Thanks Jansen! That’s what I was going for, at least as far as float fishing goes. Well pleased you enjoyed it mate! Ben

Thanks for the feedback Tom! Much appreciated mate! 🙏

Thanks Varian, it’s great to hear that I’m going in the right direction with the vids!

That’s a really good point and that’s definitely something I’ve encountered at other venues! Persistence really can pay off 👌 Thanks for the tip there! I’ve never tried those prawns, I’m definitely going to give that a go! 😁

Awesome mate, I hope they serve you well! 😁🎣

Thanks Will! Glad you enjoyed the video 😄

That’s brilliant Larry! Do you find that mullet often mix with the bass where you are? That would the best of both worlds then! 😁

You’re welcome Angela, I hope these tips help you get into some big fish! Mullet can be finicky for sure but so can just about every other species, the difference with mullet is that often you tend to see them and you can watch them ignoring your bait. The trick to mullet fishing is stacking the odds in your favour as much as possible with favourable conditions and good opportunities. Recognising when fish are susceptible to being caught is something that you will quickly pick up and makes a huge difference. Sometimes it might only be a few minutes in a couple of hour session but that’s part of the fun sometimes - the anticipation.

Thanks! I hope the information does the business for you 😁

Thanks Callum! It’s a brilliant method, it saves so much time if you’re used to fixing your float with shot! That’s a great question and I would have to say that I’ve found that it varies from place to place. Some spots are better on small tides because the fish don’t pass through as quickly whereas others are better on big tides simply because there’s more water there. Most of the places I fish, however, I don’t feel like the size of the tide has much bearing on whether the fish are likely to bite well or not - that is more down to conditions such as water clarity and weather. Some better anglers than me believe strongly in moon phase having a lot to do with the feeding cycles of mullet so that’s definitely worth investigating if you’re really serious about it. Me, I generally just fish by conditions with the tide dictating which venue or spot I feel gives me the best shout on the day. Ben

Great question Ross, another one for the follow up vid for sure! 👍

Thanks for the feedback Bob, great stuff mate! 😁

Thanks! I hope they do the business for you! 😁

Thanks! Excellent questions there, I’ll answer those in the follow up video 😁

Hi Jon, glad you enjoyed the vid! You’re a brave man getting into the fly fishing side of mullet angling, tough discipline by all accounts. Brilliant to hear that the vid has inspired you for this season mate, hopefully you will have better luck and those big girls will stay on! 😁👍

You’re welcome Tony! I was hoping that this video would reach some people who previously thought mullet were uncatchable so I’m delighted it’s reached you! No more missing out on great sport! 😁

@Hookpoint Sea Fishing I’m totally motivated now, thank you again👏👍

That’s brilliant that the video has inspired you to give them another go! I hope that they play ball for you and the tips help 😁

Thanks Luke, excellent questions mate! I'll answer them in the follow up video :)

Great questions Jamie! I’ll answer them in the follow up vid 😁 Ben

You can get small Bass when Mullet fishing with bread.

Thanks for commenting Darren, that’s really interesting! It sounds like you have some mega mullet fishing there! Are you fishing more harbour type environments for them? I’ve used fish in groundbait and as hookbait in harbours and marinas before but those aren’t my usual kinds of haunts. They like raw chicken over there? 😅 Are you close to a poultry processing plant or something like that? Definitely take your point about the swivel, is that because the bigger ones twist the line when they gyrate and weaken it? Fascinating stuff mate! Ben

@Hookpoint Sea Fishing Thanks for the your reply,yes the mullet grow very big over here,I do fish harbour,(river in summer)and main sea here , lol raw chicken is really good bait over here for many fish fresh water and sea,I’ve caught bass on it in winter as well,funny enough one of best mullet swims on A major river over here is on poultry plant waste pipe.with regards to the line breaking it’s just from the power of them really big ones much more control with A swivel ,I like to get them in the net as fast as I can, but yes they will rub your line in fights under boats etc. I love mullet fishing pound for pound there’s not much better fight wise and they make your work for it lol. Great chatting you, Looking forward to seeing your next uploads, Good luck with your mullet season. Tightlines 🐟🇪🇸😎

Awesome Darren, cheers for replying! Sounds like fascinating fishing over there! I went to Fuerteventura recently and I was expecting to see big mullet over there but they were all small strangely. I was hoping to catch a flathead but I never got one 😕 really interesting about the raw chicken, that’s got to be worth a try over here in the harbours!

