Best mulloway rig
Submitted by katsy85 on Thu, 2012-04-19 11:56
Hi all
Ive never been mulloway fishing before, and seeing that i have just sold my boat i wouldnt mind getting stuck into one of these beasts onshore.
Can any one tell me the best rig set up, and bait to use? Any advice would be good, cheers.
Liquidtension
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waist deep with a 8-10wt fly
waist deep with a 8-10wt fly rod.. intersinking line & a big olive/chartousse flashy profile clouser on a 2/0 - 3/0 hook! haha thats one way!
mate if im chasing mulloway from the shore I will usually haev 2 lines out.. depending on how im going with the live bait situation!
I like to run braid on my reels with a 100meter topshot of mono! run the mono straight down to a running sinker.. pref a ball or bead sinker as light as possible to hold the bottom into a swivel.. I tend to use a 60lb leader but it depends on where im fishing.. and I will run 5/0 or 6/0 hooks depending on the bait size in a snelled hook rig!
so here is a TEXT version of the rig!
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main line 20-30lb max RUNNING SINKER SWIVEL 60lb leader 1-1.5meters in length gamagatsu 5/0 Occy hooks snelled
bad example but its the best I can do atm!
thats a ruff example you may do it differently depending where you are fishing for them! deeper water, skinnier water etc! you might pefer a single hook rig its very personal thing but thats how I would approach it!
all the best!
Cheers Steve
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flangies
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Love the 'Text' bit. I can
Love the 'Text' bit. I can imagine a mate going oi text me a rig for mulloway.
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katsy85
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Cheers steveThats a pretty
Cheers steve
Thats a pretty simple rig, thought it was going to be a bit more complex,
What bait is the best?
brenno
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I use fresh scalies snook or
I use fresh scalies snook or small whiting caught at e shed bit of a diff setup I use 80lb braid to a swivel bout a meter of leader with a small star sinker on the bottom with a single hook with a piece Of wire trace and a treble fixed about half way up the leader
tim-o
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Be carefull keepin undersize
Be carefull keepin undersize snook in the live bait tank, a fisheries bloke was handin out size limit stickers and peepin into buckets when I was there few days ago.
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katsy85
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Do they prefer live bait or
Do they prefer live bait or slabs/strips?
brenno
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Live bait or fresh dead
Live bait or fresh dead whole ones
Doooma
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Bait
The best bait for Mulloway is either mullet or small chopper tailor.... By FAR..
snappermiles
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i would have to disagree dooma
fresh squid you cant beat!
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Redfin 4 Life
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Ive heard small herring can
Ive heard small herring can be good for mulloway :)
katsy85
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Cheers fellas,gonna have a
Cheers fellas,
gonna have a crack this weekend.
bitten
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the reality is that all those
the reality is that all those baits are the best bait depending on where your fishing
e-shed scalies are best because thats what is there
where i fish tailor is great, whole herring big or small are great mulies do the job
squid would be fine too especialy around harbours
take your pic all these are jut peoples opinions if you can match the bait to the fish that populate the area your way ahead
cartera
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mullies are best !!
mullies are best !!
Mitchisdatwitch1236
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fillet of mullet, seen so
fillet of mullet, seen so many hookups on them
COASTALJOY
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no wire
I would not recomend using wire trace on anything except sharks as for bait use anything fresh, fish or squid or frozen fresh,catch on average 7 mulloway 12-17kg per year, mate gets about the same. Any rig as long as the hook trace has enough movement
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catchalittle
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I have used mullet fillets or
I have used mullet fillets or live scalies as for rig a live set up rig use a three way swivel sinker attached to the bottom swivel loop then a trace attached to the side loop with a size 4 livebait hook
for a slab bait a snelled hook set up with a running sinker
Nathan
Mitchisdatwitch1236
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+1 just what i use
+1
just what i use
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peter.i
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I actually caught my smaller
I actually caught my smaller one (in my photo) in a trumperter! Besides these 2 and a few soapies I haven't had much luck lol