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doggy
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sea weed

#1 Post by doggy »

is there any way of predicting sea weed on beachs? is it to do with the wind direction? any tips for fishing in sea weed? anything at all please thanks
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#2 Post by Preston »

Theres a topic called weedwatch on here for each region which is handy
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cheers fella other than that its hit and miss...
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doggy wrote:is there any way of predicting sea weed on beachs? is it to do with the wind direction? any tips for fishing in sea weed? anything at all please thanks
Wind direction & time of year.

Strong onshore blows will weed up most areas, but this can be the time that the fishing is at its best aswell!
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cheers fella, whats your favorite rig/trace for weedy situations?
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#6 Post by donal »

well where im from its mostly how long from the last storm that counts
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#7 Post by saving private brian »

theres some old myth that used to say that seaweed travels against the wind,,im starting to believe it now the way my local beach is :mrgreen:
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#8 Post by doggy »

well at least i wasnt the only one who thought this :D
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#9 Post by roger de dodger »

i think weed is the enemy of most anglers but as alby says it can be a sign the fishing is good,finding spots on the coast that dont have weed on them when all around them is unfishable is the trick ,these spots can be stuffed with fish ,its something that takes lots of homework to find out :lol: i sometimes think a helicopter would be your only answer :lol:
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