Complete Guide to Mullet Spinning - Catch Thick Lips, Thin Lips and Golden Greys on Baited Spinners
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
- Spinning for mullet with baited spinners is the simplest and arguably the most enjoyable method of targeting them. It can also be very effective! While there is plenty of information out there on mullet spinning already, the focus is always on single species (predominantly thin lipped mullet) and the full potential of the method is not explored.
Join Hookpoint’s Ben Conway on a journey from muddy river banks to sandy surf beaches as he takes you through everything you need to know to catch mullet on baited spinners. While most UK anglers only use mullet spinners to target thin lipped mullet, as Ben demonstrates, they can also be used to great effect on thick lipped and golden grey mullet.
With all three UK grey mullet species caught on camera using both natural and artificial baits, and in-depth explanations of gear and tactics, this is a must watch for any aspiring mulleteer.
Special thanks to Roy Moore, Mark Reed, Olie Passmore and Kevin Griffiths for their guest appearances.
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0:00 Introduction
0:55 Baited spinners
2:20 Why do mullet take baited spinners?
2:56 Species spotlight: thick lipped mullet
3:38 Species spotlight: thin lipped mullet
4:26 Species spotlight: golden grey mullet
5:34 Fishing for thick lipped mullet on the River Camel
12:41 Tackle for mullet spinning
16:56 Spinners and baits
20:01 Fishing for thin lipped mullet on the River Taw
27:50 Mullet spinning technique
34:06 Fishing for golden grey mullet at a Cornish surf beach
43:41 Closing words - Спорт
The most comprehensive video ever made on spinning for mullet. 👍
Thank you! It's certainly what Ben was aiming for.
What brilliant informative video. Living in Cornwall I had no idea you could spin for mullet. Never know we might cross paths on the camel.
Definitely need to load up on blade spinners, plastic wormies, and go stalk some mullet in the Hayle estuary.
Might even pretend they are big brownies!!! 😁
Thanks for sharing all this knowledge, Ben.
Wow, what a comprehensive, informative and entertaining video. Thank you so much for making and sharing it with us. You are a great communicator. An inspiration. Be well and be safe.
Thank you Paul! I’m well pleased you enjoyed it mate and thanks for the awesome compliments! 🙏
Brilliant video again very informative love these Mullet vids.
Hello mate, thanks! I talk about the rod in the tackle section of the vid - it’s a Drennan 12 foot twin tip duo 1.5lb test curve rod. I do sometimes use the short lure rod with the bombarda too in a pinch. Any rod you like that casts around 20 grams will work 😁
Great video, with loads of excellent tips. Thanks for posting.
Thanks Ben! I’m glad you found it informative 👍
Excellent and informative video
Really well done video. Thank you for the mullet tips
Thank you! You’re welcome, I hope they help in your fishing 👍
Very good vid. Inspired me to try
What a very good video well done
Another great video Ben, really well made and informative. Will have to give this method a try😀🎣
Thanks mate! The camel is a great venue for it, the fish in there really like the spinner
Really well made , and well explained,look forward to your next uploads good luck with the mullet tightlines 😎🐟
Thanks Darren! 😄🎣
Brilliantly explained.
Thanks for the great feedback! I’m glad you found the video helpful 👍
Looks fun ..Will try that float/spinner/bait rig soon on Aussie
Mullet
This is gold
Great video, great tutorial. Looking forward to getting my act together and having a go 👍
Thanks Bill! Nice one, I hope the info helps you get into the fish quickly 👍
Brilliant video 👌
Thanks for the feedback Chewie! 👍
A first class educational video. Ben's easy going way of speaking & along with a top class put together video makes this a classic to behold. Well done Ben & awesome achievement!! 😊
Many thanks Chris! Glad you enjoyed it mate! 👍
@@HookpointFishingMagazine pleasure & honour was all mine mate! ♥️
Brilliant. Thank you. 👍👍🐟🐟
You’re welcome, glad you enjoyed the vid!
Excellent
Thanks Ian!
It definitely opened my mind regarding spinning for mullet, might be worth a try when the thicks aren't interested in bread
Fantastic Mark, I was hoping the vid would have that effect for some people! There’s got to be thick lip venues out there where it could do some damage but nobody tries it. In my experience I feel like thicks like to take the spinner higher in the water. I usually get them fishing shallow with the bombarda. Let me know how you get on, really interested to hear if it works for you!
Great video, I enjoyed that. I do well on modified aglia spinners using rag on a pennel rig set up in my local harbour (Christchurch) , I've spotted them come right up the river to the Royalty section. Never thought about using the bombardier float, as I tend to lose distance if I'm casting into the wind. Christchurch angling centre has a good video on rag worm vs Isome worms.
Thanks! I’ve watched that Christchurch Angling video and I did reference it a couple of times while shooting this one as it’s really interesting! None of that footage made the final cut though. I’ve fished Christchurch before at Stanpit and I did well there with the bombarda float and spinner, had some lovely fishing 😁
Nice!!!
