People:myself & sean
Duration: 8am-1145
Tide:high water 845am
Weather:n/west breeze & sunshine
Bait:frozen lug&crab
Rigs:one hook patter noster
Results:hi all. one codling 1lb8oz ,missed lots bites don't know why any help on when to strike.useing a2/0 hook with lots of the point showing.new to this type fishing and this site..
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howth harbrou
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My first bit of advice around Howth would be to drop the hook size down to 1s as there are lots of small species around there and you will hook up on the flatties (dabs) a lot better with the smaller hooks. The latter tend to wolf down baits so people often use circle hooks to try to ensure you only lip hook them, saving surgery or damaged smaller fish.
Not a bad start, especially the codling...
FWIW
Register and peopel can send you private messages (PMs) which is typically how the really good information is shared! :wink:
My first bit of advice around Howth would be to drop the hook size down to 1s as there are lots of small species around there and you will hook up on the flatties (dabs) a lot better with the smaller hooks. The latter tend to wolf down baits so people often use circle hooks to try to ensure you only lip hook them, saving surgery or damaged smaller fish.
Not a bad start, especially the codling...
FWIW
Kieran Hanrahan
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2015 targets - a triggerfish, a specimen bass, a three bearded rockling to complete the set and something big and toothy from certain north Mayo deep water marks
Time spent fishing is never time wasted...
2015 targets - a triggerfish, a specimen bass, a three bearded rockling to complete the set and something big and toothy from certain north Mayo deep water marks
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You also might like to try using pulley rigs instead of the paternoster. The pulley, in theory, allows the fish time to run with the bait before feeling resistance and then stands a good chance of hooking itself.
Boy do I miss those cod!!
Boy do I miss those cod!!
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