Micro vibe mulloway
Hi FW members,
Well it was a first for me today, went for a flick this arvo down freo way, decided to tie on a micro vibe (first use) and see what was around. Well as title sugests, first cast, let it sink for a bit till it hit bottom, twitch...nothing, twitch...pause, nothing, twitch...pause BANG. at first i thought oooh good size bream, but then after about four seconds of pressure and i thought i hooked the rotto ferry. Was using a trion 2-4kg rod, 2000 sol, 6lb fluoro carbon. Now to say this fight was on for young and old was an understatement. I was starting to think i had caught a stingray by accident. well after 5-6 minutes (felt like 20) line was almost spooled of the little spool. Finally managed to turn his head and he started to play the game. Now twenty minutes have now passed and i see the first glimpse of silver, this thing was a good size, by my reckoning, the first flash i would have called it for 1 metre. It wasn't done yet though...after it showed itself it decided it didn't like the look of me and went on another run. Here by now i am shiting myself thinking, knots hold, don't rub on the nasty submerged structure, and all the bad things were going through my head. well this time i had his measure, 2 minutes later i had a 75-80cm mulloway at my feet in about 1 -2 feet of water and the smile was huge. I think i blinded a few boat with the pearly whites shining everywhere.
as i was reaching down to grab this beauty...BLAM off he goes. Left me wondering WTF just happened. I look at the lure and one hook of the trebble gone and one bent. Needless to say the earlier blinded boats copped the fury of my abusive language. I was going to let him go in the end after a few pics, but it killed me the f*&king treble broke on me. Was heart broken, it's been at least 4 years since i got my last mully, but to get it on such a small lure was awesome. i read somewhere that a fish may not be hungry all the time but will snack on something small if put in its face.
Pic of lure and treble.
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Oh well always a next time.
to fish or not to fish...as if there was an option.
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Mr x
Posts: 182
Date Joined: 17/03/09
Mate we have all been there
Mate we have all been there it sucks. Only thing Worce is not seeing the fish at all and not know what was hooked. Good job catching it on a lure.
breamslayer
Posts: 186
Date Joined: 26/12/12
always upgrade the trebles
always upgrade the trebles on those lures. great lures and they catch fish.
tombstone
Posts: 169
Date Joined: 14/10/10
Mr x sometimes it's better to
Mr x sometimes it's better to not know.
Slayer...i usually do, but never thought i would hook a mulla...i thought maybe a flatty or bream, but not something that big...needless to say changed the treble to an owner straight after i saw the treble.
to fish or not to fish...as if there was an option.
Ben85
Posts: 442
Date Joined: 20/11/11
yep thats a shit feeling
yep thats a shit feeling
pricey10
Posts: 486
Date Joined: 07/01/12
I nearly get that feeling
I nearly get that feeling every week up here in the north west. I only run owner hooks now (after gamakatsus were snapping there tips off) but now the bastards are busting 100 pound leader and putting my knots to the test
Karratha. WA
tim-o
Posts: 4657
Date Joined: 24/05/11
Wow, you never know hay,
Wow, you never know hay, atleast you got a look and now have a possible mulla spot, suppose youl be back there a few more times
I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
Hixy
Posts: 40
Date Joined: 20/06/11
Sounds like an awesome fight
Sounds like an awesome fight in which the Mulla won. You should still be happy that you managed to hook such a rare monster (for Perth these days) on such a little lure. I know it hurts, I would curse too. But.... well done man, maybe next time you'll win. ;)
Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught!
Paul T
Posts: 65
Date Joined: 22/01/13
Hi Tombstone I was catching
Hi Tombstone
I was catching lots of 40 - 60cm soapies down mandurah on the exact same lures, I found that the trebles were breaking so I always upgrade the trebles on them and the split rings
great little vibe lure !!
Good luck next time mate !
Cheers
paul
Coyote_Dave
Posts: 74
Date Joined: 04/03/13
Broken Trebbles
I have been using this same lure on the river, I find the darker colours when used near muscles are particularly effective. I had a similar experience when fishing at a yacht club late last year with my 6lb bream rod I was jigging the lure and had a solid fish take a strong run only to snap the trebble, my friend who was fishing with me at the time, using the same lure also had a massive strike only to have his leader snap. I also switched to owner trebbles after that.
Hixy
Posts: 40
Date Joined: 20/06/11
I thought they came with
I thought they came with owner ST11 fitted?
Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught!