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[abzz]

If you are fishing pier 35, the beach bit there always has mullet. I can't remember the last time I have gone there without catching mullet. 2 hours or so before sundown till sundown would be the best time for mullet. They are still there after dark but in much smaller numbers(usually bigger models)
Try to go unweighted with no sinker, if not use a float as you will get a lot of other species fishing the bottom, especially after dark. Berley is very important too
If I don't have fresh/live bait I don't even bother fishing, unless I have fresh squid that I have caught and frozen, I can't say that you won't catch a mulloway on non fresh baits because that is not true as my brother has caught a couple on servo pilchards :doh1:
If you do get mullet and you are fishing the pier 35 area, it is worth having a fresh strip of mullet out as well as a livie. On 4 separate occasions I have had mulloway take the fillet and not the livie but they are usually smaller models about 3-8kg
Hooks will depend on bait size and leader 60lb is enough if around pier 35 area. There have been a few massive rays around recently, so you might want to bring a gimble :icon_lolz:
Last one I hooked a few weeks ago took me 2 hours and 7 minutes to bring in and snapped off another 3 before that that I couldn't stop
All the best

[kaotay]

...There have been a few massive rays around recently, so you might want to bring a gimble :icon_lolz:
Last one I hooked a few weeks ago took me 2 hours and 7 minutes to bring in and snapped off another 3 before that that I couldn't stop...

Did you get a look at the rays, abzz? I've been smoked twice recently, the 2nd one after 35 minutes and a few good runs. Only got to see tailsplashes and churning water when I got them to the surface, they would only come up in the middle of the river so couldn't make out what they look like. Would be nice to know what sort of ray they are and how big they can grow to.

[Raulfc7]

Great info abzz for all fishing that area well done mate :thumbsup:

[abzz]

...There have been a few massive rays around recently, so you might want to bring a gimble :icon_lolz:
Last one I hooked a few weeks ago took me 2 hours and 7 minutes to bring in and snapped off another 3 before that that I couldn't stop...

Did you get a look at the rays, abzz? I've been smoked twice recently, the 2nd one after 35 minutes and a few good runs. Only got to see tailsplashes and churning water when I got them to the surface, they would only come up in the middle of the river so couldn't make out what they look like. Would be nice to know what sort of ray they are and how big they can grow to.

Yeah I did see the ray twice, couldn't really make out what kinda ray it was. It looked a lot like one of them fresh water rays..light brownish with whitish patches and a longer tail than usual
The one I got was huge(for spin gear anyway) would of been close to 3metres from nose to tip of tail!
And to think that the other few times I got smoked on the same gear, who knows how big they get there

[kaotay]

...There have been a few massive rays around recently, so you might want to bring a gimble :icon_lolz:
Last one I hooked a few weeks ago took me 2 hours and 7 minutes to bring in and snapped off another 3 before that that I couldn't stop...

Did you get a look at the rays, abzz? I've been smoked twice recently, the 2nd one after 35 minutes and a few good runs. Only got to see tailsplashes and churning water when I got them to the surface, they would only come up in the middle of the river so couldn't make out what they look like. Would be nice to know what sort of ray they are and how big they can grow to.

Yeah I did see the ray twice, couldn't really make out what kinda ray it was. It looked a lot like one of them fresh water rays..light brownish with whitish patches and a longer tail than usual
The one I got was huge(for spin gear anyway) would of been close to 3metres from nose to tip of tail!
And to think that the other few times I got smoked on the same gear, who knows how big they get there

Looking at this - http://portphillipmarinelife.net.au/sea ... e=1&fi=549" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
the only ray that grows to that kind of size (to 4.3m length and 350kg) is the "Smooth Ray", others (on this list anyway) are less than 2m length.
Quite the challenge to land one though, fish and fisherman would be knackered.....2 hrs is a long time, but I suspect a large one could take longer because it rests and recovers while it "sucks bottom". Found out the hard way when I thought I had it beat!
Saw a young pup (50cm) caught last week near Pier35, the guy was oblivious of the barb and picked it up by the tail :crazy: Somehow he was unharmed and threw it back.

Have heard rumours of fishos using 100kg+ game gear in the Yarra, now I know why....

[abzz]

2 that I hooked ripped about 150metres of line within 30seconds, suck the bottom and take off again (30lb mono about 10kg of drag)
I would love to know how big they can get in there..I would never target them though too much pain lol
Funny thing was I only started hooking them when using livies?

[GTSHoon]

Snorkelling at blairegowrie there was one would've been about 3 metres long!!!!
Cam

[Master-pro]

There's one that hangs around mornington bigger than a car. No exaggeration


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[allrounder_13]

There's one that hangs around mornington bigger than a car. No exaggeration


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There used to be 2 until some idiot harpooned one! and let it sit on the pier until it died. Horrible day that was.