Brilliant the bombarda is coming out with me tonight. 👍
Nice one Darren! It can make all the difference 😁
@@HookpointFishingMagazine hope so dying to catch one. Hopefully my blank streak will end and can land one after seeing this. I’ve watched so much it’s about time I finally caught 😄
Good luck mate, I’m rooting for you! Let us know how you get on 👍
Brilliant video as always I’ve been spinning with bass flys with bombarda had few smaller bass but now thinking trying for mullet on my local beach in the summer what size bombarde are using ive 20g floating and sinking rigs is that too much for mullet? Thanks
Brilliant video many thanks,one question do you encounter any line twist when using a bladed spinner and if so how do you get over this annoying problem
Thank you! Yes I have encountered line twist from time to time but usually when the trace is already tangled on the bombarda float. I use a swivel at the top of the trace and that usually keeps things well under control 👌
Hi mate, you mention other species will take this set up. Obviously bass and flounder. I'm curious about sea trout, the bombarda set I think I'm right in saying was conceived in Scandinavia to fish flies with spinning gear.
I fish mainly around Anglesea and see 1000s of STs when lure fishing for bass. I've scaled down me kit in an effort to catch the ST, only ever hooked and lost a single fish.
Have you caught or heard about anyone targeting sea trout successfully with this set up??
Great vids btw liked and subbed
Great video, highly informative and refreshingly articulate. You mention the effectiveness of the yellow beads on the unweighted spinner but you seem not to use them on the weighted ones. Is this because it becomes too bulky? Also how long is the spinner trace from the Bombarda swivel? Thanks again for the guidance.
Hi David! You’re right, I’ve never tried the yellow beads on the weighted spinners as it would make the body of the spinner a bit too long for my tastes. There’s no reason it wouldn’t work though! I tend to think these days that the yellow beads are more of a confidence thing for me than something that genuinely makes a massive difference to be honest. It’s something I’ve always done and it’s always worked so I keep on doing it. I used a plain spinner for the golden greys in the vid without yellow beads and it worked just fine. My friends use completely different colours and set ups and catch well on those too so maybe it’s more a case of what you have confidence in and makes you fish better. I vary the length of the trace depending on how deep I want the spinner to run. In shallow water with no current you will want the trace pretty short, like maybe 3 feet. In deeper water with stronger current you will want it longer, maybe 6 feet plus. That’s where the longer rod comes in handy to cast the longer traces out 👍
@@HookpointFishingMagazine Thanks for getting back to me, much appreciated. I mainly fish for mullet in Christchurch Harbour which is on my doorstep but have never tried the Bombarda method for them, mainly using the traditional spinners with ragworm method but I also catch them on the fly which is less reliable in terms of numbers of fish but very rewarding nonetheless. I have used the Bombarda using a small redgill on the point and shrimp imitations on the dropper but have mainly caught small bass whilst hoping for a sea trout. Anyway, looking forward to trying your method for the mullet. If only we had some clear surf beaches around here but we are obviously not far enough west for that.
I used the bombarda and spinner method in Christchurch last year at stanpit and it worked a dream there. The wind was really strong and I couldn’t get the distance just using the spinner on its own. Ended up catching a good few thins and a nice one of 4.5 that gave me one of the best fights I’ve ever had from a mullet! I was there a good 20 minutes/half hour playing it. Hope the method does the business for you 👍
thank you ,can you show how you set up the bombarda ,ive got a few bombardas but never thought of using them with the spinner ,enjoy baited spinning but trying to get it further out is a problem
Hi Peter, the bombarda I use in the video is set up on a short piece of 30lb line and sandwiched between two swivels with a bead either side to protect the knot. I’ve just got some bombardas recently though that come ready loaded on wire with a swivel at the hooklength end and these make life a bit easier. They’re called rhino floats and they’re on eBay under the seller name Moore estates.
thank you,ill give the beach a go ,got plenty of flat open surf beaches here
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One of the best fishing videos I have seen in a long time! Really great 👏👏 would you say there is a better time of day / tide for this type of fishing? Cheers
Hi Sean, thanks for the great feedback! That’s a difficult question as you’ll generally find that every venue has its own hot time. On some, this may be more strongly linked to conditions and tides than time of day, whereas on others time of day can play a more important role. Places like harbours you will often find fish best first thing in the morning and again in the evening. Sometimes they can fish great at night too! Rivers often can fish well all through the day. Golden greys on beaches I find really like the sun and warm water and they love it when the sun has warmed the shallows throughout the day. Afternoon/evening can fish really well for those if it’s been a blazing hot day. It’s a good idea to approach every venue with an open mind and be prepared to put some hours to really nail down when the best times are 👍
Thank you for taking the time to reply, really appreciate that. Great advice too, will bare that in mind for sure. All the best with you channel! I'm very happy to subscribe 👍👍look forward to more content
You’re welcome Sean and thanks for subscribing and supporting the channel! 👍
Hi David here from Ireland. What is name of the natural bait you use? Power house …? Thank you
Excellent, eye-opening video! I’m staying on the Helford in September. Are there thin lips in the river and will they still be around? Cheers!
