South Down Mullet,26-5-07

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#1 Post by **Davy Murdoch** » Sun May 27, 2007 12:06 pm

People:me

Duration:3hrs

Tide:low

Weather:cloudy,breezy

Bait:bread

Rigs:float and size 8 hook

Results:mullet

Catch and Release:: Yes/No

Report:Headed down the coast as i had heard there was plenty of mullet around and i`ve been busting to catch one on my new rod and give it a really good test.From the minute i arrived i could see a few fish moving and mullet fever quickly set in,my nerves were shattered and i hadn`t even cast out :roll: It was quite windy which was creating a big ripple on the water so i couldn`t see my floating bread but after ten minutes there was a break in the wind and i had my first bite.I struck and it was solid then line screemed from the reel.After a few minutes everything went slack and i had lost my first mullet of the year :cry: i think i foul hooked it cos i reeled in a scale stuck to the point of the hook.The next half hour was crazy,the mullet were everywhere and i had plenty of interest in my bread then it disapeared in a big swirl of water.I struck and again it was solid,this fish was out to test my new rod and after nearly ten line screaming minutes i had it in the net.I quickly weighed and photographed it before putting it back,it was a cracking fish and weighed in at 4lb which is the average size for down there.
The wind picked up again and the mullet had spread out which made things very difficult.I was thinking of packing up when i spotted a few big fish picking off the bread that had been blown over to the opposite shore.I headed over to have one last go before heading home.Within five minutes i had a few missed bites then hooked into another strong fish which i eventually got in the net,it was another nice mullet of 4lb.
The tide was on the turn and it was nearly time to pack up when i hooked another fish,this one was trying to break my new rod and it was also making my arm sore.It was almost fifteen minutes before i had it in the net and i knew straight away it was a PB.it weighed in at 4lb 14.5oz. :D .That was the last fish of a fantastic few hours fishing.I cant wait to head down for another go.

#2 Post by **cky** » Sun May 27, 2007 12:43 pm

hi davy
well done on the mullet front,some lovely fish their.
what is the new rod you are using?
cheers
cky

#3 Post by **Davy Murdoch** » Sun May 27, 2007 3:15 pm

Cheers cky,the rod is a 12' browning trout spinning rod,casting weight 15-50 grms.I`ve had tench of 4.5lb on it this year but i was dying to get a mullet on it and wasn`t disapointed :)

#4 Post by **Ronald** » Sun May 27, 2007 5:54 pm

Cracking fish Davy I'll have to get a crack at them this year again and see if i can get something decent on the float rod :lol:

#5 Post by **davybrown99** » Mon May 28, 2007 12:07 am

Nice session with some good fish. Hope to get a few myself this year.

#6 Post by **MAC** » Mon May 28, 2007 10:47 am

Nice fishing Dave..... Some excellent Mullet there.... A PB is always welcome.

Did the mullet go off the feed when the wind was gusting, or were they just a bit more spread out?

Kev

#7 Post by **round_ourway** » Mon May 28, 2007 11:22 am

amazing fish well done mate. great report and quality pics :D

#8 Post by MC » Mon May 28, 2007 3:55 pm

wow another fish to add to my wishlist, cracking fish mate

#9 Post by **rab01** » Mon May 28, 2007 8:31 pm

some cracking fish there davy! i've seen mullet on my last couple of outings, i have to have a crack at them. i've been told flourocarbon line is the way to go, do you use it on your setup davy?

#10 Post by **Davy Murdoch** » Tue May 29, 2007 6:20 pm

MAC wrote:Nice fishing Dave..... Some excellent Mullet there.... A PB is always welcome.

Did the mullet go off the feed when the wind was gusting, or were they just a bit more spread out?

Kev

cheers MAC,the mullet seemed to stay deeper when the wind was strong and weren`t messing about on the surface anywhere near as much,but it was while it was windy that i got two of them one of which was the biggest.And to think i was about to head home :roll:

#11 Post by **Davy Murdoch** » Tue May 29, 2007 6:24 pm

rab01 wrote:some cracking fish there davy! i've seen mullet on my last couple of outings, i have to have a crack at them. i've been told flourocarbon line is the way to go, do you use it on your setup davy?

I dont bother with flourocarbon,im just using standard 6lb mono.I`ve been thing about trying flourocarbon and maybe changing to 8lb just incase i hook one of the really big ones :D

#12 Post by **Spurs_boy** » Tue May 29, 2007 7:49 pm

I managed to catch mullet on ordinary mono before flourocarbon was invented.. :?

#13 Post by **Marty Harrison** » Tue May 29, 2007 9:30 pm

:) :) Good job Davy, feel a drive coming on with the flyrod.

Tue May 29, 2007 9:37 pm

Cracking posting Davy, really clear pictures too. Green as hell also......again well done :wink: 8) :wink: 8)