River Mulloway Fishing: Proven Old School Method

Welcome back, everyone! Today, we're delving into a tried and true method for landing massive Mulloway in river systems. This technique is an ode to the old-school approach, requiring patience and a keen understanding of the waterways. Picture this: drifting along the river's channel under the cover of darkness, armed with basic rigs and live bait. It's a peaceful yet strategic endeavor, best undertaken during low tide and around a new moon. The key? Silence. This isn't your typical daytime angling excursion; it's a quiet, solitary pursuit, where even the slightest noise could send the fish scattering. So, leave the noisy companions behind and embrace the tranquility of the night. With the right gear, a bit of local knowledge, and a whole lot of patience, you just might hook into a trophy Mulloway that'll make the effort worthwhile. Join me as I uncover this lost art of river fishing and embark on a journey to reel in the big ones. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and stay tuned for more angling adventures!
0:00 Intro
01:42 The Gear
03:44 The Rigs
07:46 Tips
09:10 The Technique / Watch the whole video for this to work properly.
16:24 Outro
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[@MarkCummings-qz3vb]

What an awesome video of simplicity and old school fishing. It jogged my memories of stories my dad used to tell me of fishing the rivers in VIC and NSW with this exact method back in the 70s with good success. He also used to say about being as quiet as possible. 👍👍

[@ShannonsFishing]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@alanmoffat4680]

My father-in-law told me of the way he would catch big jewfish in about the 1930's as a young boy. he went with some older men in an old wooden rowboat and was the bait and pull-in boy. The men would buy some rum from the local distillery and imbibe. the gear they used were twine lines wrapped around milo tins, in which were some stones. He would bait the hooks and toss the line overboard. When a fish took the bait and ran, the tin would rattle and he would pull the fish in. He said that they would have 4 or 5 lines out at a time. This was in the Pine River, just north of Brisbane. The rum came from the old Strathpine Distillery.

[@ShannonsFishing]

Thank you for sharing this wonderful memory and the unique way they used to fish. It's amazing to hear about the experiences from that era.

[@ronmb81]

Love to hear how the old school fisherman did it with great success! Thank you for your insight.. you are 100% correct about the noise, as my father in-law would say (also a hunter), stealth mode!!

[@patrickaustralia528]

Great vid and excellent advice. Cheers

[@qmp666]

Ahhhh the ol tellin how to fish. Great advice bud. Ol school is best

[@ShannonsFishing]

Thanks mate, old school still works

[@glenncampbell1176]

I remember reading about this technique bout 20yrs ago in a fishing mag

[@craigparker4108]

Great advice mate, peace & quiet is the key imo.

[@ShannonsFishing]

Yep, leave the noisy fishing partner at home on this one.

[@mullowayonthemove171]

Good vid. Geoff Wilson (the knot man) did a great article on this method way back in the 80’s with some pics of monster Barwon river fish.

[@ShannonsFishing]

Thanks for the info!

[@mudgut69]

Horses for courses. I fish a 2500 size spinning reel, 3-6kg stick, 15 pound braid, 30 pound trace and use plastics and vibes. When I use bait it’s a 3000 size spinning reel, 4-7kg stick, 20 pound braid and 50 pound trace. I never drift. I’m either lock spot on my electrics and scanning for fish (lures) or lock spot and being patient either side of the turn (bait). I’m not leaving the structure. Your technique would work in certain sections of certain rivers. The fish run along the channels but you’d certainly need to know the river very well.

[@paulsimmons4240]

I agree with everything you said. Great advice.💯percent.

[@ShannonsFishing]

Appreciate that

[@alberthabib4220]

Thanks for sharing. You hear a lot of bits and pieces from fishermen but nothing as detailed as you've described. Thanks again.

[@ShannonsFishing]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@mattdebritt8441]

Always great hearing your advice mate. I've only caught soapies as by catch down on the Hawksbury, Central Coast NSW. It would be great to catch a 30lb....

[@ShannonsFishing]

Hi Matt, next time your down the Central Coast give this method a try it should work really well in the Hawksbury.

[@Aaron_Hanson]

@Matt, for the best chances of hooking a 25kg+ Jew, try the stretch of river between Singletons Mill and Dangar Island. Occasionally you will hook a decent size Bullshark as a bycatch but I’ve had more success in this stretch of the Hawkesbury for Jews than anywhere else. Don’t be afraid to venture into the area around Spencer either, it’s good fishing. Tight lines 🍻🍻👍

[@CamBill_ROBLOX]

Good one mate a lot of the older methods seem to have gone with all the advancements over the years. Some I recon worked better than some of the newer methods

[@ShannonsFishing]

I couldn't agree more.

[@CamBill_ROBLOX]

@@ShannonsFishing and half my gear seems to be antique now hahaha getting scared to use some of my rods when I see what people try to sell them for these days hahaha

[@grantwalker9367]

You brought back memories of my grandfather at wow woy , Parkes bay near the railway overpass. If he wasn’t out in the boat he would have a handline set out of the jetty with a bell alarm system. I remember a monster Jew he caught. Also a large shark. The house was close to the shore line and he would go to sleep but he never missed that bell. Bait was always live mullet. This was us kids job to catch them in oyster bottles filled with bread. I also loved those leather jackets under the jetty.

[@dillberry99]

No more big jewies in the Hawkesbury, like Greg Joyce said, place has changed and too much pressure on the baby jewies running with the prawns, commercial fishing has completely ruined the Hawkesbury river

[@ShannonsFishing]

Thanks for the story mate we like hearing about how people done it back in the old days, reminds me of my grandfather too.

[@ShannonsFishing]

Thats sad to hear mate. I hope there is a petition going around to try and get the pros out.

[@dillberry99]

@@ShannonsFishing it’s ruined, needs ALOT of work, years of barbaric thinking and catch and kill, the old blokes contributed to the decline in the river.

[@robertschober3231]

@@dillberry99 definitely big jews still in the hawkbury mate

[@ncostigan9040]

I USE ALVEYS REELS WITH LIVES, 12LB SCHIENEDER LINE AND 12LB HERCULES FLUROCARBON LEADER. ALWAYS TREATS ME WELL. THANKS FOR THE VID🎣😁

[@ShannonsFishing]

Thanks for the extra info mate. Good luck with your fishing adventures.

[@Stevos_HookedonRods4844]

Great info, Shall give it a go one day Thanks Shan Ya got a new Sub 👍

[@ShannonsFishing]

Thanks for the sub and your kind words. Good luck with your fishing adventures mate.

[@adriangray459]

No frigin torch lights😵‍💫

[@99hilux6]

Grew up in Ocean Grove run over over on Orton st by 4wd and boat. The little ozone jetty was the spot for mullaway if no boat

[@ShannonsFishing]

Yep the Ozone jetty was the land based spot for Jewies. I caught my first one off that jetty way back when I was in Ocean Grove Primary with you Pat.

[@redtobertshateshandles]

Thanks mate. I really don't have a nearby river.

[@ShannonsFishing]

Bugger mate. Give this method a try next time your on holiday near a river and good luck with your fishing adventures.

[@redtobertshateshandles]

@@ShannonsFishing yeah. Thanks, will do. I usually just burley into a corner hole and use the " pickers doom sinker " method for Schoolies and a bit bigger.

[@moopius]

I put carpet on the bottom of the tinnie to keep the noise down.

[@ShannonsFishing]

Not a bad idea, Thanks for the tip.

[@user-bs9gw6fy7c]

Use catgut line and bamboo rods.

[@user-lj3wn2it6i]

Hey mate, I’m over in Perth looking at fishing the swan river. Unfortunately not cast nets are allowed so the only proper live baits available is tailor(300mm legal size) the mullet are close to impossible to catch in bread or traps, and blowfish are in plagues. Do you think it would be a viable option to live bait the tailor that live in the river or to catch yakkas from the ocean ? Any help much appreciated thanks 🙏

[@ShannonsFishing]

Mulloway love live Yakkas and Tailor they are both great live baits.

[@user-lj3wn2it6i]

@@ShannonsFishing thanks 🙏

[@silverslabs]

Great video mate, would that work in PPB?

[@ShannonsFishing]

Im not sure if it would work in the bay, worth a shot. Let us know if it works and good luck with your fishing adventures.

[@julianmarkus3885]

Do you get more hits from the bait below the boat or the one free swimming?

[@ShannonsFishing]

They both get hit but I would say the free swimming one gets hit more.

[@ramzv1035]

Hey mate great advice. Do you adjust the sinker fit out according to Depth as you drift ?

[@ShannonsFishing]

No mate I don't change sinkers a 6 or 8 ball is usually big enough to hold the live bait down under the boat.

[@dajoaustralia6866]

live pike are the ultimate jew bait, they can smell em a mile away, next best for me off syd was 0.5-2lb tailor.. a tip I can offer is a floating 5/0 octopus hook btw the 2 snelled, just a floating hook not in the bait. the number of fish that spit a livie after 2 mins was mindboggling, youd get them half way up and poof.. gone. baits still alive and all just descaled, but that floating stinger gets em when they spit the bait,

[@ShannonsFishing]

I agree about the Pike, they are a great bait if you can catch them in your area. Thanks for the tip about the floating stinger hook. I think that tip will help a lot of people out.

[@dajoaustralia6866]

@@ShannonsFishing Your Welcome. Dave, Those long skinny snook do the same trick aswell.

[@Antipodean33]

I'm unsure if he mentioned it or not but you must be QUIET