What the heck is a 'brown mullet'

techierick · 03-25-2008, 09:46 AM

had someone tell he caught some 'brown mullet' off sykes bridge. Since I know mullet won't eat bait, what the heck is he talking about? Anyone know what this might be?

bladeco · 03-25-2008, 09:50 AM

he could have meant ground mullet or also called whiting

Cuz · 03-25-2008, 09:50 AM

probably talking about a ground mullet not brown. Ground mullet aka whiting.

Chris V · 03-25-2008, 09:55 AM

Ground mullet and whiting are two different species. Ground mullet are really southern kingfish and usually have a mottled appearance while whiting AKA gulf kingfish are a sandy color with white bellies and silvery sides and often have a black tip on their tail. You heretourists call whiting sand sharks a lot on the beach.

whipper snapper · 03-25-2008, 09:58 AM

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techierick (3/25/2008)had someone tell he caught some 'brown mullet' off sykes bridge. Since I know mullet won't eat bait, what the heck is he talking about? Anyone know what this might be?

not to de-rail, but if you use a #6 bream hook and some canned corn you can tear up the mullet. great fun for the kids!

i think whiting are very good to eat as well.

ButtNekid · 03-25-2008, 10:14 AM

"Brown Mullet" may be a close kin to the popular "Brown Trout". A very common catch at the discharge of the local sewage treatment plant.

konz · 03-25-2008, 10:19 AM

Yep I'm sure the guy meant ground mullet....aka southern kingfish....if you thought that was funny........I construction worker working on my apartment complex told my roommate that he caught a 4 foot mahi mahi off of bob sykes.

Mascus · 03-25-2008, 10:30 AM

Gulf kingfish are caught as far north as Virginia, I caught 2 last season, not bad tasting but full of bones. Up there they call them roundheads.

Mascus · 03-25-2008, 10:37 AM

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konz (3/25/2008)Yep I'm sure the guy meant ground mullet....aka southern kingfish....if you thought that was funny........I construction worker working on my apartment complex told my roommate that he caught a 4 foot mahi mahi off of bob sykes.

Do Mahi ever make it in close enought to the pier to catch? That is probably my favorite fish to eat (although I have yet to try pompano so I'll reserve judgement until then, I hear you guys praising pompano a lot in the forum so I can't wait to try some).

konz · 03-25-2008, 10:58 AM

That was the funny part.......I've heard of chicken dolphin being caught of the Pensacola Pier but a 4' mahi off bob sykes......suuuuurrrreeee

03-25-2008, 09:46 AM	#1
techierick Junior Member Cigar Minnow Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 7	What the heck is a 'brown mullet' had someone tell he caught some 'brown mullet' off sykes bridge. Since I know mullet won't eat bait, what the heck is he talking about? Anyone know what this might be?

03-25-2008, 09:50 AM	#2
bladeco Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 264	RE: What the heck is a 'brown mullet' he could have meant ground mullet or also called whiting

03-25-2008, 09:50 AM	#3
Cuz Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pensacola Posts: 375	RE: What the heck is a 'brown mullet' probably talking about a ground mullet not brown. Ground mullet aka whiting.

03-25-2008, 09:55 AM	#4
Chris V Squid technician Blue Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: foley, Al Posts: 4,187	RE: What the heck is a 'brown mullet' Ground mullet and whiting are two different species. Ground mullet are really southern kingfish and usually have a mottled appearance while whiting AKA gulf kingfish are a sandy color with white bellies and silvery sides and often have a black tip on their tail. You heretourists call whiting sand sharks a lot on the beach. __________________

03-25-2008, 10:19 AM	#7
konz Senior Member White Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Someplace fishing Posts: 3,100	RE: What the heck is a 'brown mullet' Yep I'm sure the guy meant ground mullet....aka southern kingfish....if you thought that was funny........I construction worker working on my apartment complex told my roommate that he caught a 4 foot mahi mahi off of bob sykes.

03-25-2008, 10:14 AM	#6
ButtNekid Member Ruby Red Lip Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: East Milton, Florida Posts: 49	RE: What the heck is a 'brown mullet' "Brown Mullet" may be a close kin to the popular "Brown Trout". A very common catch at the discharge of the local sewage treatment plant.

03-25-2008, 10:30 AM	#8
Mascus Senior Member Mingo Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Gulfport, MS Posts: 108	RE: What the heck is a 'brown mullet' Gulf kingfish are caught as far north as Virginia, I caught 2 last season, not bad tasting but full of bones. Up there they call them roundheads.

03-25-2008, 10:58 AM	#10
konz Senior Member White Marlin Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Someplace fishing Posts: 3,100	RE: What the heck is a 'brown mullet' That was the funny part.......I've heard of chicken dolphin being caught of the Pensacola Pier but a 4' mahi off bob sykes......suuuuurrrreeee

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