Thanks for your reply,Fuertevetura is great spot for many types of sea fishing and is quality fishing in winter with its high water temperatures .There’s much better places all over main land Spain for big mullet,Mediterranean Sea seems to have the big flatheads here,I’ve caught afew nice ones over the years,there very hard to catch much worse than thick lips and are really easy to spook,they feed mostly top water for bread,so free line or tiny float or small bubble float fished high up in the water,night time is best for them as they will see even the best fluorocarbon in day light unless the water is muddy,also they fight much harder than thicklips they definitely will test your line and knots,I lost a sicking large one last year at night that was much larger than the 88cm wide net I had and the hook got caught in the net, so now Iam using xl carp nets.they mostly feed on weed that’s on rocks, rivers and ports are the best areas for flatheads, I Also love the thicklip fishing we have here they grow larger than uk. Chicken forsure it’s a good bait for them cut thin strips also chicken liver is good but comes off easy. Really nice chatting you ,Good luck with the mullet fishing tightlines 🐟🇪🇸😎

That’s brilliant Darren, I definitely want to try for one of those big flatheads one day - they sound like incredible fish to catch! Thanks for the information mate, I will hopefully put it to good use one day! 😁 all the best with your fishing mate, Ben

Excellent points there mate! I’ll talk about the bread in the follow up vid 😁 Ben

@Hookpoint Sea Fishing awesome always good to share knowledge, even if most already know. I went seafishing today, caught a few plaice 🙂

Awesome mate, love a bit of spotty fishing! 👌

Hi Sam, ace question mate! Somebody else has already asked a very similar question - I’ll answer both of you in the follow up video soon 😁 congrats again on your big stinger mate! 💪 Ben

Thanks! It’s fascinating watching how other mullet anglers fish isn’t it, so many little variations of things that make a big difference to the angler, their confidence and catches. Totally agree, they’re awesome fish, one of our finest sporting species I reckon!

@Hookpoint Sea Fishing at first wasn’t sure about that shorting pattern but can definitely see the benefit of it in the conditions your fishing. Anything less and the bread would be all over the place.

I don’t mind having no shot in shallow water but, like you say, that particular place the bulk shot really suits it. It favours spotting the lift bite too which probably the majority of my bites are so it’s what works for me there. Definitely up for everybody to experiment with and find their own solutions though! I’ll talk a bit about that in the follow up vid and just clear that up I think 👍

Thanks Ollie! I’ll talk about that in the follow up video but the short answer is that I don’t. I do use fluoro when I’m legering sometimes and almost always when fishing baited spinner though! Thanks for the question mate 🙏 Ben

Thanks for the reply Ben. Looking forward to the next video! I am interested to learn more about fishing for them with the baited spinner method.

Ah, that’s such a fun way of fishing I absolutely love it! If you watch the video on thin lips on the channel, that has some fantastic tips from Olie Passmore! The golden grey video also features the baited spinner method although theres no explanation in that. We may well did a more involved video on mullet spinning at some point in the near future 😁

IMO I there is little difference in the amount of bites you might get with flourocarbon or mono, but mono has the advantage of being more supple and flouro may give you an edge if fish 'rub' against stone and reef to try and get rid of a hook. I used to do a lot of thick-lip fishing in Alderney, both from the breakwater there and the open rock marks, and tended to favour the flouro for the bigger fish. 4lb or 6lb hook-lengths of about 6' long were good on a standard 13' or 15' match rod.

Great video, by the way!

Sounds a really interesting setup Barry! What species of mullet do you have over there?

Great tips John! Thanks! Are you fishing rivers, harbours or on the open coast?

Mainly harbours but you’ve inspired my to try the rocky coastlines now 👍

That’s brilliant John, I hope you find them productive! 🎣

That’s a brilliant question Justin and definitely one I’d like to answer in detail when I do the video for the competition! Ben

Thanks Paul, I’m glad you enjoyed it! 👍

Glad you liked the video! Are you sure there are bigger fish there that you are not catching? Can you see big ones feeding on your groundbait? Are the bigger fish laying deeper than the smaller ones? I’ve never fished anywhere in the Adriatic so I’m not sure what species of mullet you are dealing with too.

