smoothie tips

Had nearly 6 smoothies among other species on low tide,4 around 3 to 3 and a half foot mark ,1at 4 ft and one which broke off in the breakers had to be over 6ft easy(would have been my PB for hounds),i even got my waders full of water as i ran into the water to try grab it was well gutted it took the lead along with the hook and after my soaking i even tied two grip leads together to make grappling hooks to see if i could snag the line and lead he had attached to thinking he might be a little tired after battle(in my dreams) and still near by mad i know but adrenaline was pumping on seeing such a big one and i wanted it big time.

if it was 6 foot long i,d guess it was a tope ,unlike hounds tope have razor sharp teeth so try not to go swimming with one again or you will be getting plenty of adrenaline off a doctor

There some good tips I recently started fishing for smoothies and to be honest I LOVE it such a great fight off them and a beautiful fish also ... Il defo be using some of your tips in the future thanks lads

Had nearly 6 smoothies among other species on low tide,4 around 3 to 3 and a half foot mark ,1at 4 ft and one which broke off in the breakers had to be over 6ft easy(would have been my PB for hounds),i even got my waders full of water as i ran into the water to try grab it was well gutted it took the lead along with the hook and after my soaking i even tied two grip leads together to make grappling hooks to see if i could snag the line and lead he had attached to thinking he might be a little tired after battle(in my dreams) and still near by mad i know but adrenaline was pumping on seeing such a big one and i wanted it big time.

if it was 6 foot long i,d guess it was a tope ,unlike hounds tope have razor sharp teeth so try not to go swimming with one again or you will be getting plenty of adrenaline off a doctor

Some good tips

http://www.planetseafishing.com/video/w ... hing-tips/


check this out some great action ,good site too the article on peeler crab is worth a look
the ggod stuff starts 20 min in to the show some good tips on bait presentation in the first part

That's a terrible way of holding those big fish, nobody commented on that so it mustn't do any harm as they swam off grand?

there on the way there was a small pup caught on ennereilly on saturday evening it fell to rag worm

there on the way there was a small pup caught on ennereilly on saturday evening it fell to rag worm

im very tempted to make a trip up east in the next few months

there on the way there was a small pup caught on ennereilly on saturday evening it fell to rag worm

im very tempted to make a trip up east in the next few months

Do it's worth it when they are in

there on the way there was a small pup caught on ennereilly on saturday evening it fell to rag worm

im very tempted to make a trip up east in the next few months

Do it's worth it when they are in

I'm just after booking some time off here in work for the last few days of the month and the first days in April, if I get the time off approved, I will head up for 2 days, time to put in some research on where to go , baits etc, etc

April is still a bit early ya,d want to start about mid may

with sea serpant here, wait til later in the year - theyll be like vermin when your trying to target anything else!

mind you the better ones are always caught early on - end of april/may time - then all the 2/3lb take over - a shocking waste of good crab!!!

Thanks for the advice lads on the time of the year to plan a trip up, I will leave it for another day , I might head west to Kerry to try and catch a Bass or two instead.

Would anyone have have details of bait sellers in the Dublin/Wexford area, Please PM if you do, Thank you

There's loads of them in Dublin pm tight lines on this site or Dave Tilley or most of the tackle shops and if yer in wexford Joe carley of southeast baits is your man check out his website

There's loads of them in Dublin pm tight lines on this site or Dave Tilley or most of the tackle shops and if yer in wexford Joe carley of southeast baits is your man check out his website

Thank you Sea serpant

Thanks for tips! Hoping to land my first this year

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Surfs up

Any hounds showing in Dublin yet? Planning on trying for them tomorrow night unless someone tells me I'm pi**ing against the wind...

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Come on down and bring your peeler

Fair play Roger, that's the confidence booster I was looking for!