Anyone who has tried to catch a mullet will realise that, while they look placid and easy to catch, they are often incredibly frustrating and difficult to tempt. However, patience often pays off, and that is exactly what happened to mullet fanatic Clifford Wilkins when he landed a once-in-a-lifetime fish weighing 10lb 6oz.
Fishing on the South Wales coast, Clifford was priming a swim with breadcrumbs where he had seen a few fish feeding earlier in the day. It didn't take long to get a few fish interested, and then he received a bite that left him shocked.
"I got down to a spot where I've had success before and began introducing bread into the swim. It's my number one mullet bait," Clifford told us.
"I was using my trusty Drennan Series 7 Distance Method Feeder rod with 8lb mainline, a 7lb fluorocarbon hook link, and a size 8 Kamasan B983 hook."
"I had a bite on a popped-up piece of bread crust, and the fish stripped line like nothing I have ever seen."
"I was fishing alone, and it took five attempts to get the fish into the net. It just didn't fit, and every time I got the fish over the frame and tried to lift it, its length just slid off the net frame and back into the water."
"I thought I was going to lose the fish while netting it, and nobody would believe me if I explained the size to them. But thankfully, after a 20-plus-minute battle, I had it in the net," he told us.
Clifford, just staring in awe, took a moment to catch his breath after having such an epic battle with a mullet that had to be seen to be appreciated.
"I weighed the fish three times because I couldn't believe what the scales were reading, but it was 10lb 6oz every time."
"I took a quick picture and got the fish back in the water as soon as possible to recover, and it swam off strong. My previous personal best mullet was 7lb 5oz, so this beats it by over 3lb," Clifford concluded.
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