Derek M wrote:Had nearly 6 smoothies among other species on low tide,4 around 3 to 3 and a half foot mark ,1at 4 ft and one which broke off in the breakers had to be over 6ft easy(would have been my PB for hounds),i even got my waders full of water as i ran into the water to try grab it was well gutted it took the lead along with the hook and after my soaking i even tied two grip leads together to make grappling hooks to see if i could snag the line and lead he had attached to thinking he might be a little tired after battle(in my dreams) and still near by mad i know but adrenaline was pumping on seeing such a big one and i wanted it big time.
if it was 6 foot long i,d guess it was a tope ,unlike hounds tope have razor sharp teeth so try not to go swimming with one again or you will be getting plenty of adrenaline off a doctor
There some good tips I recently started fishing for smoothies and to be honest I LOVE it such a great fight off them and a beautiful fish also ... Il defo be using some of your tips in the future thanks lads
Derek M wrote:Had nearly 6 smoothies among other species on low tide,4 around 3 to 3 and a half foot mark ,1at 4 ft and one which broke off in the breakers had to be over 6ft easy(would have been my PB for hounds),i even got my waders full of water as i ran into the water to try grab it was well gutted it took the lead along with the hook and after my soaking i even tied two grip leads together to make grappling hooks to see if i could snag the line and lead he had attached to thinking he might be a little tired after battle(in my dreams) and still near by mad i know but adrenaline was pumping on seeing such a big one and i wanted it big time.
if it was 6 foot long i,d guess it was a tope ,unlike hounds tope have razor sharp teeth so try not to go swimming with one again or you will be getting plenty of adrenaline off a doctor
check this out some great action ,good site too the article on peeler crab is worth a look
the ggod stuff starts 20 min in to the show some good tips on bait presentation in the first part
tight lines wrote:there on the way there was a small pup caught on ennereilly on saturday evening it fell to rag worm
im very tempted to make a trip up east in the next few months
Do it's worth it when they are in
I'm just after booking some time off here in work for the last few days of the month and the first days in April, if I get the time off approved, I will head up for 2 days, time to put in some research on where to go , baits etc, etc
Species for 2016 : Flounder, Whiting, Dogfish, Conger Eel (4)
Species for 2015 : (16)
Species for 2014 : (31)
Thanks for the advice lads on the time of the year to plan a trip up, I will leave it for another day , I might head west to Kerry to try and catch a Bass or two instead.
Would anyone have have details of bait sellers in the Dublin/Wexford area, Please PM if you do, Thank you
Species for 2016 : Flounder, Whiting, Dogfish, Conger Eel (4)
Species for 2015 : (16)
Species for 2014 : (31)
There's loads of them in Dublin pm tight lines on this site or Dave Tilley or most of the tackle shops and if yer in wexford Joe carley of southeast baits is your man check out his website
sea serpant wrote:There's loads of them in Dublin pm tight lines on this site or Dave Tilley or most of the tackle shops and if yer in wexford Joe carley of southeast baits is your man check out his website
Thank you Sea serpant
Species for 2016 : Flounder, Whiting, Dogfish, Conger Eel (4)
Species for 2015 : (16)
Species for 2014 : (31)
had to be over 6ft easy(would have been my PB for hounds),i even got my waders full of water as i ran into the water to try grab it was well gutted
it took the lead along with the hook and after my soaking i even tied two grip leads together to make grappling hooks to see if i could snag the line and lead he had attached to thinking he might be a little tired after battle(in my dreams) and still near by mad i know but adrenaline was pumping on seeing such a big one and i wanted it big time.
