Finally something to post! Quiet morning Mulla!
Headed to Quinns Rocks (usually ok for tailor or 2) at about 6 this morning second ones on the beach, water was flat hour past barely a nibble. Approx 715am line went tight and started taking drag off my 13' Daiwa Sensor Surf/Saragosa 18000F combo, quickly called it for a Eagle ray, tightened the drag up and started gaining line, after about 6 or 7 mins saw a flapping on the surface which me and my mate Ali found not to resemble and Eagle ray, this spot is reknown for eagle rays but usually on the first or second run they jump no such acrobatics from this fish. I backed off the drag as i wanted to make sure what it was, eventually the beast surfaced about 10m out with large golden flanks glowing in the morning sunlight over our shoulders. MULLA!!! loosened the drag off a touch more and got it to the breakers and first wave beached my first horse mulloway suprised by the size of the thing on the quietest fishing morning ive ever had. Nothing else caught by us or anyone else on the beach.
Went approx 120cm and at a guess between 18-20kgs. BTW im 6'4"
Ali
cudbfishn
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nice one. I got one a few
nice one. I got one a few years back that was 122cm and 17.1kg on cert scales.
StevieP
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im just guestimating, not
im just guestimating, not trying to put forward for any records!
my mate in this photo caught one in the river slightly shorter and 17.5kgs and he said this was definately bigger
grantarctic1
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Awsome
Awsome catch mate. I used to fish along there all the time and ony saw a few mulla's ever landed. You must be stoked with a beast like that .
Cheers Grant .
petervb
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Oh nice fish mate, well
Oh nice fish mate, well done
meglodon
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great fish
well done some good meals coming up no doubt
chrisp
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Great fish mate. A moment to
Great fish mate. A moment to remember for sure!
pale ale
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Great fish and fantastic
Great fish and fantastic weather. The ocean looks very inviting!
FISH-ON
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Great fish been trying to
Great fish been trying to catch one but no luck what bait was it on?
Be patient and calm - for no one can catch fish in anger
StevieP
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Mulie on your regulation
Mulie on your regulation Paternoster style setup 4/0 gangs
GlennO87
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Fantastic! Nice fish!
Fantastic! Nice fish!
I love fishing. It`s escaping reality for a few hours for me!
Noxious
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Good result mate. Well done!
Good result mate. Well done!
crezz
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great mulla
mate thats awesome from a spot like that. looks like a smimming hole not a mulla hang out. well done buddy, mabey my turn tonight!
mateusz
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nice
that's a nice catch, all I ever get there is herring and whiting. did see a huge ray in the shallows on good Friday.
the kid in the backround looks like he is having a tantrum.... he wants the mulla!
congrats again mate
beached as bro!
StevieP
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Whens its a bit rough you can
Whens its a bit rough you can count on a few tailor showing up, but in these conditions you can count on herring and whiting as the sun comes up the rays normally start to patrol which i thought this was.
Justin M
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Thats a great catch
Thats a great catch mate...suitably jealous. Going to have to try that beach again one day.
Goatlobster
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Awesome catch on such a
Awesome catch on such a perfect morning weatherwise!! Nice work, id be smiling for days after that mullaz :D
cuthbad
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great catch, one to remember
great catch, one to remember for sure
big john
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Awesome
Awesome capture for that time of day and that location.
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RobertMc
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Unreal catch mate some only
Unreal catch mate some only ever dream of fish like that.
StevieP
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And that was me until
And that was me until yesterday!
fisho-ron
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very nice mate and looks like
very nice mate and looks like a beaut day on the beach!!
TorquenFish
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Very jealous! Awesome fish,
Very jealous! Awesome fish, haven't heard of many Mullas gettting caught in the mornings.
StevieP
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thanx for the kind words
thanx for the kind words fellas a complete jag on my behalf.
dont mind sayin where as its very unlikely to happen again or me even fish that spot in near future.
Kingfisher549
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Mulla
Excellent work, lots of mulla around this year, put in the time and you get rewarded
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Belly88
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Metro
Awesome fish even more so from metro.. Well done mate
new age
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so you caught it next to
so you caught it next to where boats anchor in a bay somewhere?
haha
i cant believe the water is that flat and something like that jumps on! i reckon if that mulla was quite a bit shorter, say 8-9kg, then you might have caught a few more from a school cruising past
at that size they seem to cruise solo!
falttymatty
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well.done mate they are an
well.done mate they are an awesome fish got one myself on the weekend and same was nearly flat calm they are definantly a fish to remember well done mate
to fish or not to fish is that even an option?