Best Bait

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chenz116
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Best Bait

#1 Post by chenz116 »

Were taking a boat out from wicklow harbour on saturday (weather permitted)

just wondering what people suggest for bait

not aiming for any specific fish
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Re: Best Bait

#2 Post by Donnyboy1 »

cant beat fresh mackeral on a boat?
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#3 Post by redfin 6000 »

macs for sure of a boat or pealer crab can do well to
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chenz116
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Re: Best Bait

#4 Post by chenz116 »

fish from the bottom ???
Species 2010.(2) Doggie, Cod
Species 2011.(12) Dab, Coalie, 5 Bearded Rockling, Whiting, Doggie, Pollock, Shanny/Common Blenny, Silver Eel, Mackerel, Wrasse, Sting Ray, Cod

Species 2012.(5) Sea Scorpion, Pollock, sand eel, mackerel, corkwing wrasse.

2012 Wishlist. Conger, Smooth Hound, Bass
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Re: Best Bait

#5 Post by cl1 »

not sure about your part off the world but rag worm hard to beat
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Re: Best Bait

#6 Post by bigsod »

Rag, mackerel, crab and a few feathers and you wont go wrong, and yes fished on the bottom.
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Re: Best Bait

#7 Post by tadadams »

Why not try a chrome pirk with a muppet ,great for those big cod
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Re: Best Bait

#8 Post by imdazzer »

were off too kilmore qaury in 2 week for a boat trip about 18 of us are going and 90% of us will be useing rag and feathers for bate mmmmm mackers here we come
going to be fishing off arklow pair this sunddy and rag will be on the line for the night and im hopeing for bass fingers cross

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