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Getting the kids involved
           JOEL’S TOP 5                                                                            early is a good idea!
           MULLOWAY  SWIMBAITS

           •  River2sea Lively Mullet
           •  Boyd Ducket Shad
           • Zerek Flatshad
           •  Storm Wild Eye Shad
           • Rapala XJS13







































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                         fi sh’s lounge room, and I’m not looking for


                         the lounge room, I’m looking for their kitchen



                         HELLO DARKNESS MY OLD FRIEND

                         As I mentioned earlier, almost all   where the bait is situated and how it   just out of the current, all senses in
                         of my swimbaiting assaults are   behaves during a tidal phase, often   readiness for any potential meal the
                         performed under the cover of darkness.   when the tide is slack, mullet ball   current brings its way.
                         I believe the darkness is your friend   together and are harder for a big   7KH KHLJKW RI WKH WLGDO Á RZ LV DOVR DQ
                         when trying to fool the wiliest of all   mulloway to attack, which bringsme   opportune time for mulloway to travel.
                         predators. After dark our estuaries   to why I like to focus my attention to   Quite often, mulloway will travel on
                         come alive, everything moves more   À VKLQJ GXULQJ WKH KLJK Á RZ SHULRG   the tides and station in multiple areas
                         freely, including the mullet and in turn   of the tide.     depending on the movement of the
                         the mulloway. In the dark our already   While you may not consider fast   bait. So, remember this when you have
                         lifelike imitations become a very   moving water the ideal place to hunt,   put quite a few presentations into one
                         realistic silhouette of a lonely mullet.  PXOORZD\ GR  :LWK WLGDO Á RZ FRPHV   area, this area is forever changing and
                          I like to plan my sessions with tide   change. For instance, it’s like us   is refreshing constantly. Mulloway can
                         and moon in mind and while tide is   constantly refreshing our Facebook   simply travel on the tide and station in
                         a huge factor I’ve found that moon   IHHGV  DV WKH FXUUHQW Á RZV  LW EULQJV   that particular area at any given time.
                         isn’t too critical when applying this   with it new possibilities for a meal.   For this reason alone every cast counts
                         technique. I like to be in tune with   A mulloway will sit in waiting, often   and is unique, so stay focused!

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