WATCH THAT SNOOD

[donal domeney]

A lot of anglers are starting to go after the cod at the moment so keep an eye on the condition of your snoods.

Most of the bigger cod will be gut hooked so check you snood about an inch or two above the hook for wear.
Many a good fish has been lost because the snood broke there.

[Sensas]

seen this before good advice

[beechtrawler]

Donal is there a snood length that would be recommended for mr cod and would adding beads be any help?

[donal domeney]

Donal is there a snood length that would be recommended for mr cod and would adding beads be any help?

Monkstown and Ferrypoint a clip down pulley rig with a 5' snood. I use one or two 8mm orange beads mainly as a bait stop.
Two hook clip down top snood 75cm bottom snood 80+cm

[shortcircuit]

Donal what snood strength do you use on your pulley rigs?

[donal domeney]

Donal what snood strength do you use on your pulley rigs?

20lb snood, 50 body

I use the "proper pulley clip" but do a few modifications https://www.google.ie/search?q=proper+p ... d=0CDMQsAQ

[shortcircuit]

I've been using a free running swivel and so far so good . what's the benefit of the proper pulley clip does the line run through easier?

[donal domeney]

I've been using a free running swivel and so far so good . what's the benefit of the proper pulley clip does the line run through easier?

Used a running swivel for a while but when I saw a few 6oz leads passing out cars along the road in Monkstown it was time to change. The line was getting weak from the constant strain of the swivel on the same point.

[shortcircuit]

Ha!
Makes sense.

[ste c]

30 or 40lb snoods for cod all the way

[ShaneH]

30 or 40lb snoods for cod all the way

I have to agree

[donal domeney]

I would have to agree but where is the sport in that. Asking for trouble

When asked what's the biggest fish I've caught I'll always say it's the one that got away.
I've always love to see a fish beat me . But that is my view on things, everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

[beechtrawler]

thanks Donal.

[Ric0shay]

Donal would you use the same size rigs in monkstown/cobh ?

What advantage does the shorter snood have ?

[donal domeney]

Donal would you use the same size rigs in monkstown/cobh ?

What advantage does the shorter snood have ?

Both venues + Youghal would be very similar so the 1 rig fits all.
On snood lengths, the cod seem to feed on the move and just vacuum all before them as they are been pushed along with the tide. How many time have you opened a cod to find stones in the stomach. So a long snood seems to work fine. Probably 90% of the cod you will catch at these venues will be gut hooked.
Where the whiting are more of a predator and will tear the bait while staying at the dinner table
I've found the shorter snoods works better in getting them to hook themselves. When the whiting were plentiful in Monkstown I'd often change over to a set of hookai .

[Ric0shay]

Thanks for that.We were only wondering that yesterday.