was more winding you up dont take me serious. im sure youve learned a lot more since the strangford lough post. you cant win here youve posted pics and still get the sh1t. . ive only ever caught one mullet in cork so you should be happy with what youve got. if your gonna id fish just try get clear pics and read up on davys thread im sure you cant go wrong there. your young still , so youve loads of time to learn.
keep fishing .

its okay your forgiven
like i say i dont care what species it was as long as it was a mullet

[dan]

hopefully a couple of months and the mullet should be back
hopefully some better ones and get some clearer pictures. just hope to get one or two decent ones.

[dan]

Well done Dan,great looking fish! Your a good angler mate! cheers

cheers mate.

well has anyone come to a conclusion..................
YES or NO..............

[davy mccormick]

Well done Dan. Remember that not many anglers can say they ever caught a mullet. Good luck in your quest for these great sporting fish this year whatever colour they are. BTY mullet anglers don't smile, they just look smug.

they also wear their sunglasses on top of their head

[Ronald]

only the bald ones wear the glasses on the head

[colin c]

Even when its pitch black the glasses are on top of the head

[davy mccormick]

the photos aren`t great but i still think its a thick lipped.the head looks very blunt.
next time you catch one check its top lip for small pimples.if it has some then its def not a golden grey.



THICK-LIPPED GREY MULLET Crenimugil labrosus M. and B.
Ir. Lannach; Fr. Muge noir, Mulet A grosses levres; Ge. Meerdsche; Du. Herder.
Back broad; head short and broad; small, triangular mouth. Dorsal
fins small, well separated, the first with four strong spines. Tail fin
forked; pelvics set some distance behind pectorals. Large hard
scales. No spines on head or gill-cover. Greyish in colour with lengthwise
dark streaks. Upper lip thick, with papillae; its greatest depth
more than half the diameter of the eye, jugular interspace (see illustration)
narrow and parallel when gills closed. Grows to more than 10
lb. Common on the Irish coast.

THIN-LIPPED GREY MULLET Liza ramada M. and B.
Fr. Muge, Mulet ramada; Ge. Grosskopf meedische;
Differs from previous species in thinner upper lip (greatest depth less
than half diameter of eye) and broader, oval-shaped jugular
interspace. Grows to over 10 lb. Recorded from England but not from
Ireland.

GOLDEN GREY MULLET Liza auratus M. and B.
Fr. Muge dore; Ge, Goldiische; It. Cefalo dorato; Sp. Lisa dorada.
Upper lip less than half diameter of eye; jugular interspace oval. A
well defined golden spot behind eye and another on gill cover (not to
be confused with the golden reflection sometimes seen on gill-covers
of other species). Grows to about 18 inches. Recorded from England,
but not from Ireland.

Geek

i cant believe you called davy a geek i would have called him a nerd

[colin c]

Usually call him a lot worse Davy but couldnt repeat it on this forum.

[Davy Murdoch]

you`re all just jealous of my style and my expertise...