Catching mullet

[Gatiepie2]

Can anyone help.What is the easiest way to catch mullet with a light rod in the river for live bait? What rig to use?

 

[tackle addiction]

Hi any 6ft to 7ft bass rod is fine as long as the tip is nice and soft..u can use 3lbs to 4lbs mono with a small ball sinker 3/4oz with a small size 10hook if you can get size 16 hooks even better..u can use a small foam cone float with white dough or chokka on hook.

 

[tackle addiction]

Also another nice bait to use for the mullet is white mussels

 

[tackle addiction]

White mussels are firm and last long sometimes the mullet feed at the bottom in this case you can make up a 50cm trace with two hooks on hooks apart from each other 15cm with ball sinker on the bottom.

You have two options the float or

The sinker trace.

Good luck.

 

[Gatiepie2]

Thanks for advice

 

[tackle addiction]

Ur welcome

 

[Q1Stevens]

Hey
6-8ft rod. My 8ft fiberglass rod works just fine.
I would advise you to try out Sabiki rigs. If not, a simple high low rig should do the trick, baited with small chokka strips, pilchard or bread.

 

[Blikkiesvis]

I prefer not to use a sinker. When using a sinker your bait usually gets devoured by stumpnose, gorries, moonies or whatever except mullet!

Best way for me is to use a float with small hooks (slik hoekies). If the wind allows, you can use a weightless trace as well with only a swivel to get some distance.

Chum some sardines to attract almost immediate action!

 

[hjfr]

I use a pill holder Drill holes in body of holder.Then drill a hole through lid and bottom and thread gut through these two holes.On the lid side I tie a swivel and on the bottom side I tie something like a sabiki rig. I fill the pill holder with minced sardine and bait bottom hooks with sardine.Tie to a light rod and in no time you have mullets all over the place.The minced sardine seeps through holes on sides and so attract them.Tight lines.

 

[Pieter Immelman]

hjfr wrote:

I use a pill holder Drill holes in body of holder.Then drill a hole through lid and bottom and thread gut through these two holes.On the lid side I tie a swivel and on the bottom side I tie something like a sabiki rig. I fill the pill holder with minced sardine and bait bottom hooks with sardine.Tie to a light rod and in no time you have mullets all over the place.The minced sardine seeps through holes on sides and so attract them.Tight lines.

 

[Beachless]

What are the rules for catching with live bait these days in the estuaries? Going to fish the mosselbay estuaries over December and I'm not clued up on what I may and may not do to target Kob/grunter. Want to braai one or two fish if I can and release the rest if I'm lucky enough to catch a few.

 

[tackle addiction]

Hi if you have a cast net and the permit for it there shouldn't be a problem..im pretty sure your allowed to catch with live bait in Mosselbaai estuary..heard some big cob cuming out from that side..cob absolutely love fresh live bait.

 

[Beachless]

Thanks, will see if I can get a few and target some kob.