60lbs of mulloway magic
Submitted by young_yakker on Sat, 2011-03-26 15:59
went down to a local beach to try for one of these mulloway that have been getting caught lately and at 7:10 the dream came true.
After we had arrived and set the first set of baits i decided to go have a chat to a couple of blokes next to us to see what had been happening recently and to see if they had got one of theese elusive creatures but they hadnt got anything so we started talking about how crap up north has been and how the water is so hot.
About 45 minutes after sunset i hear my mate screaming BRAD BRAD BRAD so i do the 50 sprint to my rod as i get to my rod nothings happening so i tighten the drag and start winding fast then i come up real solid with huge head shakes and screaming runs. In one of the runs it took over a hundred meters. As im fighting the fish my mates line gets tangled with mine and i thought disaster, but with him walking with me it was fine.
But then there was another bloke fishing just next to us, i yelled can ya bring in ya line but he didnt and i ended up with two lines tangled around mine but this wasnt going to stop me. Eventually i had one massive knot in the two lines so i couldnt even wind so when the fish would run i would run into the water and when it stopped running i would run up the beach.
After about 15 minutes the fish was starting to tire , and becoming easier to bring in. as the fish was in about a foot of water the people helping me land the fish were saying its a shark its a shark, and i thought it could be the way it fought as it went harder than all my other fish including my sharks. but after a gaff cleanly got it and my mate grabbing its tail it was finally landed and safely on the beach.
I let out a few huge screams of joy and went and thanked everybody who helped me land it. the fish was caught on my new setup i got for spinning for macs and was the first fish caught on it.
It weighed in at 27kg/60lb.what a great fish and experience as well as having so many people willing to help me land a fish of a lifetime.
im so STOKED CANT BELIEIVE IT. it also took twenty minutes to land
After we had arrived and set the first set of baits i decided to go have a chat to a couple of blokes next to us to see what had been happening recently and to see if they had got one of theese elusive creatures but they hadnt got anything so we started talking about how crap up north has been and how the water is so hot.
About 45 minutes after sunset i hear my mate screaming BRAD BRAD BRAD so i do the 50 sprint to my rod as i get to my rod nothings happening so i tighten the drag and start winding fast then i come up real solid with huge head shakes and screaming runs. In one of the runs it took over a hundred meters. As im fighting the fish my mates line gets tangled with mine and i thought disaster, but with him walking with me it was fine.
But then there was another bloke fishing just next to us, i yelled can ya bring in ya line but he didnt and i ended up with two lines tangled around mine but this wasnt going to stop me. Eventually i had one massive knot in the two lines so i couldnt even wind so when the fish would run i would run into the water and when it stopped running i would run up the beach.
After about 15 minutes the fish was starting to tire , and becoming easier to bring in. as the fish was in about a foot of water the people helping me land the fish were saying its a shark its a shark, and i thought it could be the way it fought as it went harder than all my other fish including my sharks. but after a gaff cleanly got it and my mate grabbing its tail it was finally landed and safely on the beach.
I let out a few huge screams of joy and went and thanked everybody who helped me land it. the fish was caught on my new setup i got for spinning for macs and was the first fish caught on it.
It weighed in at 27kg/60lb.what a great fish and experience as well as having so many people willing to help me land a fish of a lifetime.
im so STOKED CANT BELIEIVE IT. it also took twenty minutes to land
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PattyT
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Man you catch some good
Man you catch some good fish!! Well done mate, you must be wrapped.
scotto
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Phark
That thing is huge mate. Top effort.
Markie
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Another LB beauty
thats killer dude, you know ya stuff
scotto
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Phark
stupid iphone double post
Rick
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Top Catch
Well done mate that is a huge fish from the beach, great way to open your Mulla account...........
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aalfred
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Monster
That is a monster you got there, well done mate and congrats for keeping it cool with the tangled lines , that could have easily been lost.
cudbfishn
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Bloody awesome man.
Bloody awesome man.
Just1morecast
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Great story to go with a
Great story to go with a bloody huge effort Brad. Did very well to bring in such a fish with 2 other lines in the way!
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young_yakker
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cheers everybodyand mick my
cheers everybody
and mick my mulloway account was opened along time ago ahahaha
big john
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Fark yeah
Nothing else to say!
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Alan James
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That fish is in great condition
Well done.
SHizz
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Doesnt get much better to
Doesnt get much better to that when it comes to mullas. Great fish
grantarctic1
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What a ripper
Thats an awsome looking fish mate. Well done with the line problem.
MattMiller
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Great fish mate
once in a lifetime Mulloway. You'll do well to better that in WA waters.
Johnyy_Boii
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well done mate, bloody good
well done mate, bloody good size!
Faulkner Family
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thats one huge croaker. well
thats one huge croaker. well done in landing that monster under the circumstances. some people just have no concideration when others are onto a big fish
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garethgkr
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Brilliant fish there!!I'm
Brilliant fish there!!
I'm getting more and more envious reading all these mulloway threads :(
Lucky Tim
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great catch man, love the
great catch man, love the relief shot.
beau
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that is massive!
that is massive!
Hazell
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Awesome fish mate!!!!Good
Awesome fish mate!!!!
Good story too. I can just imagine how frustrating it would be if everything didn't go so well but it sounds like a combination of skill and luck helped you land the beast!
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young_yakker
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alot of luck and goog
alot of luck and goog terminal tackle, if i didnt have circle hooks i would have lost it
soupster51
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Great fish
Top fish Brad. Good write up as well. Obviously know your stuff.
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MJ
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Solid Croaker
Awesome catch Brad, be hard to top that fish.
alfred
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What a fantastic fish!
What a fantastic fish!
Colt_Striker
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Top Mulla mate well done
Top Mulla mate well done
mannablue
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And here I was saying how
And here I was saying how it'd be hard to top your first mulla, which for the record people went 50lb odd...
Your a freak mate.
Thats an excellent fish Brad, knowing the hours you put in its also very well deserved.
Can't WAIT to see what you top that one with!!!
Makes you wonder what the hell we went north for huh!
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Jim
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Top work. Surely you cant
Top work. Surely you cant beat that!!!!!!!!!
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deefa
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Dude....!!!
That's just awesome- great story, great pics, fan-fkn-tastic fish from the sand...
Well Done Mate!!!
crasny1
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Thats not a croaker, thats a groaner
Bloody big Mulla. That size is rare as rocking horse shit.
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just dhu it
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great fish
Well don Brad thats a serious good catch for land base, i hope you got the jewels out of its head they would be pretty big, well done
dkonig82
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Cracking mulla mate - well
Cracking mulla mate - well done.
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young_yakker
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cheers guys i think this is
cheers guys i think this is the only post of fish ive put up without people sendidng me dirty messages about how i didnt catch its all bullshit, so thanks again and just dhu it i got the jewels out and they are massive nearly a inch long but the ones out of my 20kg are alot bigger must of been older.
cuthbad
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thats a bloody great fish
thats a bloody great fish mate, congrats!!
falttymatty
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Good stuff mate well done
Good stuff mate well done love to see ppl who put in the time and get the reward
to fish or not to fish is that even an option?
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Well done mate!!
Well done mate!!
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