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Post by sharpey92 on Jan 3, 2013 12:52:25 GMT
I decided im going to give mulleting a good go this year having hooked a couple last year but as the topic says whats the difference between thick and thin lipped?
No smart answers ;D
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Post by Sunny on Jan 3, 2013 13:40:56 GMT
Thicks grow bigger and fight better Thins are okay I guess and some guys who specialise in them do get some bigguns...in the 6Lb class. Thicks are the more wiey of the two species and are what most mullet anglers set out to catch. Both can be caught on fly fishing kit. Thins will take a baited spoon, retreived slowly and on occasion - but rarely - take bread. Thicks are pretty much bread only. They will drive you mad....but oonce mastered thay are awesome, so go for it  |
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Post by sharpey92 on Jan 3, 2013 14:47:45 GMT
I caught a few last year on bacon they went mad for it
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Post by Cam on Jan 3, 2013 21:30:38 GMT
this may help with identification  |
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Post by Sunny on Jan 4, 2013 17:23:39 GMT
Easiest way to tell Golden Greys...goldies....is by the slime they are covered in; gets all over your hands, net and line.....and of course the big golden spot on the gills  Thin Lips have a long thing pectoral fin and no little bumps on the lips; which are very evident on the Thicks |
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Post by loopy78 on Jan 4, 2013 20:08:17 GMT
Easiest way to tell Golden Greys...goldies....is by the slime they are covered in; gets all over your hands, net and line.....and of course the big golden spot on the gills Thin Lips have a long thing pectoral fin and no little bumps on the lips; which are very evident on the Thicks And trying to catch any of the buggers will drive you completely orangutan poo.....flibble..... |
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Post by Sunny on Jan 5, 2013 3:29:49 GMT
I caught a few last year on bacon they went mad for it One bait I haven't tried yet .... and I'm sure the bass will like it too ! I knew a fella who swore by chicken skin for bass |
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Post by Cam on Jan 6, 2013 21:40:59 GMT
in xchurch harbour with nickon sat..some large fish in the shallows ...mellet or bass dont know Nick felt Mullet i felt Bass
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Post by Sunny on Jan 7, 2013 7:41:02 GMT
Cam I would be surprised if it were Thicks, as they are already offshore, ready to breed.
The Thins stay local as they breed in the early summer inshore. But if they were grouped I'd be surprised if they were bass; but it depends on how many there were and I'm sure that there are occasions when bass group ?
Could they be a freshwater species as it is xchurch ?
There are records of large nets of thin lipped grey mullet in Southampton Water in January and February going back over 150 years.....so my money is on them
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Post by sharpey92 on Jan 8, 2013 8:08:19 GMT
Thanks everyone gives me a good idea now  From what ive seen on various sites im guessing all kicks off really in may am i right in saying this? |
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Post by Sunny on Jan 8, 2013 8:26:23 GMT
Thanks everyone gives me a good idea now From what ive seen on various sites im guessing all kicks off really in may am i right in saying this? Starts in March ans gets moving in April; but is more consistent in May ;D |
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Post by sharpey92 on Jan 8, 2013 9:27:41 GMT
Cheers sunny you know your stuff on the mullet, im going to try various methods see what works, last year while mulleting a managed to hook with and eel, bloody thing ;D
First couple i hooked, i got them to the wall where i was fishing and didnt really think it through because i forgot the net both fish had to be around the 3/4lb mark then had a smaller one not even lb but still good scrap
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Post by Cam on Jan 8, 2013 18:10:38 GMT
been back on the river today sunny all the way from wick to iford on the kayak searching for species ..just above wick a couple of match anglers had a brace of sea trout a bream and a mullet and second swim above tuckton bridge another match angler had a mullet ..he was a visitor and had never caught one before ..it weighed four pound four ounces .. and he caught it on trotted bread .on up the river i went and when i got to the pony fields i found a chap catching dace after dace i stopped for a chat and to cut a long story short he has been catching lots of dace after dark .i commented that they must have amazing eyesight to see a maggot in the dark or do you use bread ..he said bread was a big no no because of the mullet ..
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Post by Sunny on Jan 9, 2013 17:47:28 GMT
been back on the river today sunny all the way from wick to iford on the kayak searching for species ..just above wick a couple of match anglers had a brace of sea trout a bream and a mullet and second swim above tuckton bridge another match angler had a mullet ..he was a visitor and had never caught one before ..it weighed four pound four ounces .. and he caught it on trotted bread .on up the river i went and when i got to the pony fields i found a chap catching dace after dace i stopped for a chat and to cut a long story short he has been catching lots of dace after dark .i commented that they must have amazing eyesight to see a maggot in the dark or do you use bread ..he said bread was a big no no because of the mullet .. Thins will take bread Cam..... I've had loads myself and I know a stack of guys who fish xchurch for the Thicks in the summer and they always get the odd Thin amongst them. It sounds like the Thins are still well up the river then. I would love to have a go at them. But I can't complain, the mullet here are fat and lively...... I just need the time to travel to the best venues Thanks for the news from home mate....much appreciated |
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