Popular Post Saintly Fish Posted August 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 21, 2021 Leo and I just took the tender up the river for a bit of jelly lure fishing under the solent university life boat training station. 40 casts or so in a drifting tender caught us one bass around 6lb and a few nibbles. Just heading back now for some mullet fishing, read watching!! thejollysinker, jonnyswamp, Davemc and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Good work the pair of you! Those Fiiish Black Minnows are killers for bass. Well done 🎣👍 Davemc 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share Posted August 21, 2021 7 minutes ago, Andy135 said: Good work the pair of you! Those Fiiish Black Minnows are killers for bass. Well done 🎣👍 That’s the lure you kindly left on the boat after the OO meet. So you can claim some rights. Andy135 and captin slows old outlaw 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Looks like Leo is putting it to good use. How did he fish it? Mid water or bumped along the bottom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyswamp Posted August 21, 2021 Share Posted August 21, 2021 Great pic, he looks well chuffed And rightly so 👍 Geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted August 21, 2021 Author Share Posted August 21, 2021 2 hours ago, Andy135 said: Looks like Leo is putting it to good use. How did he fish it? Mid water or bumped along the bottom? Leo didn’t fish it, Leo held it for the photo!! Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 On 8/21/2021 at 2:14 PM, Saintly Fish said: 40 casts or so in a drifting tender caught us one bass around 6lb That is a decent Bass by any standard. Usually I question the parentage of mullet when I am fishing for them, feckin annoying is an understatement 🤣 Scotch_Egg2012 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share Posted August 23, 2021 7 hours ago, GPSguru said: That is a decent Bass by any standard. Usually I question the parentage of mullet when I am fishing for them, feckin annoying is an understatement 🤣 Yeah we didn’t catch any. The seagulls and swans put paid to that idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 I would like to see that kill cord attached in future please. Geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted August 24, 2021 Author Share Posted August 24, 2021 23 minutes ago, JonC said: I would like to see that kill cord attached in future please. It was noted and put on straight away. He had just climbed out of the boat and got back in after some coming alongside practice. JonC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Ok I’ll let you off this once but don’t let me catch you again. Saintly Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 10 hours ago, JonC said: I would like to see that kill cord attached in future please. Well spotted Jon. Geoff.☺️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 (edited) On 8/22/2021 at 10:42 PM, GPSguru said: That is a decent Bass by any standard. Usually I question the parentage of mullet when I am fishing for them, feckin annoying is an understatement 🤣 I’ve tried for mullet in Milford Marina, Neyland Marina and Barry Dock but when the little buggers have spat the hook, given me the middle fin all while the rest of them sit around and laugh at me I swore never to try again…. If muller were people they’d be bullies im sure of it…. Cocky little buggers 😡🤣 Edited August 25, 2021 by Odyssey Saintly Fish, captin slows old outlaw, Scotch_Egg2012 and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captin slows old outlaw Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 never minde you will feel better when catch one. hand granade might be yousfull Saintly Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted August 26, 2021 Author Share Posted August 26, 2021 58 minutes ago, captin slows old outlaw said: never minde you will feel better when catch one. hand granade might be yousfull Or a spear gun. Just not the same satisfaction though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captin slows old outlaw Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 you might wake up the coast gard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch_Egg2012 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 (edited) I think a lot of issues with mullet come from misidentification. It's very difficult to tell thick from thins when they are swimming around. It can be done but it ain't easy. The two species require very different tactics and aren't normally caught on the wrong tactics. Thins like a mepps type spinner with a worm bait in close trail, whereas thicks will ignore that in favours of bread, fish flake, maggots etc. Thins usually ignore those baits. I've seen lots of anglers throwing bread in front of thins and it get totally ignored much to their frustration. A few pointers to help anyone interested these aren't hard and fast but combined will usually result in a correct ID. If you are looking at a Shoal of 5 or more fish swimming round and flashing their sides I'd be starting to think thins. Thick are generally seen in smaller shoals. If you can get a good look 2 features on thins to look for, a black spot at the base of the pectoral fin and to me their heads look too long as they have shorter pectorals than thicks, so looks like they have dumpy fins. Behaviour is a key, usually they are thins if you see lots of bow waves in the margins combined with swimming down to the bottom and coming up with mud streaming out of their gills, as previously they do this in shoals. Not usual behaviour seen in thicks. Location, under pontoons, around boat hulls or structure usually thicks, thins tend to spend more time out in the open often in the margins Just a few pointers that can help get a good ID. My favourite though, chuck out some surface flakes 9 out 10 a thick will hit it, thins will ignore it... But not always............ 😂😂😂 Edited August 27, 2021 by Scotch_Egg2012 Davemc, mick and Andy135 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 11 minutes ago, Scotch_Egg2012 said: I think a lot of issues with mullet come from misidentification. It's very difficult to tell thick from thins when they are swimming around. It can be done but it ain't easy. The two species require very different tactics and aren't normally caught on the wrong tactics. Thins like a mepps type spinner with a worm bait in close trail, whereas thicks will ignore that in favours of bread, fish flake, maggots etc. Thins usually ignore those baits. I've seen lots of anglers throwing bread in front of thins and it get totally ignored much to their frustration. A few pointers to help anyone interested these aren't hard and fast but combined will usually result in a correct ID. If you are looking at a Shoal of 5 or more fish swimming round and flashing their sides I'd be starting to think thins. Thick are generally seen in smaller shoals. If you can get a good look 2 features on thins to look for, a black spot at the base of the pectoral fin and to me their heads look too long as they have shorter pectorals than thicks, so looks like they have dumpy fins. Behaviour is a key, usually they are thins if you see lots of bow waves in the margins combined with swimming down to the bottom and coming up with mud streaming out of their gills, as previously they do this in shoals. Not usual behaviour seen in thicks. Location, under pontoons, around boat hulls or structure usually thicks, thins tend to spend more time out in the open often in the margins Just a few pointers that can help get a good ID. My favourite though, chuck out some surface flakes 9 out 10 a thick will hit it, thins will ignore it... But not always............ 😂😂😂 Top knowledge Scott and thanks for sharing. Very insightful 👍 mick and Scotch_Egg2012 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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