Mullet

[kerryb 101]

Here's a few mullet from this week all good sport on light gear and returned fit and well.

ATB kerryb

[bell 3,602]

Nice, underrated eating fish......what you catch them on ?

[Tiercel 6,986]

They are good eaters at that size.De-scale then fillet, brush with garlic butter and grill for a few minutes each side ...... Very nice.

 

TC

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

what tactic did you use? ive seen me nearly rip my hair out trying to tempt them!

[fireman 10,917]

They are good eaters at that size.De-scale then fillet, brush with garlic butter and grill for a few minutes each side ...... Very nice.

 

TC

Got some clonkers in my freezer and was going to ask how to prepare them as they look a good fleshy fish and i was told there worth taking home,

[fireman 10,917]

what tactic did you use? ive seen me nearly rip my hair out trying to tempt them!

Trammel net brilliant mate ..

[NEWKID 27,160]

Cracking fish mate, nice one!

 

love catching mullet, not much pulls as hard for their size!!

 

We catch a fair few right up the river though, took em to eat a few times but not so nice, out of the sea they are very nice.

Edited June 16, 2015 by NEWKID

[NEWKID 27,160]

My lads first fish on a river was a mullet.. showed him how to run a stick float through, gave him the rod and wallop first run through a mullet... "DAD ITS GONNA PULL MY ARM OFF" lol

 

 

 

[BIGLURKS 874]

One fish I've never been able catch on a rod caught more then I can remmber with nets even too the point of seing them in the water trying too drag hook them just out of interest how did you catch them

[NEWKID 27,160]

They can be stupid fussy or sucidal, real strange fish.

 

Bread is as good a bait as any, mash it up and trickle it down the tide, then use a flake on the hook, use light gear 6lb line, float rod and match reel, choose the float depending on depth, either a waggler or stick up too a slim cigar type if needed.

 

 

I catch them up the river a fair bit and catch a lot on maggot (all 3 of them in the pic were on maggot),

I knew old boys years ago on our river who caught them on maddies (harbour rag) you could rake them out of the mud in the loower reaches of the river, we used to catch school bass on them as kids.

Heard you could tip mepps spinners with maddies and slowly retrieve them to catch mullet, never tried myself but was told it works from people I believe..

 

If you target mullet be patient!! lol

[Hydropotesinermis 724]

If you catch them.in an estuary and want to eat them. Gut them as soon as they come out the water.

 

They are a very underrated eating fish. I prefer them to bass. Especially barbecued.

[BIGLURKS 874]

They can be stupid fussy or sucidal, real strange fish.

 

Bread is as good a bait as any, mash it up and trickle it down the tide, then use a flake on the hook, use light gear 6lb line, float rod and match reel, choose the float depending on depth, either a waggler or stick up too a slim cigar type if needed.

 

 

I catch them up the river a fair bit and catch a lot on maggot (all 3 of them in the pic were on maggot),

I knew old boys years ago on our river who caught them on maddies (harbour rag) you could rake them out of the mud in the loower reaches of the river, we used to catch school bass on them as kids.

Heard you could tip mepps spinners with maddies and slowly retrieve them to catch mullet, never tried myself but was told it works from people I believe..

 

If you target mullet be patient!! lol

what size of hook

[air gun ant 1,666]

I think they are great eating fish, my target for this summer is to try and tackle a few on the fly rod! get them on light tackle and they really are

"the british bone fish" great sport but can be bloody frustrating! lol

[air gun ant 1,666]

 

They can be stupid fussy or sucidal, real strange fish.

 

Bread is as good a bait as any, mash it up and trickle it down the tide, then use a flake on the hook, use light gear 6lb line, float rod and match reel, choose the float depending on depth, either a waggler or stick up too a slim cigar type if needed.

 

 

I catch them up the river a fair bit and catch a lot on maggot (all 3 of them in the pic were on maggot),

I knew old boys years ago on our river who caught them on maddies (harbour rag) you could rake them out of the mud in the loower reaches of the river, we used to catch school bass on them as kids.

Heard you could tip mepps spinners with maddies and slowly retrieve them to catch mullet, never tried myself but was told it works from people I believe..

 

If you target mullet be patient!! lol

what size of hook

 

I find between 10 and 16 is fine

[air gun ant 1,666]

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