Dunmore east. 8th/9th jan 08

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#1 Post by **coaster** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:24 pm

People:Me

Duration:About 3 hours

Tide:low water up

Weather:bitterly cold with strong SW

Bait:razor, crab

Rigs:2 hook flapper

Results:a sack load of pin whiteing and a couple of coalies

Report:Found it hard to get past the pins. Didnt get a chance on almost all casts to use the tripod. They were on the bait the instant it hit the bottom.

paulocallaghan · #2 Post by **paulocallaghan** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 2:08 pm

mite have been worth while trying to live bait one of them.

tie a one hook rig with a 4/0 and tie a small size 2 onto the shank of that with about an inch of line. bait the small hook for a whiting and hope that something takes the whiting and gets hooked on the 4/0. supposed to be deadly for bass and cod but havent tried it in a long time.

if there are that many whiting there is surely something feeding on them

#3 Post by **petekd** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 2:10 pm

I've seen this method advocated on numerous occasions but have yet to try it myself. Has anyone had any success with this?

#4 Post by **cortaz** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:02 pm

i was haveing the same problum sometime in oct. 06, got fed up wasting bait so just lip hookrd one about4/5 in. and cast it 15/20 meters got a 4lb. bass after 20 mins. ment to give it another go but never got round to it.

marshpike · #5 Post by **marshpike** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:41 pm

petekd wrote:I've seen this method advocated on numerous occasions but have yet to try it myself. Has anyone had any success with this?

Used use this method in Carlingford Lough and caught on it, Dogs and Codling.

paulocallaghan · #6 Post by **paulocallaghan** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:39 pm

tried free lining joey mackeral off the boat last year when we got a couple of them in the 6-7 inch bracket.

couldnt get a bite on them, and when i reeled them in 5 mins ater dropping them the fish were dead.

dunno what went wrong cos i lip hooked them with a 5/0 on a 15 foot piece of fleuro and carefully lowered it to the bottom.

3 fish died in a row, anyone know any reason why this mite have happened

#7 Post by **coaster** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 1:59 pm

Hi ya Paul.
I fished a spot last year with similar results and on a couple of occasions when returning fish to the water I watched them swim off only to be engulfed by a big bass.
I used the method above and did not get a touch on it so reverted back to tiddler fishing.
Must give it a go again...

#8 Post by **corbyeire** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 2:16 pm

paulocallaghan wrote:tried free lining joey mackeral off the boat last year when we got a couple of them in the 6-7 inch bracket.

couldnt get a bite on them, and when i reeled them in 5 mins ater dropping them the fish were dead.

dunno what went wrong cos i lip hooked them with a 5/0 on a 15 foot piece of fleuro and carefully lowered it to the bottom.

3 fish died in a row, anyone know any reason why this mite have happened

heart failure? just a suggestion :wink: :D

paulocallaghan · #9 Post by **paulocallaghan** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 2:19 pm

coaster wrote:Hi ya Paul.
I fished a spot last year with similar results and on a couple of occasions when returning fish to the water I watched them swim off only to be engulfed by a big bass.
I used the method above and did not get a touch on it so reverted back to tiddler fishing.
Must give it a go again...

i suppose it really is an option for a second rod or something. wouldnt want to be too reliant on it but if you got a decent fish at the end of the day it has to be worth it

marshpike · #10 Post by **marshpike** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 8:33 pm

paulocallaghan wrote:tried free lining joey mackeral off the boat last year when we got a couple of them in the 6-7 inch bracket.

couldnt get a bite on them, and when i reeled them in 5 mins ater dropping them the fish were dead.

dunno what went wrong cos i lip hooked them with a 5/0 on a 15 foot piece of fleuro and carefully lowered it to the bottom.

3 fish died in a row, anyone know any reason why this mite have happened

Could be the temperature of your hand as Mackerel have a very thin skin.