Hopetoun MULLLOWAY

**Omsk** · 16-08-2008, 00:51

OH YES. At last

2 Mulloway tonight. 25kg & 30kg. Just on dusk, the 25kg croker smashed a big squid head. Took 20 mins to beach it. Couldn't belive my eyes. Biggest mulloway I had ever caught. Just got it back to the quad when my other rod got smashed. Luckily I was using my alvey reel and had 600m 20lb line on it, coz this fish had other ideas. After smashing a live whiting, it dragged me nearly 1 km down the beach. 45 mins later she was beached. I tried to do the righty, and put her back; but she was floating upside down and wouldnt have made it. I dont know if youve ever tried carrying 30kg fish 1 km along a steeply sheving soft beach; but I can recommend it.

What fun......

**Omsk** · 16-08-2008, 02:33

Couple more piccies. My head hurts this morning..... Must have been the celebratory bottle of tequila.... Ouch..

**Spitfire66** · 16-08-2008, 07:42

Originally Posted by Omsk

Couple more piccies. My head hurts this morning..... Must have been the celebratory bottle of tequila.... Ouch..

wow! Omar - thats the dogs - well done indeed mate (if aussieland wasnt so far and all that)

I would so love to do one of them on light plugging gear!

where did you get the quad btw?

**Omsk** · 16-08-2008, 07:57

Quad belongs to a mate of mine. Hes gone up to Perth for the week, said I could use it. BTW, next week we are buying one of our own.....

**Spitfire66** · 16-08-2008, 07:59

Originally Posted by Omsk

Quad belongs to a mate of mine. Hes gone up to Perth for the week, said I could use it. BTW, next week we are buying one of our own.....

lol nice one - send those pics to Sam to pee him off.

very very nice fish - Im well impressed

**mrfishjersey** · 16-08-2008, 09:55

I am not worthy to ever talk about catching fish again, what the hell do I know, I am playing with tadpoles in a tiddler net compared to this. Well done mate that is awesome

**rocket** · 16-08-2008, 12:59

Lovely fish there mate, just hope the beach fishing in and around Caines is just as good when I arrive shortly.

**bobjameson** · 16-08-2008, 19:38

Omsk.

what a great session you had there matey . you waited long enough
for one,!!!!!! then you go and do the double well done ,
may be one of these

with a motor on may ease the pain of walkin back to camp!!!!!

Oh well we can only dream of that kind of fish

Oh well back to bass plugging i suppose

Regards Bob

**Omsk** · 17-08-2008, 06:15

Next on the list is one of those biiiiiiiiiiig bronzies that keep stealing all my line. Weathers perfect at the mo. Still winter, but shorts n tees during the day.