my second mulloway thats 2 from 2 trips.
hey guys just sharing my excitement of reaching another goal while fishing for mulloway last night. with the swell up and weed all over the beaches i decided that beach fishing wasnt going to be nice so went to a merto rockwall and tried for another mulla. at 8;30 i finaly heard the reel screaming and my poor little baitrunner 4500 loosing line fast, i lifted it out of the holder and turned the handle to set the drag and lent back, then it took off easily stripping 100m of line off the reel and my glow stick moving the fastest ive ever seen it and then dissapeared as the fish dove down. after about 10mins of climbing back and forth over rocks the fish finaly surfaced and was huge in the torch light, i slowly edged it closer to the rocks and the guy next to me was trying to gaff it i yelled at him not to as it wasnt done and sure enough it took off again. another 10 mins later and this time it was laying on its side and i finaly bent over and gaffed it and brought it up i was amazed at how big it was. not a bad effort for a 6-8kg rod and 30lb line (of course the big fish had to grab my light rod) it was 1.2m long and weighed 20kg and is my second mulloway in 2 weeks and 2 trips chasing them. glad the hard work and research is finaly paying off.
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THE GERMAN
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nice fish
mate top job i got one about that size off hillaries rock wall last year bet you where excited !
DieHard
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ahaha me too mate in june
ahaha me too mate in june though!!!
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aalfred
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Nice fish
Just dont get to used too catching one each trip
grantarctic1
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On the light gear
Awsome job mate, the big fish alway's seem to take the light gear LOL .Well done.
young_yakker
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nice fish the first photo
nice fish the first photo dosent give the fish justice dont take this the wrong way but werent you going to release the next mulloway?
Chris fish
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Yeah young yakker I was going
Yeah young yakker I was going to but I want a set of jewels just to keep and the first one tasted so good. The rock wall is hard for catch and release so I'll leave the rock wall for when the freezer is empty. I know it's lucky and prob won't get another for ages but I'm so happy to get my goal of a fish over 18
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young_yakker
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its great fish nothing taste
its great fish nothing taste as good as a mulloway i dont reckon because all the hours and effort you put in for the fish makes it taste better
grantarctic1
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keep it if ya eat it
Mate i dont keep them any more(think they taste average imo)
But if ya going to eat it and like it good on ya. No harm in catching a feed..
cuthbad
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good work mate. Especially on
good work mate. Especially on the light gear hey (always the way)
congrats!
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Nice work Chris.,I'll tell
Nice work Chris.,I'll tell you a spot I use to get them when I see you at work .well done.
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mohawk
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great fish
Congrats on the catch.........i've been trying to catch mullaway for while......where about did you catch it? did u use live bait?......any tips?
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grot
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mmmm
cant beleive someone hasnt said this yet but that mulla is a long way short of 20 kilos id give it 10 still a nice fish and congrats on catching it ,maybe just add 2 or 3 kilos next time the maybe no one will notice
Chris fish
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both of the fish ive caught
both of the fish ive caught have been from north of the river do loads of research through old posts it dosent take long to notice a pattern as to when is best to fish regarding moons and tides. also berley and fresh bait are another good start. grot for your information my 15kg set of scales was way bottomed out and had to go to a mates and get his larger set it weighed 20kg spot on no lying needed. why is it that mulloway catches always recieve criticism???
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grot
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maybe it has a sinker fettish, ive caught alot of mulloway and anyone who has caught a few decent ones could tell that that fish is NOT 20 kilos, your only kidding yourself mate
Chris fish
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well i myself weighed the
well i myself weighed the fish and its as stated above 20kg. mulloway always seem to be a very debatable fish that always draw alot on negative comments. i know the truth and to me thats all that matters.
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well done Chris. nice fish
well done Chris. nice fish for sure. the second fish shows its true size and i would say from one i caught around the same size it would be the 20kg you say it is. forget about the sceptics.now you just need the hattrick
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Spence
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He must be a giant
He must be a giant grot...makes the fish look small haha
I wouldn't mess with him
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mannablue
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Fantastic fish regardless,
Fantastic fish regardless, but having caught more than a few i have to agree, 20 kg seems not right judging by the pic.
That still doesn't take away the fact you caught a ripper, and your second in only two outings, thats an awesome feat.
Forget the weight issue, throw away them scales and just enjoy your awesome fish that makes the rest of us envy you!
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well done
great fish Chris , you have done well for a rock wall and light gear capture