First Eshed Mulloway

 So i have been fishing at Eshed for the last 2 weeks for the elusive mulloway. after 42 and a bit hours last week.... ending with nothing to show. I went down to give it another go on tuesday night. 

This time, with a little bit more success :)

First Mulloway. 17.5kg on the scales. 
 

 

patience pays off i guess :) 

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 Good work mate

Wed, 2014-03-12 05:31

 Good work mate

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 Thanks mate :)

Wed, 2014-03-12 08:14

 Thanks mate :)

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Welll done mate, Just

Wed, 2014-03-12 05:36

Welll done mate, Just wondering how many others have you seen caught there during this time.

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 cheers mate, a few ay... but

Wed, 2014-03-12 08:15

 cheers mate, a few ay... but its just a hastle getting a spot and having the time to be there for the runs.

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 nice job, what bait did you

Wed, 2014-03-12 07:41

 nice job, what bait did you use?

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 cheers mate, live scalie

Wed, 2014-03-12 08:16

 cheers mate, live scalie dude :)

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 good ole' e-shed producin

Wed, 2014-03-12 08:13

 good ole' e-shed producin another mulla. nice catch there. wat wer ya usin, live scaly asper usual?

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 yeah man, scaly's kicking on

Wed, 2014-03-12 08:16

 yeah man, scaly's kicking on the bottom :)

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Great fish mate, persistence

Wed, 2014-03-12 08:17

Great fish mate, persistence pays off.

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 cheers man :)

Wed, 2014-03-12 08:18

 cheers man :)

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good work

Wed, 2014-03-12 08:21

 Good work buddy, I was the last night for not even a touch. Awsome feelin hey, im sure there wil be many more hours to come.

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cheers man, yeah dude. the

Wed, 2014-03-12 08:25

cheers man, yeah dude. the amount of nights i spent there between 8-12 hours at a time and didnt even get a touch. its painful haha but all worth it in the end.
just have to be there at the right time with the right bait i guess dude. :) good luck!

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Top fish.

Wed, 2014-03-12 09:11

 Big effort from you, great result .  Will done and thx for sharing. What rig did you use on the scalie?

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thanks man :) single 5/0

Wed, 2014-03-12 12:19

thanks man :)

 single 5/0 gamakatsu snelled to a long 60lb leader witha running star sinker on the main line and a lumo bead in front of the sinker.
 

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Great catch mate. Been trying

Wed, 2014-03-12 09:17

Great catch mate. Been trying for my first mulloway for years now but never have had the chance to dedicate those kind of hours to the cause. Usually its just one or 2 nights every 6 months. Good to see persistence paying off, might have to show this post to the wife...

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 thanks man, such a thrill

Wed, 2014-03-12 12:21

 thanks man, such a thrill man. and yeah if you can get some hours down there it will pay off for sure. 

watch the moon and the tide man. when the scaly's are schooling hard i reckon you have a better chance too.

could be superstition tho :P 

Good luck!

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 well done mate putting in

Wed, 2014-03-12 13:11

 well done mate putting in the hours and rewarded good size to open the account

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 cheers man, yeah im really

Wed, 2014-03-12 18:19

 cheers man, 

yeah im really happy i actually have something to show for the hours now haha.

getting serious with my fishing again after a few years.

:) 

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That's a great catch

Wed, 2014-03-12 16:50

Well done what a great catch, makes all the effort worth while now you have got the elusive prey on the wharf and in your grasp. How did you get it up onto the wharf.

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 cheers dude,Yeah felt good

Wed, 2014-03-12 18:23

 cheers dude,

Yeah felt good getting it into my hands and out of the water :)

i got a 2 piece gaff man. about 5m long.

:) 

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awesome!! still waiting

Fri, 2014-03-14 08:17

awesome!! still waiting

what time was this caught??

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 was caught at 10:30pm

Sat, 2014-03-15 11:51

 was caught at 10:30pm man. 

keep at it man, persistance is key.
 

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 was caught at 10:30pm

Sat, 2014-03-15 11:51

 was caught at 10:30pm man. 

keep at it man, persistance is key.
 

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 nice mulla there mate!

Sat, 2014-03-15 13:03

 nice mulla there mate! perfect example of reward for effort 

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 thanks man :) 

Sat, 2014-03-15 13:46

 thanks man :) 

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