Mullet ID

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Mullet ID

#1 Post by Tony Fella »

Hi is this a golden grey?
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Re: Mullet ID

#2 Post by Mick001 »

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Looks like a golden grey to me - well done....
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Re: Mullet ID

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as far as I can make it out from the photo it is Tony and a nice one too 8) well done :mrgreen:
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Re: Mullet ID

#4 Post by Tony Fella »

Cheers lads for the quick reply i was catching a few but this one looked different. first day i ever caught a mullet..chuffed now its a golden grey
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Quality golden grey mate!
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well done tony,nice one 8)
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Re: Mullet ID

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Good man Tony :D
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Re: Mullet ID

#8 Post by JOHN1 »

i think you will have to get screaming/martyn to have a look at it tony, i dont think the golden mark on it's cheeks are back far enough to be a golden :?
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JOHN1 wrote:i think you will have to get screaming/martyn to have a look at it tony, i dont think the golden mark on it's cheeks are back far enough to be a golden :?
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Re: Mullet ID

#10 Post by wilky83 »

I think its to do with the gold mark by the gill covers sometimes grey mullet have a gold tinge but arent golden greys........but more other people can probably give you more info.
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Re: Mullet ID

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Nice one Tony :wink:
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Re: Mullet ID

#12 Post by Davy Murdoch »

I have to agree with John on this one Tony....
The gold spot looks too close to the eye for my liking and the top lip looks very thick too..

Check it out with the cork boat lads,Jim,Screeming and Pat etc.They would know more than me..
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Re: Mullet ID

#13 Post by stevecrow74 »

I'm tending to think its a thick lipped grey mullet, its upper lip seems to be more than half diameter of eye and the golden spot isn't as defined as it would be on a golden grey or set further back where a golden grey have the spot.
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Re: Mullet ID

#14 Post by keith »

I was told if the fin can touch the eye its a golden grey.
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Re: Mullet ID

#15 Post by JimC »

I was told if the fin can touch the eye its a golden grey.
Yes I would think the pec fin is quite long on a GG. In larger GG the yellow spot can be quite faint so I would not depend on this one.
In the fish book the "jugular interspace is mentioned:

I have highlighted the interspace in the attached picture. In Tony's picture it looks straight (could be the picture)

If I was asked to call - thicklipped :?
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Re: Mullet ID

#16 Post by Tony Fella »

Thanks lads for the info!! iv never targeted mullet before so dont know much about them
iv learnt something about them from this thred so thick lipped it is :D

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Re: Mullet ID

#17 Post by screeming reels »

hi comparison picture below, top thick lipped, bottom golden grey, i believe yours is a thick lipped
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