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Dogbert
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Spurdogs

#1 Post by Dogbert »

On a recent TV program a local skipper suggested Spurdogs have become a frequent catch in Kenmare Bay.
Would I need to fish over sand for them or rough-ground?

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Re: Spurdogs

#2 Post by fastnet »

You can catch spurs over most type of grounds.Try and get some local knowledge about them or just drift until you find them.You can then anchor up and fish them.
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Re: Spurdogs

#3 Post by cd07 »

I got one a few weeks ago in North Dublin fishing from rocks onto sand. Big surprise tbh!
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Re: Spurdogs

#4 Post by Dogbert »

Cheers lads, one for the wishlist this year.
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Re: Spurdogs

#5 Post by m.b3 »

cd07 wrote:I got one a few weeks ago in North Dublin fishing from rocks onto sand. Big surprise tbh!
a report of small spurs here...

https://fishinginireland.info/2021/sea- ... -december/
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Re: Spurdogs

#6 Post by Teegerstk »

I caught a spurdog pup in the Waterford Estuary two summers ago and that would've been over mud/rocky ground, FWIW.
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Re: Spurdogs

#7 Post by Dogbert »

Thanks for the replies lads, some good info there.
Interesting to see them along the East Coast now.
Be nice to see the Rays back in numbers too.

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