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Angler Fishing26 Apr 20263 min readBy Angler Fishing Desk· AI-assisted

Mullet Frames, a 12-Foot Prevail and a 110 cm Jewfish: A WA Beach Marathon From Twelve to Twelve

A self-shot 24-hour beach challenge on the Western Australian coast - one rod, mullet frames as burley, twelve hours on the sand - turned into the Fishing Scotsman's best mulloway session of his life. Six hours in and he had a 110 cm jewfish on the sand. By the time he packed away the swag at midnight he had four mulloway, three tailor, two sharks and a catfish.

Mullet Frames, a 12-Foot Prevail and a 110 cm Jewfish: A WA Beach Marathon From Twelve to Twelve

Key Takeaways

  • 1."Hey guys, the plan is today we're going to try and get a 1-m plus mulloway in corner for you guys," he said.
  • 2.So the 24 hours starts now." The rod was a 12-foot Prevail he'd owned since arriving in Australia.
  • 3.I done the 24-hour challenge in under 6 hours." The fight, on his own description, came close to coming undone.

A solo Western Australian beach angler posting on YouTube as the Fishing Scotsman has filed one of the most complete twelve-hour beach sessions of the season - one rod, one bait plan, one ambitious challenge and a fish well over the brief.

The set-up was simple and self-imposed. Twelve o'clock midday start, twenty-four hours on the clock, a metre-plus mulloway as the goal.

"Hey guys, the plan is today we're going to try and get a 1-m plus mulloway in corner for you guys," he said. "It's 12. I'm going to fish for 24 hours. See if I can get one in 24 hours. That's the plan. So the 24 hours starts now."

The rod was a 12-foot Prevail he'd owned since arriving in Australia. The burley was a bag of mullet frames, the bait fresh mullet on the cast.

A procession of tailor arrived first. The first, a 46-centimetre fish, was kept for fresh bait at 2:15 pm. A 41 cm tailor followed, then a third closer to 5:30 pm.

"Yeah, fish on," he says as the run started. "Guys, I've done it. 110-cm mulloway. I wanted the 1-m plus. It's now 17:42. 110 cm. Let's get a photo and get this baby back. 110-cm mulloway. I did it. I done the 24-hour challenge in under 6 hours."

The fight, on his own description, came close to coming undone.

"Once I hooked it, it was big head shakes," he says. "Then I thought I seen flopping about like a stingray. Then I seen it again. And I knew it was a mulloway, and I was just so scared I lost it. I knew it was a big one. I'm shaking. I can easily go home."

He didn't. He reset, recast, and a second mulloway hit shortly after sunset - an 80 cm fish that went back almost as quickly as it had come in.

"Mulloway number two. 80 cm," he says. "Brilliant. I did, guys. Mulloway number two. 80 cm. Just going to quickly get him back. Happy days."

A third arrived a few minutes later. The angler initially mistook it for another tailor before the head-shakes told him otherwise.

"Yeah, fish on. Woah, this is big. Big shakes. Is that another mulloway?" he says. "Mulloway number three. 85 cm. First time I've ever caught three mulloway in the same session. Absolutely brilliant."

The fourth completed the run, and by midnight the count was four mulloway, three tailor, two sharks and a catfish. The 110 cm fish had swum away strong on the release; the angler called the session at midnight to set up the swag and sleep before the drive home.

"What a day," he closes. "Started fishing at 12. Set myself a challenge. Trying to get a 1-m plus mulloway in 24 hours. Smashed it in 6 hours. Then just non-stop action. Got four mulloway in total. Two sharks, three tailor, catfish. Just unbelievable. This has been a 12-hour session. It's been a big day."