balscadden low rocks

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steve l · #1 Post by **steve l** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 8:01 pm

fished today from about 1-5.had one haddock on frozen mackerel.kept feeling the fish biting but could never hook them.anyone know why

#2 Post by **jfkireland** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 8:25 pm

Hi Steve,
Could it be your hooks were too big or maybe you were covering up the hookpoint with the bait?
What size was the haddock. Have to admit, never heard of haddock being caught before. Is this a common species to catch?
JK

#3 Post by **bigcol** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 8:40 pm

same as jk,I find this is usually down to having a large bait on hooks that are 2 big.Alot of anglers use a 3/0 hook which is good for the larger spieces but you can sometimes go as small as a size 2 if you are missing bites.

steve l · #4 Post by **steve l** » Sun Oct 17, 2004 11:14 pm

he was small(8 inches) but still i think its pretty unusual around howth.he was definately a haddock.they look like pollock but they are silver/white and have fairly handy teeth on them

Jon Moloney · #5 Post by **Jon Moloney** » Mon Oct 18, 2004 9:55 am

I was on the high rocks sunday also, took a haddock too. same last sunday.