Yep , it's been a successful few days
Submitted by johnbruce333 on Mon, 2016-10-17 14:39
Found what seemed to be the only non-weedy beach north of Perth last night and managed to pull this sucker out .
caught at around 7 on a live whiting .
I usually return my mullys but this one wouldn't go back so was given to a local bloke down the beach , who was absolutely over the moon haha .
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Callum24
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solid silver slab there mate
solid silver slab there mate there mate nice, people swear by whiting but I never got a fish on one!
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johnbruce333
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Cheers mate ! I had the same
Cheers mate ! I had the same doubts about whiting too but thats the second good mully I've got on them now . I think you would get the same results on any livey , but whiting are just the easiest to find and catch, north of Perth anyway. Every spot fishes different though, this spot in particular will only produce fish if you fish liveys , where as most of my other spots have produced the majority of the fish on stock standard muleys. It's just a matter of trial and error with different baits at different spots I reckon !
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better then my effort.
better then my effort. dropped a solid fish in the wash and had 4 cracking runs for 0 plenty of tailor around but i may have been fishing closer to callum then metro
ill be giving them a bit more effort this year i reckon. cracking fish by the way
johnbruce333
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That sounds devastating
That sounds devastating gilly! I missed a couple of good fish before sunset as well and thought my night was over , glad I stayed !
Ahh well that's what keeps you going back I guess , good luck on your next trip !
Cheers mate
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When they run do you strike?
When they run do you strike? I let mine run for a few seconds but every time they spat the bait.
Any tips helpful or none and I won't hold a grudge. I no how people are when it comes to mullys
johnbruce333
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yeh I don't generally let
yeh I don't generally let them run much mate , if I'm fishin in a rod holder I set the drag reasonably hard so they hook themselves as soon as they hit it , but still loose enough to let line out before they rip the rod holder out haha. If I'm holding the rod I have the drag set to how I would if I was fighting the fish and when they hit I give a decent pull just to make sure there hooked .
ive found that if you leave it too long without pressure on the hooks they will shake loose and pull out on the strike.
i believe that hookin up has more to do with hook presentation in the bait , as fishing a 4 ganged soft muley has a higher hook up rate then fishing a hard bodied livey with 2 snells in it, but both work well when prepared right .
I missed fish last night most probably due to poor hook selection , a bit too small for the job i reckon .
this is just my personal preference/opinion mate , Everybody has there own tips and tricks on how it's done and I guarantee somebody will suggest to do the exact opposite haha, but this has worked pretty well for me so far , hope it helps
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thats awesome, cheers for
thats awesome, cheers for sharing your tips
might see you on the beach one night
rob90
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Awsome fish, well done. I
Awsome fish, well done. I really gotta get off my arse and get into em, and pics like that is what makes me.
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johnbruce333
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Haha that's it mate , gotta
Haha that's it mate , gotta get out there if ya wanna catch them ! Glad I could be of assistance !
Scotte
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2 dream fish in a few
2 dream fish in a few days.well done bro.your making it look easy!
johnbruce333
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Haha it may look easy mate
Haha it may look easy mate but I have put some serious time,bait ,fuel and lonely fishless nights into catching these ghosts, but it all makes it worth it when you get onto them !
Cheers mate
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Awesome effort I reckon
Awesome effort
I reckon Whiting are an underrated bait. Used them up north with quite a surprising strike rate.
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