Stickbait caught Mulloway

My brother has been killing it on mulloway on bibbed minnows lately with some days getting up to 11 in a session and he has even caught 2 big giant herring from the rivers down here in Albany so i decided it was my turn to tag along and have a go myself.

Typical me being me i like to do things a bit differently and my obsession with stickbaits is a bit crazy. anyway went for a quick hour flick before dark and ive landed myself a healthy little fish on a maria loaded 140mm sinking stickbait worked just under the surface. Was awesome watching it nail the lure and the big paddle tail come out of the water just after the strike. was a very healthy fish in great condition and released to fight another day. so so happy to have achieved that even if it was only a small fish!!

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 Haha your small fish is no

Tue, 2014-12-09 19:14

 Haha your small fish is no small fish for most! Nice capture on a lure! What sortve depth did it hit it in?

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 less than 300mm from the

Tue, 2014-12-09 19:18

 less than 300mm from the surface

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 Ah k, I meant the depth of

Wed, 2014-12-10 18:14

 Ah k, I meant the depth of the river haha but all good :) 

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 Ah ok the section we where

Wed, 2014-12-10 18:34

 Ah ok the section we where in is about 4m deep

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 That is a nice fish I think.

Tue, 2014-12-09 19:15

 That is a nice fish I think. And on a stick bait, awesome!

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Nice work, that would be epic

Tue, 2014-12-09 19:20

Nice work, that would be epic to score 11 in a session on lures! They must be burning down there.

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 Top fish on a slightly

Tue, 2014-12-09 19:24

 Top fish on a slightly unconventional method, great effort 

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Wow.

Tue, 2014-12-09 19:52

And I thought I was a hero the first time I caught a whiting on a stickbait! That really IS heroic! And you released it so it can make more mullas that like to eat stickbaits as well!

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Rub it in why don't ya!

Tue, 2014-12-09 20:00

 I loaded up on some of the best brand stickbaits available prior to an exmouth trip and they barely got a sniff most of the time.

and then you go and land a mulla anyone would be proud of within 1 hour of trying. 

 

To to say I am green with envy is an understatement

 

well done

 

scano

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Well done Chris ! Not sure

Tue, 2014-12-09 20:56

Well done Chris ! Not sure what you do for a living but unless you are a fishing guide, you are in the wrong game, You certainly know your stuff !

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 I don't think it is a small

Wed, 2014-12-10 08:24

 

I don't think it is a small fish mate, landing it on stickbait worth hundreds on bait!

 

Notice the rear treble eye hook the fish, did that do any damage the fish ?

 

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 The rear treble wasn't in

Wed, 2014-12-10 09:46

 The rear treble wasn't in the eyes just the bit of skin above the eye itself so once the lure was out it was fine

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 My brother has just went

Wed, 2014-12-10 09:49

 My brother has just went down with the stickbaits this time and landed 5 fish including one over 1m that he watched chase down the lure before exploding on the surface to take it. I think we might of stumbled across something very interesting!! I'll put his photos up later on

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yup

Wed, 2014-12-10 10:00

Gotta say thats a first for me to see, extremely impressive.

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http://fishwrecked.com/image/

Wed, 2014-12-10 11:15

http://fishwrecked.com/image/my-brothers-1m-stickbait-caught-mulloway

link to my brothers big fish he caught this morning on the same lure in a different colour worked right on the surface. huge surface strike before taking off

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 Nice fish! What reel is

Wed, 2014-12-10 13:29

 Nice fish! What reel is that?

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 certate 3012H with a

Wed, 2014-12-10 14:49

 certate 3012H with a Branzino handle and RCS Large knob

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 bloody awesome!  

Thu, 2014-12-11 07:26

 bloody awesome! 

 

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Bloody hell

Thu, 2014-12-11 08:42

That has some bragging rights. Bait soaker's envy.

AND it is not a small fish.

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 awesome work chris

Thu, 2014-12-11 12:57

 awesome work chris

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Not surprising

Sun, 2014-12-14 09:58

 It's not surprising really as I can remember watching them smashing mullet on the surface in the Swan when Bream fishing when I was younger and have had one hit a 40mm floating stick bait that was just sitting on the surface drifting whith the breeze ( not landed ).

Well done guys for being innovative and breaking new ground keep up the good work.

Looking forward to seeing more posts

Cheers Trevor

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 Nice effort matewhat rod are

Sat, 2014-12-27 16:29

 Nice effort mate

what rod are you using? If you dont mind me asking

heading down to Albany in a few days and wouldnt mind giving that a crack

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 Nice catch on the lure!!

Mon, 2015-01-12 20:59

 Nice catch on the lure!!

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