2 years to get this mulloway after my first elusive beast
Hi Guys
Just thought id post a pic of the mulloway i got the other night.
It was thursday night and me and my workmates went down to a local rockwall for something to do really as was boring sitting at home.
So we got to the rockwall found a nice spot and set up with a box of squid and a bag of mullies in hand with a 6 pack in the esky ready to catch whatever comes along really.
Well a few hours past and the pickers were on the chew with only a few metre long port jacksons on the bite which really i thought were decent size portys for a change. So we persisted with the pickers and kept changing the baits hopeing for the big one.Well time past and it got to 2am friday morning so one of my mates called it a night and headed of home.So i thought last ditch effort ill try a mullie in a squid tube to see if i can get something interested.
Well no more than ten minutes past then the line screamed of and so i skipped over the rocks and struck and nothing damn i thought so i started to wind in then hit some weight.I was on it took a screaming first run but managed to turn it and then all i could feel was huge headshakes.Had me on my toes for about fifteen minutes skipping rocks and it wasnt running out it was running up and down the rockwall getting dangerously close to the rocks.And all i could see was the braid getting very close to the rocks but after a bit of tussle i managed to lift him up and out of the rocks to see a nice silvery side come up woohoo im shouting as my mate runs down with the gaff as he did though it lunged again i thought no its gone.
But finally i managed to bring him back up and my mate got a good shot with the gaff on him and there it was a 1.17 metre mulloway felt pretty heavy to lift up the rocks guessing around the 15kg mark as didnt get to weigh it.
So after 2 years of trying again after my first here it was what a feeling to get a big one like this patience i spose is the key.
But sadly it didnt release so on the bbq for easter and not one bit left was enjoyed by all.
Thanks for reading
Matt
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EKUL
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Monster
Nice catch, patience pays off :)
Paul H
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Well done, one fish I am yet
Well done, one fish I am yet to catch (probably got something to do with a lack of trying for them).
Bait combinations claim a suprising number of fish!!
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JoeH
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Nice Croaker mate
Awesome looking fish mate, you'll remember that fight a looong time, and have repeating nightmares reliving the moment you thought you'd lost it! :)
Cheers,
Joe
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brg
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what a fish well done
what a fish well done
Torzar
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Nice fish, what a great way
Nice fish, what a great way to crack the first mulla well done !
Justin M
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Mate that's a great catch.
Mate that's a great catch. Well done.
falttymatty
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cheers guys and this is my
cheers guys and this is my second but two years to try get another big one they are such an amazing fish to catch definantly another fish of a lifetime. this will be in the memory bank for a long time :-)
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clogwog
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Great fish mate, well
Great fish mate, well done.
Every land based fisho would love to catch a mulla of that size.
big john
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Awesome
Great example of reward for effort there Matt!
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RAGBAG
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Mulla
Great fish mate , u did well to land that from those stones and not get cut off . Nice pic's as well .
Grunter
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Good
work mate gotta be stoked with that.
MJ
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Good Catch Matt!
Persistence pays off - Well done!
southcity104
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top capture!
and good read.
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OLD BANGA
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Brilliant Fish
What a top catch, no wonder you have a smile from ear to ear, well done.
Cheers
Old Banga!
OLD BANGA
sea-kem
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Hooter fish there mate.
Hooter fish there mate. Reminds me of the old days sitting on the North Mole all night. Well done!
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StevieP
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nice one mate certainly a
nice one mate certainly a good feeling hooking up to something big and the suprise when that gold flash surfaces
Snags
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Nice mulla mate!
Nice mulla mate!
grantarctic1
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Nice Mulloway
Nice Mulloway, And a great reward for trying so hard. Well done mate .
Kingfisher549
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Most excellent
Once you catch one your hooked
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Buz
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Mega Mulla there mate! Well
Mega Mulla there mate! Well done, makes me very jealous :)
The freezer come in handy for bait?
falttymatty
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Yeah cheers mate.works a
Yeah cheers mate.
works a bloody treat can catch heaps of bait to keep now.
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Buz
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Awesome stuff mate. Good to
Awesome stuff mate. Good to hear the Freezer has a second lease of life :)
cuthbad
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Beauty, well done mate!
Beauty, well done mate!
TonyT
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cracking fish there matty,
cracking fish there matty, congrats...
Jason D
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Beaut Fish
Thanks for the read, good fish Matt.
Heart in the mouth stuff.
bitten
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cracker croaker!!!
cracker croaker!!!
crezz
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nice fish matt
nice fish matt
Stormfyre
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Top fish!
Patience is key. You'll probably find after such a long wait you'll get another real soon. How it seems to go.
little johnny
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fantastic
fish ,,well done, most underated fish in ocean i love eating them .great catch
anypuddle
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sweet
quality fish, well done. yep the silver ones are lovely on the plate. have caught bronze ones that tasted like crap. release in future!
Anywhere anytime
Buz
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Similar to Barra. Only like
Similar to Barra. Only like keeping the Silver ones that have been in the Saltwater :)
Kingfisher549
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Ever
If your ever heading up this way give us a call, get mull on a reg basis, love watching others catching and having success
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sherbert
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All the hours pay off
Well done matty One this weekend as well m8??? see you saturday
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Faulkner Family
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gotta be stoked with that
gotta be stoked with that one for sure. long time between mullas but worth the wait by the looks on your face. well done
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TheJettyRat
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Stoinker. Well done.
Stoinker. Well done.