What's big, grey and likes to follow 2.5inch zman grubs?

[Basti]

I was at Mornington round 4pm today, throwing a little plastic at some red mullet. was talking to the fisho next to me and just rolling the grub at med pace when i looked down at my lure and something following right behind. Almost filled my pants. beastie turned away once the lure started rising to the jetty

from what i saw, it was 60cm+ grey coloured, and solid looking. Definitely wasnt coloured like a sambo (lighter and no salmon i've see was that big), was too deep in the body for couta (of which there were plenty btw).

Please don't tell me it was something starting with M.

[Scraglor]

Haha, you know, I think it might be something even more painful than something starting with an M....

Schools of Kingies come thru Mornington from time to time - My bet is on rat king

[purple5ive]

kings would have looked similar to a salmon.., whatever it was likes z-mans lol, now to go there and try tomorrow..
could also be mullet they like sps too.
what are was the couta in, wouldn't mind caching some for a bit of fun, was my first fish I caught on a plastic lol, and on the day I caught more than 20 I think, that's what started my plastics craze

[shazdoggg]

My guess is a pike or snook! Pretty common in the area your in and 60cm would fit the size. Pike are more stocky in the body and snook are more elongated.
edit: my 2nd guess is dusky morwong, not uncommon in the same area.

[Basti]

My guess is a pike or snook! Pretty common in the area your in and 60cm would fit the size. Pike are more stocky in the body and snook are more elongated.
edit: my 2nd guess is dusky morwong, not uncommon in the same area.

looked at pics of the morwong. you win 10 internet points! im pretty sure that this is what i saw.

[Basti]

kings would have looked similar to a salmon.., whatever it was likes z-mans lol, now to go there and try tomorrow..
could also be mullet they like sps too.
what are was the couta in, wouldn't mind caching some for a bit of fun, was my first fish I caught on a plastic lol, and on the day I caught more than 20 I think, that's what started my plastics craze

main pier, on the inside. I got a few strikes, and one actual take. water was clear enough to see the school at times.

[Snapper Snatcher]

As shaz said it was most likely a dusky morwong.

[azkay]

I think it would be highly unlikely that it would be a kingy. From what i know they're very aggressive, don't think they would stalk a lure, more just smash it..
My guess would be a pike, i've heard they have been around as of late..

Edit: oops just saw that you confirmed it was probably a Morwong, my bad

[moeee]

Big and Grey?
ELEPHANT Fish.

[cobby]

To cold for kings