smoothie tips

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roger de dodger
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Re: smoothie tips

#81 Post by roger de dodger »

ok its 2013 NO TALK OF HOUNDS TILL APRIL! its too upsetting for all concerned :twisted:
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#82 Post by donal domeney »

roger de dodger wrote:ok its 2013 NO TALK OF HOUNDS TILL APRIL! its too upsetting for all concerned :twisted:

From "Cork Cod" topic
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Flounder 46cm; Spurdog 120cm; Stingray 91cm; Smooth Hound 114cm; 103.5cm; 104cm
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Re: smoothie tips

#83 Post by kstaff »

Some have started to show already!!! :wink:
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Re: smoothie tips

#84 Post by paul mason »

kstaff wrote:Some have started to show already!!! :wink:
Yep!!! I guess they never left us?
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Re: smoothie tips

#85 Post by thelegend »

release the hounds !!, might give a hound session a go on the 26th :), let ya know how it goes
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#86 Post by thelegend »

thelegend wrote:release the hounds !!, might give a hound session a go on the 26th :), let ya know how it goes
fished ballinoulart a rising tide from 1 pm til 8pm , no hounds, a few flounders was all to show, lots of weed there tho, would have liked to fish it at dark but the 2 lads wanted a guinness session( sighs ) :oops:
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#87 Post by ark rose glenn »

Any hounds showing up on the east coast yet lads ?
Species 2014; coalie, whiting,flounder, smoothound, LSD, codling, pollock,pouting, cookoo wrasse, goldsinny wrasse, mackerel, blue shark, conger eel, rock goby, blenny, plaice, dab, herring, poor cod,painted ray, weaver,
Species 2013:......Whiting, dab , flounder, codling, pouting, mackeral, dogfish, pollock, 3beard rocking,plaice, smoothound, blenny.
Species 2012:...whiting, dab, flounder, codling, pollock, conger,mackeral, herring, 3 beard rockling,
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#88 Post by finding nemo »

had a pup on ennereilly last sat night. theres some biggies been caught in wexford see the report section.
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#89 Post by paul mason »

Anyone looking for a few crab for the weekend gis a shout...
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#90 Post by Moody Marlin »

Sound advice thanks roger, I will be targeting them this year.
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#91 Post by jhcabs »

Great year for hounds so far. Haven't blanked a hound hunt yet but still can't break the 4 - 5 pund mark. I would kill to find out where that 15pounder was caught ;)

Rodgers tips are spot on. When it comes to hounds for me, big big baits is my number one rule
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#92 Post by billybob1013 »

Can anyone suggest a spot on the other side of the border or just over it. Please. I would love to experiance the fight of one. Pm if you don't want to post.
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#93 Post by ste c »

not too bad for the smoothies so far and plenty about biggest so far 7.1lb hoping for a double this year
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#94 Post by Creep »

If the crabs are on the Feed hard stripping your baits have rigs set up with Prime Bait, (Crab, etc.) keep refreshing and pitching baits out, and when the crabs suddenly die off the feed, send out the prime baits (better crab baits) ;)
list 2013 (10) Ballan Wrasse, (17) Smooth Hounds (6lb, 2oz, best so far this year), (47) LSD, (2) shore Rockling, (1) Long spine scorpion, (9) flounder, (8) Dab (2)Bass (3) Mackerel (2) lance (2) Plaice (2) Pollock (1) whiting

List 2012: (83) Whitting, (2) Plaice, (20) 5 Beard Rockling, (3) Coalie, (1) 3 Beard Rockling PB 40cm, (8)Pouting, (1) poor cod, (49) LSD(PB: 3lb.2oz), (1) Shore Rockling, (2) Codling, (2) Long Spine Scorpion, (6) Pollock (25) flounder (b) (1) mackrel (1) Turbot PB19cm (10)dab (6) Smooth Hound (2) Twaite Shad, (2)Thornback Ray(PB: 4lb 5oz), (34) Mackrel (Shore), (35) Lance PB31cm, (1) pipe fish, (1)Bull Huss 3lb 150z, (1) Octopus (2)corkwing wrasse, (1) Dragonet

List 2011: 16 species (267 fish caught)

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Re: smoothie tips

#95 Post by Derek M »

Had two young smooth hounds last saturday night 1ft and 1and a half ft long nice fish to catch no matter the size.
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#96 Post by Turner85 »

Great tips, thanks everyone
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#97 Post by Derek M »

Derek M wrote:Had two young smooth hounds last saturday night 1ft and 1and a half ft long nice fish to catch no matter the size.

Had 4 this saturday hounds among a few other species, on low tide. 3 over 3ft long well happy
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#98 Post by JOE WHITE »

Nice 1 thanks
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#99 Post by Derek M »

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 :evil: 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 :mrgreen: 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.
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#100 Post by bass man 09 »

thanks for the tips roger
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