fishing for mullet

[Guest boysfaetheblackstuff]

hi iv been invited out for a weekend of fishing for mullet iv never ever fished for them before.. but i know and believe they are a very hard fish to catch

has anybody got any ideas of the best bait to use and what time of day to use it (etc) any tips would be gratefull .!!! cheers

[coursing mad 5]

i went to spain last year i got half a rod out put line through, hook on & put a pickled onion monster munch on the hook. i caught a 9lbs mullet it was very funny i must say. tom!!

[country-kid 2]

BREAD on a float is the business! you'll miss alot more bites than the ones you'll catch. very hard to hook..

[ferreterni 29]

never fished for them but always took it that a heavy version of a coarse float setup was the job, bread as bait in harbours, or worms. If it's a harbour you are fishing watch for the shoals patrolling a route. Saw a youngster spinning in a harbour one day, the mullet were swimming a route and he flicked the spinner through the shoal when they passed.

 

Thibk you can groundbait for them too, onion sack filled with breadcrumb and fish guts oil etc and tie a ope to the sack and throw it in near you and flot the bait through it. This would work from rocks or harbour.

 

Look into what natural bait is around, harbours have boats throwing table scraps etc in so anything goes.

 

Think you need to take into account for the soft mouths, hooks will pull out quickly. Sharp hooks and maybe a long shank will help. play easily so you don't lose it. Good luck and have fun.

[watchman 256]

bang on with the bread mate but you must cover the hook or you will miss the takes all day long

[brickie 76]

4 of us went to eire six years ago , took us two & half hours of throwing 4 loaves of bread in, to catch 1 mullet each used small coarse hooks cant remember what size sorry , but it was worth the effort had a good fight off a 2 lb fish good luck

[Guest boysfaetheblackstuff]

cheers for the tips lads it looks like its going to be a hard weekend away for these feckers

il go for a size 16 hook and cover it with the mothers pride cheers

[8shot 192]

mashed up makeral with bread add water till really sloppy

just chuck it in hand full every 10 mins

as for the bait i use a tiny bit of makeral flesh with no skin

 

atb

[firthy 54]

Alright mate i used to fish for them quite a bit when i was younger! if ya gonna be fishing from a pier use a short rod and fish close to the groins under the pier and used about a size 8 e.s.p raptor t6 carp hook with a little piece of ragworm to match the size of the hook! you've gotta hold ya rod all the time if you feel any slight bumps like bites wait for it to happen again if it doesn't hook its self give ya reel a half a turn and sometimes not always though they snatch the bait also if ya fishing snaggy areas use a strong mono and leader! clear lines are best i've found! also ya will need a drop net! if theres any mussles on the pier around you i usually smash a few and chuck them in for extra attractor! if ya fishing from an estuary the float method will defo be better with either bread or ragworm or maddies (tiny ragworms) they are proper good for them! hope this helps mate and good luck whatever method you end up doing and remember get some piccy's up if you have any joy!!