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I spoke with a guy Monday that caught a 250 pound Blue Marlin in 600 feet of water, would you like to know what he was using for bait? I spoke with a guy on Tuesday that caught a 50-pound Cobia at 4KI would you like to know what he was using for bait? I spoke with a guy on Wednesday that caught a 100-pound Tarpon, would you like to know what he was using for bait? I spoke with a guy on Thursday that caught a 6-pound Trout, would you like to know hat he was using for bait? I spoke with a guy on Friday that caught a 20-pound Redfish, would you like to know what he was using for bait? I spoke with a guy on Saturday that did not catch any fish, so he took his bait home, fried it up and ate it! Well ok maybe I’m telling a bit of a fish tale, but the truth of the matter is, there are not enough days in the week to catch all the different fish that you can catch on a mullet.
Mullet can be found in the creeks year around, and they usually make a good run in the surf in the early spring and late fall. Live mullet are one of the most versatile baits around. There are very few game fish that will not eat a live mullet. I classify mullet according to size: finger, schoolies, and horse mullet. Finger mullet are obviously the size of a finger, or maybe even a thumb, schoolies are anywhere between 6 to 12 inches and “horse” mullet are a foot or more in length. Obviously the size of mullet you use for bait depends on what species you are targeting.
“Finger mullet” are typically used for: Trout, Redfish, Flounder, Bluefish, and Spanish Mackerel, schoolies and horse mullet are used for: Billfish, Dolphin, Wahoo, Tarpon, Cobia, Sharks, Big Redfish, and King Mackerel. Keep in mind there are plenty of other fish to target with these baitfish, these are just some that popped into my head.
Mullet range geographically from small creeks, to the surf, and on out into the open ocean. Most anglers prefer to catch their mullet in the creeks because they are abundant in the creeks and v