@Hookpoint Sea Fishing Hey! Thanks for the response!

No problem! Have you tried a baited spinner? Can be effective on all species of mullet on the right day!

Great question Simon! I’ll answer in the follow up vid 😁

Thanks John, I hope you get among them!

Great question Ed! I’ll answer that in the follow up video 👍

Thanks Ian, I’m glad you enjoyed the video! I haven’t tried fly fishing for them yet, although I’d like to at sone point. I’ll hopefully cover that fascinating aspect of mullet angling at some point in the future😁

Cheers Tim, they are fantastic fish!

Hi Peter! Pleased you enjoyed the video mate! That’s definitely a big part of the appeal of fishing for em I think - they can be tough to tempt but when you get one on they go hard for their size! 💪😁

Those are a couple of really good questions there Ralph! I’ll answer those in the competition video if you’re happy to wait a day or two mate 😁

Hi Cliff, it depends on the day, sometimes fish will feed really well on the ebb, especially if the spot is only losing water depth slowly. Of course, in many estuary environments, the ebb tide can be really strong and tough to fish with float tactics but persistence can pay off! Often in these situations, however, the fish will pass really quickly and are not catchable. Overall, I think it’s fair to say that the flood is generally a lot more reliable on the majority of marks that I’ve fished but I would never rule out the ebb as it can produce good chances, especially on those venues where the ebb tide doesn’t run really strongly 👍

That's excellent, so glad you could learn something from the video and thank you for the sub!

Thank you! I don’t use a leader for this style of fishing mate, it’s 8lb Daiwa Sensor line straight through 👍

@Hookpoint Sea Fishing Excellent, thank you very much !

Thanks Jon! What kind of venues are you fishing?

I was thinking about that yesterday, how often it is you come across good mulleting opportunities when you’re out fishing for other species! Definitely with you on the quality bread for the hookbait, nothing worse than dry, stale bread for moulding on the hook 😩 Ben

Hi Tim, yes, they will go for the baited spinner really well at times, at least that has been my experience. It does vary from area to area and venue to venue however. Thick lips apparently refusing to feed on bread is pretty common though, especially in dead water venues like harbours. Sometimes it can take a long time for the fish to switch onto food. If you’re fishing a venue where this is happening to you most of the time, it might be worth trying at night instead - sometimes mullet will feed at a location much better in the dark.

@Hookpoint Sea Fishing great advice thank you.

Thank you! The winter is the time for the fish on the open coast down here. Once it warms up a bit, you’ll find the harbours and rivers at probably a better bet 😁

Great question Dan! I’ll answer that in the follow up vid 👍

Go for it! It's always nice to be able to share info that will encourage the uptake of our sport.

Really excellent questions Simon! I’ll answer those as best as I can in the follow up vid! 😁 Ben

Thanks Scott! We will!

Glad you enjoyed it Kevin!

Great question, I’ll answer that one in the follow up video! 😄

Thank you! Yes, I catch a lot of thick lips when I’m spinning for thin lips and golden greys. It’s funny with them though, some days they will be really keen for it and others they won’t even look. And on some marks you don’t seem to catch them on it at all even though you can catch them on the more usual methods 🤔 I think the reactions from thins and goldens are more consistent, they like to chase a bit more. But yes, I’ve had plenty of sessions where I’ve caught far more thicks than the thins i was actually targeting! 😆

Thanks Craig, you’ve got to give it a go - great sport! 😁

Cheers Ben, glad you enjoyed it!

Great question Tom! I’ll answer that in the follow up video 😁

Thank you! We will! 😁

Thanks James! I'll cover that question in the follow up video mate

Really good question that! I’ll answer it in the follow up video 😁 Ben

Many thanks, always keen to learn new things. Out of curiosity, when using groundbait like Laurence mixed up abroad, we often have other species move in, even bream. Given you are primarily fishing open coast, do you find other species gate crashing the swim pls?

Another good point! No, not at this time of year and these venues. The only other species I catch are blended and the odd sand smelt early season 😅 in the summer though it can be a different story, the guys that fish in Hayle catch as many giltheads as they do mullet sone days apparently and my mate Laurence has awful trouble getting pestered by 7-8lb bass when he’s mulleting the estuaries his way! 😆

Gilts and bass, what a bycatch🥳😂 Many thanks for the reply.

The kind of bycatch I could definitely live with for sure! 😄

Thanks Pete! That’s an awesome question, definitely a candidate for the competition! Short answer for me is I can’t call that as I don’t avoid touching the bait but I know people who do and I will talk about what they do if I answer the question on video :) Ben

Thanks Maurizio! I’m glad you found it interesting 😁

Thanks David, I’m glad you enjoyed the vid! That’s definitely what I was going for, trying to provide a good set of fundamentals that will hopefully get people straight into fish 😁 Ben

Thanks Pat, I don’t get on with baseball caps as a rule but I’ll give that a try! 👍

Thanks Martin and that is a belter of a tip! I will definitely give that a whirl next time I’m out 😁 Ben

That sounds familiar John! 🤣 Mullet in those kinds of places can be tough customers, fishing the more coastal environments you generally tend to find them a little less tricky

Thanks Martin, I’m glad you enjoy this vid and the golden grey one! I had a great time making that one 😁 Ben

Thanks Pete, what would you say are the main differences in your approach?

As I'm usually fishing in shallow water I tend to use floating bait also the mullet tend not to feed as well in heavy coloured water so with clear water not casting shadows on the water is important. Trace wise I use flouro leader with all shot directly under float or a self cocking float.If sea birds become a problem I sometimes use dust shot close to the bait to give it neutral bouyancy just below the surface.hook wise I use a single 8 hook with a second sliding 10 above which helps hook ups with fish mouthing the bread flake.Thats the basics slightly different method but principals are very similar to yours in most ways.

Forgot to mention watch the bait not the float and strike by only lifting the rod tip when bait is taken don't strike fast or hard lol

Thanks Tony! I have eaten one or two thick lips in the past but only when caught from the open sea. They are good to eat, like you say but I wouldn’t deliberately kill one to eat now. There’s fish I like better and I think of mullet as more of a sport fish 👍

Thanks Neil!

I take it the maggots work well in more freshwater areas? I know that in the sea they go limp and lifeless very quickly. Definitely had plenty on rag and maddies but winkles is a new one on me! I reckon there’s not much they won’t take if they get turned onto it 😁

You’re welcome Stephen! I hope it helps!

Brilliant stuff David, hope you get among em! 😁 Ben

That’s a tough question for me Alan as I’ve not done an awful lot of freshwater fishing, at least not for a long time! My mate Laurence does though and he says mullet fight better than any of the other fish he goes after like chub, barbel and carp 👌

@Hookpoint Sea Fishing I look forward to targeting them this year 💪🏼🎣

Fight like Rainbow Trout, without splashing around at the surface.

That sounds like a tasty angling proposition! It would be interesting to know which species they are, if they are thick lips then bread will be your best bet. In some estuaries, bass love the bread too so don’t be surprised if you catch them on it! If they are thin lips, then they are unlikely to look at bread. You can fish with a baited spinner for these, here’s another video that shows you how to do this - kzhome.info/crone/l3tueIKmk66ziX0/bejne . If you’re really lucky, the fish will be a mix of thicks and thins and you can choose which species and which method to fish. If you’re even luckier, they will be a mix of thicks and thins and both will have a taste for the baited spinner! Fantastic sport guaranteed then! :)

@Hookpoint Fishing Magazine thanks have only seen them racing up the creeks and i have been heading for the beds so haven't had time to sit back close enough long to identify them but it's a wonderful place to be so i will go on a spotting mission they come into just enough water to cover them right tight to the mud banks and that's towards the end of the ebb and in all the years I've gone there by the time waters pushing back I'm getting out for safety reasons but summer time?? I need to go look when I'm not digging

That sounds like an interesting puzzle to unravel! 😄 If they are moving fast, they may prove very difficult, if not impossible to interest. The flood may be a better proposition as they are coming into the creek to feed.

In the water thins often look lighter in appearance next to thicks and their pectoral fins are shorter. It’s hard to explain but once you catch a few of each and get familiar with them, you’ll be able to look at a mullet in the water and have a good idea whether it’s a thick or thin if you’ve got a good enough view. If I wasn’t sure, I’d go for the baited Mepps first. A good few of the places I’ve fished, thicks will go for it as well so you can double your chances. It’s a fact that in some areas thins will take bread too.

Thanks! I’ve only fished there twice and once was for bream. I think the first time I fished with Laurence he had a mullet but I’m not sure. I know there’s some cracking fish in there like you say!

@Hookpoint Sea Fishing thanks for replying I’ve spent most of the last 12 months fish LRF partly due to not being great on rocks after a serious motorcycle accident but also just to get back to basics I’m A active member of the big lerf but I’m absolutely obsessed with Mullet I’ve had them on bread, lure isome and fly but none from Hayle yet but I’ll definitely keep trying tight lines and thanks again

Sorry to hear about your accident mate, hope you’re making a full recovery! I’ve not spent any real time fishing for the mullet there but I would imagine legering on the bottom would be more productive than float fishing in Carnsew pool. It’s easy to get distracted by mullet you can see up in the water and spend time going after fish that are unlikely to take your bait. I remember seeing a lot of mullet just drifting around when I’ve been to Hayle - these are not feeding fish and you can waste an awful lot of time trying to tempt them. You may get one or two to bite eventually but you would almost certainly do better targeting fish that are actively looking for food on the bottom. I remember the fish outside the pool looking a bit more game than the ones inside so it might be worth spending a bit of effort fishing in the canal section when the tide is flooding? I would imagine that the mullet in the pool would switch on when the water is flooding into it too so maybe aim to concentrate your sessions at that time. I hope that helps, don’t be shy of talking to the locals there and watching how they are fishing. Chances are that you’ll find somebody who is knowledgable and happy to help 😁

Thanks Paul! Good to hear you’re finding it interesting mate! 😁

Glad you enjoyed it Mark!

That’s a fantastic tip Mark, I’m using that next time out! I think I’ve always done it just as I used to be worried about losing the float and it became a habit but you’re totally right, the float never comes off the caps so it’s all good 👍

@Hookpoint Sea Fishing coarse fishing tip that - the Olivettes lined with rubber are good to as swan shot will damage your line

100% - I used the olivettes all last year but I haven’t this year for some reason. I find if I just pinch my shot on and don’t squeeze too hard they don’t crimp the line too badly. But yes, the olivettes are a better method for sure 👍

Hi Joanne! I just fish 8lb Daiwa Sensor straight through, I don’t use a trace 👍 Ben

Thanks Alain!

Thank you!

They’re Drennan Float Caps Jamie. They come assorted in a packet, you’ll find them in shops that stock Drennan freshwater stuff 👍

Thanks mate! 👍

I think there was one or two out these few days we filmed - the camera must have missed em! 😆 it’s a decent wave all in all, pretty heavy at low and long and fat at high

Yes, that’s the place! Lovely bit of coast there 🥰

I’ve had it a year now and not had any issues with it. I haven’t been careful with it either, it rarely gets washed off and lives in my car for long periods! 😆

Thanks! Great fishing you guys have over there! 😁

Thanks Julian! They’re cracking beanies! 😄

@Hookpoint Sea Fishing which would you say is best for winter-spring Mullet, Porth or Salt cove?

Tough choice that! I think the gannel is more fun to fish but it’s rare to catch more than a couple of fish in a session and pretty normal to blank, especially the last couple of years. You can fish for longer at porth and if you hit it right you can catch a good few mullet in a trip. You don’t want too much swell for porth though which limits your opportunities to fish it so most of the time I’m on the Gannel. The appeal of both is that they are nice venues to fish the float and there’s always the chance of a nice fish😁 Both very patchy in the last couple of years though, hopefully just a cycle thing and maybe next winter they’ll come back on form. When I first started fishing them with Laurence, we caught a lot more fish, although we didn’t get too many over 5. The 5-6lb fish seem to be more common to catch now if anything! The smaller 3-4 ones much less so! 🤯

@Hookpoint Sea Fishing Thanks for the heads up. Don’t think I will be out for a while as I’ve busted my foot at work , got another eight weeks in plaster. Thanks for the videos as they are keeping me sane.🎣🎣

You’re welcome mate! Hope you heal up quick and get back out in the fish asap! 🎣

Hi Adam! I’ve fished Wadebridge many times but always spinning for thin lips. I’ve caught far more thick lips on the spinner than thins there though! I’ve never tried Boscastle harbour although that would be a cracking place to catch em!

@Hookpoint Sea Fishing if your down Boscastle harbour facing Mechard,the big rock just into open water ,on the right ,there is a very good base just under Queens head or profile rock,you can walk the old sewage line partially to access this was great for garfish as well....(lived 2 mins from it) Also obviously around the moored boats as well ,used to see big shoals of mullet, swimming when young,.....some nice trout up the Valency, well,there was til the flood.. Best wishes

Sounds great Adam! I’ll try and give that a try when I can! Cheers mate, Ben

Hi Connie’s husband! 😁 There’s definitely places I’ve fished for mullet where even fishing on the bottom can get you pestered by birds! Little diving birds called coots can be a menace for it. Out on the coast, the gulls don’t tend to be a problem, although most of the time I am fishing 1m plus under the surface to target the biggest fish I can. Bread is a really good bait over this side of the Atlantic! Catches all sorts of fish, freshwater and salt!

Ah yes, his boss right? I was an Inspector Morse fan but I did watch Frost from time to time 😁

@Hookpoint Sea Fishing I watched them both when we got them here in the US.

You’ve got to love a good detective drama 😁

I have heard before that this has happened in freshwater venues but, as far as I can tell, it is not so much of an issue in the sea. Different cultures have different views around the purpose of angling too, in many other places I’ve been, people fish principally for the pot and see everything as a potential dinner! I have seen quite a few anglers from other countries sea fishing in this country but they tend to predominantly target mackerel over anything else. Ben

Yes, I do mention that in the video 😁

@Hookpoint Sea Fishing sorry i missed that bit as i only flicked through it, , gonna save the video till tomorrow evening for my dear wife, my fathering law used to live into a property with its own little beach n cove, you was fishing next to it, i have many fond memories of fishing there myself, honest i had some really nice days there, i am more a course fisherman but used to catch nice fish like yours 30 odd years ago, i remember the old foot bridge further inland to get to the other side, i am sure there was a place that used to sell crabs as well, i also used to metal detect on the beach on the other side, was it crantock beach , many thanks for the reply, i am off to cyprus soon, good mullet out there, gonna try and bust the cypriot carp record, it only stands at 33 pounds, my mate had a 30 last time and i lost a monster, the trouble is they eat them lol, tight lines , lol.

I’ve looked at that little cove a few times and thought it looked a nice spot! 😄 The place that sells crabs is called Fern Pit, I used to work there when I was younger, it’s where I met my wife 🥰 good luck on the carp mate! 💪🎣

Considering what they eat sometimes, I have no problem not eating them! 🤣

@Hookpoint Sea Fishing 😅 fair comment the only fish in my local 2 rivers are brown/sea trout and salmon and i eat all 3.sea trout tastes simular to salmon.

I’ve never eaten sea trout myself but I’ve eaten plenty of trout and a few wild salmon years ago. I remember the salmon being miles better to eat than trout, I’ve never liked trout 😅

Hi Dave, this is what I said, ‘This is what I use, it’s a Drennan Specialist Float 13 foot and this is the kind of thing I would advise going for when you’re starting float fishing for mullet.’ The subtitles are pretty accurate if you can’t make out what I’m saying so turn those on if you’re having any more trouble 👍

Hi! Thanks, this is all in Cornwall, UK. I have never tried china style hooks for mullet although the pattern that I use is not dissimilar, a freshwater one - Kamasan B983. Usually size 8. A 5kg mullet! I bet that gave a great fight!

@Hookpoint Sea Fishing Thanks you. ! Mate I fought that Mullet for almost 25 minutes. I have a video. I just check your hook. That hooks are similar than circular . If you want a brothers advise try Iseama. The Iseama is much faster to secure a good fast hooked. It is shorter but you will love it. I don't know what brand you can find. I use Gamakatsu or Owner, Owner last less. Gamakatsu for long day . Do you eat Mullet ? Hook size 8 me too !

I’ll try that thanks! No, I have eaten mullet a couple of times but I don’t any more 👍

@Hookpoint Sea Fishing why?

We have three species of grey mullet in the UK, these are one of them (thick lipped grey mullet). The other two are the thin lipped grey mullet and the golden grey mullet. We also have the confusingly named red mullet which isn't a mullet at all, but a goat fish!

Those are great questions Dalton! I’ll answer those in the follow up vid mate! 😁 Ben