persistance pays off

The last couple of weeks have been awesome seeing mulloway after mulloway pulled in around me was getting a bit impatient after seeing them.But me and my mate every weekend have been doing all nighters waiting for our chance firstly last week my mate pulled in a nice 13.5 kg mulla at 1.14metres got me a bit jellous as first time ive taken him in a long time and he lands one damn i thought.So i started thinking maybe i just have no luck but as they say persistance pays of. then finally 12am on the dot my line has a buzz but being as a boat just went past i thoght it was just the waves as my drag was set so loose.But my mate said no thats no waves so i sat and watched it then a few seconds later it started screaming of so i left it for a few seconds then whack i was on. head shakes from the start ran straight out with its first run and then i turned it and started bringing it in then what it felt like it snapped i thought oh no!!. but hang on it didnt it came straight at me for a bit after i gained some line the fight began again as he went for another run big headshakes then finally colour it was in it then hade one last lurch at a pole then up she popped properly YAY!!! cheers allround from my mates my first mulloway finally lol. it ended up being  1.21 meters and pushing close to 15kg as had no scales and nor did anyone around so guessing as my mates was weighed at 13.5kg at 1.14 mine being a bit longer and fatter estimate around the 15kg still all amped now lol heres the pic

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sheesh!

Sun, 2011-03-20 10:37

 e shed is looking the goods what bait was it caught on?

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nice fish, gotta be stoked

Sun, 2011-03-20 10:39

nice fish, gotta be stoked with that one mate!

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Well Done!!!

Sun, 2011-03-20 10:41

It's great that your hard work was rewarded. Excellent fish.

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Another one

Sun, 2011-03-20 10:45

Thats awsome mate, well done. Cant remember this many being caught from there for years.

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good effort buddy, well done,

Sun, 2011-03-20 10:58

good effort buddy, well done, lots of mulla's being caught lately, shame im too bust too wet a line, but reading this site gives me a buzz when every1 else is doing well, hopefully get out there soon.

 

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Good stuff mate, nice

Sun, 2011-03-20 11:01

Good stuff mate, nice croaker.

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thats a hooter, well done!

Sun, 2011-03-20 11:32

thats a hooter, well done!

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Nice work

Sun, 2011-03-20 11:42

Good to see some nice mulloway numbers this year!

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Thanks guys ive been trying

Sun, 2011-03-20 12:09

Thanks guys ive been trying so hard for a bout 8 months doing all nighters every weekend.But in the end its all worth the effort for the end reward.

scotland it was caught on fresh scally mac from ammo jetty about an hour or two before by jefree on here bet hes spewin he gave me one lol also was exactly as tide swung from in to out .

the best part i enjoyed was the new faces ive met fishing so much lately and the fight nothing like it im still smiling.

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great

Sun, 2011-03-20 12:16

great reward mate

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Awsome fish from mate and

Sun, 2011-03-20 12:27

Awsome fish from mate and good onya for all the persistance! That fish is gonna keep u comen back for a long time now! 15kg's is a good first too

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 awesome work and a good size

Sun, 2011-03-20 12:32

 awesome work and a good size for a first. . At 11.40 last night i gaffed gaffed one for my father. his third in 2 weeks. just a smidge over 10 kg.

Did you keep it? if so did you get the jewels.

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Awesome stuff bud, il give it

Sun, 2011-03-20 12:46

Awesome stuff bud, il give it another go tonight. Great picture!

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Great fish mate - well done!

Sun, 2011-03-20 13:44

Great fish mate - well done!

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 Well done big mulla 

Sun, 2011-03-20 13:48

 Well done big mulla

 

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well done on the mulla mate,

Sun, 2011-03-20 13:49

well done on the mulla mate, what gear did you get her on?

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hey jeremy yeah i did keep it

Sun, 2011-03-20 14:21

hey jeremy yeah i did keep it it was stuffed after i bought it in and i have already cut out the jewels.also love the taste of them to after trying my mates last week so was alot easier to clean now i know.

spanishmackeral i used a 12 ft sambo 18kg rated beach rod with a 18000 saragosa sw spooled with suffix 50lb braid with 60lb black magic leader using two 8/0 gomatsku hooks snelled.

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jeez esheds been going off

Sun, 2011-03-20 16:23

jeez esheds been going off with the mullas wish i wasnt at work

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Top fish there, congrats!

Sun, 2011-03-20 16:49

Top fish there, congrats!

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Great fish, were you fishing

Sun, 2011-03-20 17:17

Great fish, were you fishing at the end in front of the maritime museum?

 

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absolutely awsome catch

Sun, 2011-03-20 20:13

absolutely awsome catch mate.

Well done

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Top Catch

Mon, 2011-03-21 08:28

Top reward for effort. Great fish.

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pob i was fishing in front of

Mon, 2011-03-21 20:16

pob i was fishing in front of it but they have been caught all up and down there lately

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cool, thought it was you, I

Mon, 2011-03-21 20:48

cool, thought it was you, I was fishing at the end where the pilots are dropped off, the news that a mullaway had been caught spread down there pretty quick, well done on a fantastic fish!

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Condition

Mon, 2011-03-21 21:13

Beautifully conditioned fish and pic falttymatty, well done.

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POB next time your down there

Tue, 2011-03-22 08:18

POB next time your down there come and say hi ill be there this weekend sat and sunday may even go for a mid week mission.

lateley ive basically been living down there lol. did you have any runs yourself or see another caught as normally one at one end then one at the other on changing tides.

and cheers guys for all the nice comments.Hopefully this wont be the last next is going to be a kalbarri mulla as going there at easter fingers crossed

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had a couple of runs, but all

Tue, 2011-03-22 12:59

had a couple of runs, but all I caught was a stingray, still a good night though!!

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One day i will get one ....

Tue, 2011-03-22 13:04

One day i will get one .... Well done mate! See ya there this thursday after work

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