mullet

Saltwater Inshore Discussion
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I read this article, and it has me wondering about using the same technique in the creeks, of course with a cast net instead of hook and line. might also catch a few other varieties of bait while you’re at it. one thing that came to mind is whether or not this would be legal?

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2001/06/03/out_310873.shtml

any thoughts?

2

I wouldn’t throw a net over bait to prevent being sited for shrimping over bait whether that was the intent or not. Mullet will come to most any animal feed, and to catch them on hook and line is a blast with light tackle.

3

Long time ago I watched bank fishermen in Crystal River catch mullet on cane poles. They would chum them up with oatmeal or bread and bait their hooks with tiny pieces of white plastic worm. It says something about my upbringing but I love fresh fired mullet like no other. I used to catch mullet wading in the surf in the FL panhandle with a cast net. I still have my mullet net, maybe I will take it on the boat next time. Ron, do you think there would be a problem if I was using that net with the big mesh?

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4

I would hope not, but you never know how every DNR officer would react to every given situation. Mullet really love hen laying mash, and that is totally different than fish meal as an attractant. Other grains such as oats and rice work well too, and I don’t know if shrimp would even be attracted to these non-animal products. I guess we will leave it up to DNR interpretation as to whether baiting-in mullet is OK.

5

When I was guiding in Destin, I was invited mullet fishing by a local. He kept them baited with a crocus sack with big hog feed pellets. When we got there, he “anchored” with two conduit poles and threw several of the feed pellets, the size of your fist, in the water. We fished with gold hooks and caught the limit, 50, in a little over an hour.
On another note, a friend and two others caught 103 shad, 21 roes, @ the tailrace of Santee, last week. Bob

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