South Down mullet,10-8-07

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#1 Post by **Davy Murdoch** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 2:15 pm

People:me

Duration:3hrs

Tide:low

Weather:cloudy,breezy

Bait:bread,mack

Rigs:float,ledger rig

Results:mullet,sand goby

Catch and Release:: Yes/

Report:I finished work early and decided to head out for a spot of mullet fishing before the rain came and ruined my chances for another week.When i arrived down i could only see 5-6 mullet moving around but thought it would be worth a go anyway and threw out some groundbait.It wasn`t long before they were taking the free offerings so i took my first cast.There was a big ripple on the water because of the strong breeze which made it difficult to see my bait but i only waited for 20 mins for the first bite.I struck and hooked into a very strong fish which took 50 foot of line in its first run.It was 10 mins before it was landed and weighed in at 4lb 6oz,my second biggest ever. :D
That was the last mullet i saw so i turned my attentions to the little gobys that are everywhere down at this mark.I found a packet of size 16 barbless hooks in my box and tied one on with a couple of split shot three inches up the line and baited it up with the smallest piece of mackerel i could cut.Then i dangled it in the shallow water and waited for a bite.2 mins later and "bang" the rod tip slammed over as fish screemed away with the bait! Only joking :lol: ,i never even saw a bite,i just lifted the line out of the water and there was the smallest fish i`d ever caught hanging on the hook,a little sand goby.But it was a new species so i didn`t care.I caught one more sand goby before i packed up and headed home.

#2 Post by **Ronald** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 3:09 pm

Nice goby davy :lol: I'll have to try and get one now for the species hunt ,cant have you taking the lead .
The mullets not bad either . :lol:

#3 Post by **corbyeire** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 6:23 pm

the detail of the dorsal fin in the last photo, is imperative if you want to claim the specimen on those sand gobys i hear :lol:

good stuff!

#4 Post by **Davy Murdoch** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 6:53 pm

who needs big fish.i had as much fun landing the goby as i did with the mullet.gram for gram i recon the goby fought harder :lol:

i`ve a few more mini species to target with the size 16 hooks but i`ll keep them a secret for now or ronald will go for them first :wink: