Bait fish

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eoghanb
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#1 Post by eoghanb »

I was at the vice experimenting with a bit of white foam and came up with this I think the seatrout mite like it
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#2 Post by yngkmd »

cool

ive used very similar ones made out of epoxy for rainbows with good success, i imagine any predatory fish will go for it
2012 species list (In order of appearance), Pollock, Whiting, Colefish (New PB), Shore Rockling, Flounder (New PB), 5 Bearded Rockling (New Species), Dogfish, Pouting, Plaice, Dab, Lesser Sandeel (New Species), Cod (New PB), Long Spine Sea Scorpion, Ballan Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse, Mackerel, Herring, Goldsinney Wrasse, Butterfish (New Species), Ling (PB), Halibut (New Species), Haddock (New Species), Red Fish (New Species), Wolffish (New Species), Rockcook Wrasse, Shanny, Poorcod, Conger

2011 species list (In order of appearance), Pollock(PB), Lumpfish (New Species), Whiting, Colefish, Codling(PB), Dab, Pouting, Shore Rockling, Conger (PB), Blenny, Corkwing Wrasse, Three Bearded Rockling (new Species), Lesser Spotted Dogfish, Ballan Wrasse, Plaice, LSSS, Poor Cod (new Species that i know of), Sand Smelt (new Species), Herring (new Species)
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#3 Post by eoghanb »

Hopefully it will dead easy to tie,now time to tie bass sized ones
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#4 Post by SlackLiner »

Nice looking pattern. A silver with green back version would kill for pollock too. Especially if you were to add a little marabou into the tail for some extra movement, lethal!
2012 Species: Pollock, Coalie, Flounder, Whiting, Cod, 5bd Rockling, Ballan Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse, Mackerel, LSD, Spurdog, Tope, Grey Gurnard, Red Gurnard, Tub Gurnard, Plaice, Dab, Bass, Cuckoo Wrasse

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Glad ye like it I'll put up tying instructions later
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#6 Post by eoghanb »

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Hope you like it slack liner :D
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#7 Post by chuckaroo »

great stuff eoghan, sure to catch fish. and your efforts to post up the pics are greatly appreciated 8)
i might just have a go at something similar to that
whats the thing that you have tied on under the hook shank in the second pic? lead?
and what are the pens you use to colour things in mate?
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#8 Post by eoghanb »

It's lead hopefully it will have a wounded fish action it's also to take some of the buoyancy out of the foam body,the colours are sharpie permanent markers they do loads a colours,and the shiny stuff i got from unwrapping one of those party balloon weights,The cone shaped things,also could use a crunchie chocolate bar wrapper or what ever u spot ,I'm always on the look out,if the pattern is popular I'll name it the Balbriggan baitfish ,Only joking :D

Ps don't forget the coat of epoxy
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#9 Post by chuckaroo »

thanks for that eoghan. those sharpie markers are the go, i'll have to invest in a few of them. i see some decent ebay offers :wink: and thats clever putting the lead back there :idea: nice1
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#10 Post by SlackLiner »

No pollock is safe! That looks great, I like your idea with the lead to solve the buoyancy issue too. Lovely looking stuff!
2012 Species: Pollock, Coalie, Flounder, Whiting, Cod, 5bd Rockling, Ballan Wrasse, Corkwing Wrasse, Mackerel, LSD, Spurdog, Tope, Grey Gurnard, Red Gurnard, Tub Gurnard, Plaice, Dab, Bass, Cuckoo Wrasse

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#11 Post by Tom H »

8) fly. thanks for posting the photos.
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#12 Post by eoghanb »

Two more for you a Sandeel imitation and a blue one
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#13 Post by SeaDoc »

Nice bait fish imitation eoghanb might have a go at these thanks for showing how you do it. Just getting into SWFF this year , find it a bit more challenging than fly fishing on rivers and lakes but that's what im liking the most still haven't had much luck yet though.
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