Hi Ian, the short answer to that is that I don’t know! 😅 There likely are thins somewhere in the river but it has no reputation that I know of for fishing for them and I have yet to try it for them myself. What the helford does have, however, is a good head of thick lips and I’ve found these pretty obliging most days! I’ve caught them on float, on the bottom and on the surface there so they will respond to most things. If you really wanted to spin, you could try the spinner for them there - I don’t see any reasons why they wouldn’t take it. If they don’t want that, standard bread based tactics should see you into the fish 😄
@@HookpointFishingMagazine thanks for the quick response! We’re on one of the creeks, so l’ll give it a go and see what turns up 😉
Awesome, good luck! Send us some pics of you get any mullet! 😄
Hook size please and many thanks for your vid!
Great video! Many thanks for the information.
If you said in the video I apologise but what size hooks do you use on the spinner trace?
Thanks!
Hi Matt! I did wonder when somebody would ask that! 😁 I use size 4 Aberdeen’s if I’m using king rag and size 6 if I’m using maddies. If I’m using a pennel hook, it will be a coarse hook in a size 6 or 8. I bend the eye on these a bit so they sit nice on the trace and keep everything straight 👍
@@HookpointFishingMagazine Many thanks for that! 🙂
I live in Wadebridge so I'm very keen to have a go at this method!
I don't suppose you could tell me how you'd go about building one of your spinners?
I'd buy a few more aglias and try and edit them but I have a feeling it might be a fair bit cheaper to make some if possible!
No worries Matt, I’ll make a little video showing how to do it and pop it on the channel asap 👍
@@HookpointFishingMagazine that would be amazing! 😀
Many thanks for the spinner making video mate. I've made a few up now 👍
I've had a couple of quick sessions now down the camel but I'm not getting any hook ups yet! Plenty of follows and the odd pluck on the worm but the buggers just won't fully commit for me yet!
I will persist though!! In your opinion, is the pennel hook set up a massive advantage for power isome or could I do without it do you think?
I seem to struggle to have a really straight worm with the pennel
Many thanks
Matt
sır spiner comes to you , surface of water? or under water? if under water , whats the depth of under surface .. ı thing tis subject is important thanks
Great video..what artificial worms are you using ??Thanks
Thanks Mark! They’re Marukyu Power Isome XL in brown 👍
Very informative. Any tips for spinning for golden greys on a surf beach?
Hi Gareth! There are a few specific tips in the golden grey portion of the video near the end but a good one for GGs in the surf is to not waste too much time fishing blind. Get in the surf and keep moving until you see some. These might be fish you can actually see in the water or very often they will show at the top, disturbing the surface. Another good one is that as the tide floods in, the fish will come into very shallow water. You can end up standing up to your thighs in water and casting virtually back onto dry sand to run the spinner past the shoals! Very exciting fishing like that :)
@@HookpointFishingMagazine I'll have to give it a go, I normally used harbour rag on a one up one down rig and a 1/2oz weight, casting to the fish I can see.
You should definitely have more fun spinning for them! If you can clearly see the fish then that should make the fishing much easier. Let us know how you get on! 😁
The best and most informative Mullet fishing video I’ve ever seen. Great presentation and clear commentary. Just one question Ben, what type of Bombarda floats were you using. I’ve looked on eBay and it seems there are two types, floating or sinking. Hope you could advise. Thanks in anticipation. Regards Sam.
Thanks for the awesome feedback Sam! I’ve only used floating bombardas mate. If I wanted to cast a good way and fish deeper I would just use a heavier spinner rather than turn to a sinking bombarda👌
Hi Ben , like I said earlier you’ve made a great video on baited spooning. I’ve tried it but seem to be unable to stop the bait from spinning. any idea what could be wrong?
Hi Sam, cheers mate. Is the bait spinning while staying straight in the water or is it spinning in a big circle pattern? If it’s spinning straight then you don’t need to worry too much about that as the fish will still take it but if it’s spinning in a big loop that means you’ve got a kink or bend in the trace somewhere or part of the bait is overhanging the bend of the hook. The bait has to finish at the end of the shank and not go round the bend at all. You can leave a bit of tail trailing if you want but it has to leave the hook at that point. If you’re still having trouble, you can always reduce the size of the bait. You only really need a small section of worm, just a couple of inches. I’ve gotten into the habit over time of putting a fair bit more on and pinching bits off as the fish peck at it to avoid having to bait up as often 😅
@@HookpointFishingMagazine Thanks for the detailed and informative reply. It’s spinning straight, which I think could be down to the end of the worm too close to the bend of the hook. Also some of my spoons I’ve modified and I just noticed that I had the beads too tightly packed which prevented the blade from spinning freely on the wire. So I’ve removed one bead and it now seems to be ok.
Nice one Sam, sounds like everything is working there now so hopefully the fish will approve! 😁
Hi do you us a floating, slow sinking or sinking bombarda. Cheers
Hi Shaun! I use a floating bombarda 👍
mepps color is important or not...
Came for the yope vid 🤔
Do you mean the tope video with GG? - ua-cam.com/video/YAZAFTDY2iY/v-deo.htmlsi=lJ5GyQ3V53W2ZMVR