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#1 Post by brianbru »

I heard an interesting fact last Saturday, that common and starry smooth-hounds are in fact starry smooth-hounds no such thing as a common!!!
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#2 Post by Danny M. »

How ya Brian,

Ya I think there was a thread on that last year on here.

Id say its like a human with freckles...still the same species :lol:
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#3 Post by brianbru »

Id say its like a human with freckles...still the same species :lol:[/quote]

missed that one Danny.......

ha good analogy.


PS excellent report on Norway well done mate, just read it the other day :wink:
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#4 Post by stevecrow74 »

There are two species, just that the ones we get are all starry's and starry's in disguise.

Can't remember off hand but I think the common us more popular off Spain with only rare catches in Irish waters.
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i think the conclusion was that common hounds were never caught in irish waters.
but there is an odd one caught in the south of engerland :wink:
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Cheers Brian,

Whatever part of the parish they are from, lets hope they are still partial to a portion of crab.....roll on May :D
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#7 Post by donal domeney »

Danny M. wrote:How ya Brian,

Ya I think there was a thread on that last year on here.

Id say its like a human with freckles...still the same species :lol:


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http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... 12&t=26859
Specimen Fish 2024: Shore Rockling (3) 36cm, 34cm, 31cm; Thick Lipped Mullet (2) 58cm, 57cm; Smooth Hound (1) 109cm; Sting Ray (1)125cm; Ballan Wrasse (1) 48cm ; Corkwing Wrasse (1) 24.8cm. Golden Grey Mullet (2) 43cm, 1.8lb; 40.6cm, 1.55lb;
Total species boat/shore: 45
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Specimen Fish 2025: To date: 6.
Flounder 46cm; Spurdog 120cm; Stingray 91cm; Smooth Hound 114cm; 103.5cm; 104cm
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#8 Post by bigsod »

Cant wait for those starry summer nights :D
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#9 Post by willie bendit »

There're back...... small ones at least,got one last wkend, 8)
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#10 Post by Jayball10 »

Lads I posted on this last year.

Link is here: http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... it=+smooth#

Have a read and see what ya think...
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#11 Post by Al »

willie bendit wrote:There're back...... small ones at least,got one last wkend, 8)

More info please :mrgreen: :lol:

I'm depressed...just spent an hour looking at my old posts from last year and didn't really catch anything worth talking about until Mid-May :cry:
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#12 Post by willie bendit »

got 2 on sat.night 38cm and 39cm,and a small tope ,34cm...rag,tipped with crab.
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#13 Post by bigsod »

willie bendit wrote:got 2 on sat.night 38cm and 39cm,and a small tope ,34cm...rag,tipped with crab.
You have given me hope, come on the big hounds :wink:
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:mrgreen:

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