Ive heard that mullet fight exceptionally hard, is that true?
The British bonefish is a description that does them justice. I doubt that there is another British species that fights quite so hard, pound for pound, coarse or sea. Typically, there is a period, just after being hooked, when a mullet is perplexed. Dont be fooled! After around 10 or 15 seconds, the fish will wake up and it will be quite a long, arm-aching time before it will be ready for the net. The warmer the water, the harder mullet seem to fight, so dont be lulled into thinking that they arent that spectacular through the relatively unspectacular fight given by an early season fish. They will be fighting a lot harder in late summer! Have a look at this article: http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/authors/leon21.htm I’ve had some pretty disappointing fights from some mullet, and hooked one of similar size from the same location shortly afterwards that has given me real problems. Size is not a reliable guide to an individual fish’s fighting qualities, though it must be said that a hard figh
