Random Mullet Q

[zkdog]

Does anyone have any tried and tested methods of catching potty mullet for bait?
Cast nets not allowed in my area so was thinking burley trail from shore of river and small hook/bead setups with bread?

Would like a better idea before i waste time lol

Cheers,
ZK

[Puggy]

I mostly use mullet for gummy bait, I use a bait trap with fish flavoured cat food as bait and get ones about 15cm long, but if I want bigger ones I use a light paternoster with size 8 suicides and light sinker with bits of bread or prefferably banana prawn which is avaliable from supermarkets. The biggest I have got so far was 34cm using paternoster.

[agz_67]

easiest way i have found is bait trap, clear alvey ones are ok, the old cordial bottle layed flat with a small hole in top works well too. they can be real fussy sum days and wont go into the traps so i always take a rod too. found sum size 16 fly hooks at my local and i tie a dropper rig with either 2 or 3 hooks and no weight, roll a small piece of bread on the bottom hook and place 2 small bits of crust on the top 2 so they float, the rolled bit on the bottom will give you just enough wait to cast into your bread burley. they will pretty much take the floating ones every time. another method i have seen is tying a rubber band to your line with 3 or 4 short pieces of line tied to this with small hooks attached. roll a piece of bread on all the droppers and place a slice of bread in the rubber band. the mullet will get attracted to the big slice of bread and it wont be long till they find a piece with a hook in it.

[Squidgy96]

Bait trap in the shallows with bread works good. Chuck a few slices around the trap as well to attract them and then wait for the frenzy to begin. Be warned however that you sould keep an eye on the trap as seagulls and ducks like to get to the bread aswell. Also, I had a longtom get its head stuck in a trap once, I don't know if it was after the bread or my poddies but either way it was a pain to remove and scared off all the mullet which was no good.

Also, around my area we get small fish known as trumpeters (due to the nosie they make) that make great baits for big flathead. I used to fill the trap with bread and a few rocks and let it sink to the bottom in about 3 metres of water. The trap used to be stocked full of them whithin about five minutes, also when I used to bring it up I had the net in my other hand as crabs used to latch onto the outside of the trap trying to get to my baits.

One last thing, if you can't get the fish to enter your trap then a tiny hook tied onto the end of you bream leader (2lb or whatever) used to work alright. Get the super sharp little ones like on the sabiki rigs so as the fish get hooked instantly. I used to use dough bait and little bits of tinsel to attract the fish. Good luck and I hope you get a few although there is a better option......its called the Squidgy Fish;):D

[fisho fanatic3]

+1 for bait trap, there are a few vids on youtube on how to use them.
You can even use a plastic bottle by seeling the lit and cutting a * then you bend the triangles inward so once they enter they cannot get out. make sure to put some sand/mud in the bottom with some bread, come back the next day and MULLET;):D