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TECHNIQUE: SWIMBAITING MULLOWAY





              or me, the appeal of angling   a mainstay for others  techniques are fast tracked to us.
              is the fact that no man   Swimbaiting for mulloway –   What a time to be alive and angling!
              will ever stop learning   H[FOXVLYHO\ ELJ PXOORZD\ LQ IDFW ² À VK   Typically, mulloway anglers are
              or adapting; the sport is   in excess of a metre and beyond. This   a cagey bunch. Lessons learned on
              relentless. Sometimes it   article isn’t about school jew.  WKLV HQLJPDWLF VSRUWV À VK DUH HDUQHG
              feels like the goal posts are   Traditionally, Australian anglers   and every vital piece of the puzzle
       Fconstantly being repositioned   were always slightly behind the   is worked for in the form of late
        just to keep you guessing. The   American and Japanese scenes,   nights, early mornings and painfully
        weather, water clarity, swell, tides etc.   with boats, techniques, tackle and   fruitless sessions. Don’t be mistaken,
        FDQ HDFK  RU WRJHWKHU  PDNH À QGLQJ   the like all taking a little bit longer   we are talking big mulloway here
        UHVXOWV KDUGHU  DQG WKH SOD\LQJ À HOG   to take off in the land down under.   and regular success on luring big
        is far from level. But having said that,   With the impact of the internet and   mulloway is something to be held
        there’s always a few tricks to even   social media, the gap has narrowed   in high regard. Swimbaiting is an
        things up and even put things back   VLJQLÀ FDQWO\ DQG ZH QR ORQJHU KDYH WR   exciting technique that can really
        into your favour.             wait as long for the latest trends.   increase the odds of you landing a
          In this article we will analyse a   Like our favourite overseas   monster mulloway so let’s get down
        new technique for a lot of anglers and   television programming, the   to the nitty gritty.

        This all or nothing approach was bred from



        Californian lakes where anglers wanted


        to cherry pick only the largest female bass







        A good understanding of
        how your system works is
        essential and is best done
        during the day
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