smoothie fantasic.. 15/6/2011
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smoothie fantasic.. 15/6/2011
people... myself,stefwest and lingo:
Duration:9pm to 3am
Tide:coming and going
Weather:gale, wet
Bait:peeler,lug,
Rigs:pulley
Results:see below
Report:headed up to the east coast in search of the smoothies, we decided on a spot that looked like it might hold some... rods set up and the fishing started... was very quite for the few hour or so but then lingos rod got hammered, rod tip o ver. fish on. it gave him a great fight crusing from left to right, it was a cracker of a smoothie of around the 5 pound mark. nice one here we go ,we though, but all went very quite after that for about 2 hours and then all hell broke out, rods where bending left ,right and centre... smoothies everywhere, it was my first ever smoothie hunt and i will never forget it what a fight from these beasts... we landed around 16 smoothies and lost about another 15, lingo got stuck into one that was specimen we reckoned he fought it for ten minutes and then it broke loose.... while lingo was fighting that one stefwest was in to yet another one and so was i ..... they have to be the best fighting fish from the shore that i have battled with so far... roll on next week east coast here i come...... hope i can upload the photos, if not i will get someone to do it for me.....
Duration:9pm to 3am
Tide:coming and going
Weather:gale, wet
Bait:peeler,lug,
Rigs:pulley
Results:see below
Report:headed up to the east coast in search of the smoothies, we decided on a spot that looked like it might hold some... rods set up and the fishing started... was very quite for the few hour or so but then lingos rod got hammered, rod tip o ver. fish on. it gave him a great fight crusing from left to right, it was a cracker of a smoothie of around the 5 pound mark. nice one here we go ,we though, but all went very quite after that for about 2 hours and then all hell broke out, rods where bending left ,right and centre... smoothies everywhere, it was my first ever smoothie hunt and i will never forget it what a fight from these beasts... we landed around 16 smoothies and lost about another 15, lingo got stuck into one that was specimen we reckoned he fought it for ten minutes and then it broke loose.... while lingo was fighting that one stefwest was in to yet another one and so was i ..... they have to be the best fighting fish from the shore that i have battled with so far... roll on next week east coast here i come...... hope i can upload the photos, if not i will get someone to do it for me.....
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SHORE SPECIES 2012... coalie,
boat species09~~~pollack,cod,haddock,whiting,doggies,bullhuss,tope,john dory,thornebsck,blonde,blue shark,spur dog,wrase,gunnard,pouting,
shore species 2010~~~ dab,flounder,thorneback ray,pollack,plaice,coalies,turbot,wrasse,bull huss, lsd...
boat trips 4 result..pouting,, spurdog.pollack,
shore trips 2010.... 36.....
wish list 2010..sea trout....
boat species09~~~pollack,cod,haddock,whiting,doggies,bullhuss,tope,john dory,thornebsck,blonde,blue shark,spur dog,wrase,gunnard,pouting,
shore species 2010~~~ dab,flounder,thorneback ray,pollack,plaice,coalies,turbot,wrasse,bull huss, lsd...
boat trips 4 result..pouting,, spurdog.pollack,
shore trips 2010.... 36.....
wish list 2010..sea trout....
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Re: smoothie fantasic.. 15/6/2011
Some lovely looking fish there lads well done !!
Well worth the trip across.
Well worth the trip across.
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Re: smoothie fantasic.. 15/6/2011
now you know why we say they are better than bass
well done lads you certainly look like you enjoyed your session 




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Re: smoothie fantasic.. 15/6/2011
Easy Tigerroger de dodger wrote:now you know why we say they are better than Bass![]()
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Re: smoothie fantasic.. 15/6/2011
cracking session lads, some good size hounds well done
was there any weed around


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Re: smoothie fantasic.. 15/6/2011
well done alan ye certainly look a happy bunch must be insane when your all into a fish at the same time 

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Re: smoothie fantasic.. 15/6/2011
great session lads well done, i would be with rodger there better than bass
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Re: smoothie fantasic.. 15/6/2011



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Re: smoothie fantasic.. 15/6/2011
crackin fishing there mate , well done, there in superb nick.lovely photos
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Re: smoothie fantasic.. 15/6/2011
well done lads nice to met yous again was out on thursday and today but still have to break my smut duck for the year heading wicklow now for a evening session so you never know anyway hope it goes aswell next week if i dont see yous
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Re: smoothie fantasic.. 15/6/2011
The big debate yet to come?!Danny M. wrote:Easy Tigerroger de dodger wrote:now you know why we say they are better than Bass![]()
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Super trip Alan great stuff.