Mulloway!!

5 of us went fishing on saturday night out to hunt the illusive mulloway. There have been many hours spent trying and trying as is the case for most people who are in the hunt for the big one! Got onto a beach about 45 minutes north of perth at around 4:30, set up with a little fire and 5 rods in the water. After a few hours of catching not much besides a few small shovel noses and port jacksons my mates rod started peeling line. After a good 20 minute fight with some tell tale head shakes the big silver beast sparkled in the waves and after a frantic 5 minutes of getting it on the beach the celbrations started with hugs, high fives and yahhooss flying everywhere! Nothing else was caught after but stoked i could be apart of the action!

measured 1230mm

weight 17.5kgs

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Well done boys definately a

Mon, 2013-05-06 12:30

Well done boys definately a Trip to remeber!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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 Awesome!!! great fish and

Mon, 2013-05-06 12:43

 Awesome!!! great fish and the best way to do it. 

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Nice

Mon, 2013-05-06 12:49

Nice mulloway from the beach, the smiles on ya faces says it all . Well done .

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Sick catch must be stoked

Mon, 2013-05-06 13:29

Sick catch must be stoked

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That's an awesome catch,

Mon, 2013-05-06 13:33

That's an awesome catch, still waiting for that day!

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What a catch boys i bet there

Mon, 2013-05-06 13:35

What a catch boys i bet there was a few yeows getting thrown around too. haha

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Awsome dude, nothing beats

Mon, 2013-05-06 14:20

Awsome dude, nothing beats the rush of landing a big fish!!!

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nice mulla

Mon, 2013-05-06 15:22

i love the last photo with old mate to the left grabbing it!! like its mine! haha

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Can't top that feeling

Mon, 2013-05-06 18:53

 Great fish. I know how you feel, finally got my big metro mulloway last week. Feels like a huge boulder have been lifted off my shoulders, after years of sifting though countless number of rays and sharks thinking this has to be the one. 

Finally can give up the chase.....can't go through the amount of hours and disappointment again.

Bet you are gonna be talking about it for years:)

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Yeh Beau

Mon, 2013-05-06 19:24

Yeh Beau sick fish a..

Sams got the bug now.....even more then before..

Will have to catch up for a fish with use all soon....since you slackers arnt coming to Sbend..

Yeow!!!!

 

Belly

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sounds like a great

Mon, 2013-05-06 19:25

 sounds like a great trip boys.awsome picture to have with your mates too, well done !!

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oh yes what rippa

Thu, 2013-05-16 18:50

good on you blokes good to see young fellas having a good time beets my best mulla buy 10 kgs

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Always good to get some good

Thu, 2013-05-16 19:41

Always good to get some good fish with a top bunch of mates!... awesome catch!

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Very nice.

Sat, 2013-05-18 00:51

Very nice.

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great catch from the beach,

Sat, 2013-05-18 01:24

great catch from the beach, nice work!

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Wow, pure awesome right

Sat, 2013-05-18 01:26

Wow, pure awesome right there, you boys looked hell stoked ! haha, good to know there lingering around.

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you beautyyyyy 

Sat, 2013-05-18 09:27

you beautyyyyy

 

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 Nice work mate been trying

Mon, 2013-05-20 19:12

 Nice work mate been trying for the mullahs me self lately what did ya catch him on?? Millie live bait??? Salmon strip??

 

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Top Catch

Mon, 2013-05-20 19:17

Congrats that is a damn good fish

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Bunch of Happy Chappies

Mon, 2013-05-20 19:30

Congrats on a Nice fish, well done..

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 Got him on a mullie! We were

Wed, 2013-05-22 17:27

 Got him on a mullie! We were using scalies and mullies but a mullie put on upside down on a set of gangs was the winner!

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 Old school trick that one.

Thu, 2013-05-23 09:39

 Old school trick that one.

Theory being that the mulloway prefer to swallow their prey head first so they don't get spiked.

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 Upside down hey!! Might give

Thu, 2013-05-23 09:36

Upside down hey!! Might give that a shot!!

Did ya let him take a fair bita line first or just sink in the hooks straight away??

Cheers

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 Nah he took a bit of line

Thu, 2013-05-23 11:20

 Nah he took a bit of line before he was hooked, my mate thought i was pulling his leg when i was yelling at him that his rod was going off!haha 

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Cracker mate 

Thu, 2013-05-23 12:28

Cracker mate

 

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Anottoforgetfish

Thu, 2013-05-23 14:52

That wont happen. Fish like that are locked away in memory for ever. Not a Mulla chaser, but I still remember the feeling of catching a relative soapy of 5kg in the river upstream in Kalbarri. Despite not chasing them it was a special feeling. I think it must be that silver. If it was gold it would be called goldfever.

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