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The Austrian wrote:If you are using a Mepps with the treble removed and replaced with a length of mono and a size 6or8 wide gape kamasan B983 loaded with ragworm, AKA 'The baited spinner', you will get lots of tentative plucks at the bait from the mullet.
Don't be tempted to strike at these initial plucks, but keep the retrieve going with the blade of the Mepps just ticking over (as slow as you can). If you strike, you will pull the lure away from the fish and they will usually loose interest.
Theres some good spinners on the auction sites at the moment, very free spinning and well made. Best to snip the hooks off (too large and not overly sharp) and put your own hooks on.
Some cheap spinners don't spin freely at slow speeds, but its not always more cost = quality. The slower speed that spinner will still work the better. More fluttering than spinning.
You may find that the mullet come right to the rod tip and then turn away, but often, especially if there are several fish following, the element of competition will encourage one to have a go an grab the bait. The rod will hammer over as the mullet turns away and will hook itself in doing so, so there is no need to strike.
By keeping the ragworm trimmed to no more than 1cm beyond the bend of the hook, the mullet will take in sufficient hook length to ensure a clean hook-up in the lip or corner of the mouth.
The Thin lips seem to go for the spinner and bait much more than the Thick lips usually but sometimes Thick lips also take the baited spinner.
Ive heard anglers say they think the Mullet see the spinner and worm as a small fish with a worm its caught and try to steal it, spinning with worm definitely seems to get the Mullets attention. I'm not sure if its the vibration, sight,aggression, bait or a combination that the Mullet find hard to ignore, but i know it works well.
There is also a video film called the Mythical Mullet, made around 15 years ago and it featured Mike Ladle using the baited spinner method in a couple of rivers and estuaries.
There's some info on how to make the spinners and quite a bit of unique footage of thin lipped mullet following and taking the ragworm-baited lures and is still probably the only instructional footage on how to fish this method.
You can pick up the film (now on DVD) from Amazon -
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fishing-Mythica ... B000EQ451U for just a few bob, so a cheap insight into how best to approach catching mullet on spinners.
here a link with a few pics and more info: http://www.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=http ... s%3Disch:1
Good luck and tight lines!
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wilky83 wrote:Does anyone know where i could get the part which attaches the spoon to the line, or any suggestions on how to do this?
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Jayo wrote:The best way I always find to catch the mullet is the bread flake on the surface. If theyre not on the surface then sink it down and its great sight fishing if your fishing off a high wall or pier, but you need plenty patience. A bread fly would do the trick no bother also. Ive never caught one on the spinner though, doubt you would get consistent sport really.