St. Johns point advice

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skateboy
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St. Johns point advice

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Hi Folks,
Going to hopefully visit St. Johns point tomorrow and do some lure fishing (metals, plugs, SP's). Just wondering if anyone can pass on any advice - i hate going to a new area totally blind.
Thanks a million,
Skateboy. :wink:
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roryodonnell
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Re: St. Johns point advice

#2 Post by roryodonnell »

Don't know the area SB, but I expect you'd catch enough Pollack. Mind you, best to bring a selection of colours. Orange/Green/Silver/Blue.
Was fishing out at Howth a while ago using viva parades. My black/silver one was ignored. My nephews Orange/Yellow one was being hammered at each retrieve.
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skateboy
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Re: St. Johns point advice

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Thanks a million, Rory. I'll keep that in mind.
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johnrooney
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Re: St. Johns point advice

#4 Post by johnrooney »

skateboy wrote:Hi Folks,
Going to hopefully visit St. Johns point tomorrow and do some lure fishing (metals, plugs, SP's). Just wondering if anyone can pass on any advice - i hate going to a new area totally blind.
Thanks a million,
Skateboy. :wink:
I only Live a few miles away and don't actually know the area but there were some lovely Wrasse down there the last time i was down years ago.
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Re: St. Johns point advice

#5 Post by doggy »

wen was this johno? what did u catch? all i can get since xmas in howth is s*** load of whiting and tiny flounders, mind u i b on a fish every cast but all so small, flounder are doing my head in deep hooked is a nightmare getting them back in water
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Re: St. Johns point advice

#6 Post by johnrooney »

doggy wrote:wen was this johno? what did u catch? all i can get since xmas in howth is s*** load of whiting and tiny flounders, mind u i b on a fish every cast but all so small, flounder are doing my head in deep hooked is a nightmare getting them back in water
It's was at least 6 years ago during the summer, 28 ballan wrasse on fresh lug. We could of got more but we ran out of lug. We might of had a pollock or 2 but I can't remember tbh. As I said I don't know it at all I was taken down by a friend and I don't even remember where it was on the point.
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Re: St. Johns point advice

#7 Post by fishmad »

st.john's mostly hard so lure's is the way to go should be some large pollock and the cod that we all hear of but never see.dont bother the main beach its useless most of the time, head out to the southern corner thats seems to be the place for lure's or bottom
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