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Re: smoothie tips

#41 Post by paulmeleady »

thanks for the tips
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#42 Post by Greenthumb »

Around what month do they start to appear . ???
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#43 Post by paul skelly »

The first ones last year from the shore was April if I'm not mistaken ,
Roll on April :mrgreen:
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#44 Post by johncasso »

thats great tips thanks well use them
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#45 Post by Aurelien »

peeling crabs ... Shouldn't be long now ...
2010: starry smoothound, common smoothound, bass, flounder, dogfish, scorpion fish, tub gunard, tope, thornback ray, bull huss, coalfish, pollack, mackerel, turbot, whiting...

2011: flounder, dab, 5 bearded rockling, whiting, dogfish, codling, starry smoothound, common smoothound, bass, bull huss ...

2012: dogfish, codling, starry smoothound (PB), bass, common smoothound (PB)...

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#46 Post by dexs7 »

Very good I will keep all tips in mind when I go after them, great stuff...cheers
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#47 Post by roger de dodger »

tick tock tick tock tick tock :|
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#48 Post by shamoo0804 »

They're closer than ya think :wink:
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#49 Post by stevo74 »

Surely with the warm weather they'll appear earlier this year?
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#50 Post by Aurelien »

definitely very close ;)
2010: starry smoothound, common smoothound, bass, flounder, dogfish, scorpion fish, tub gunard, tope, thornback ray, bull huss, coalfish, pollack, mackerel, turbot, whiting...

2011: flounder, dab, 5 bearded rockling, whiting, dogfish, codling, starry smoothound, common smoothound, bass, bull huss ...

2012: dogfish, codling, starry smoothound (PB), bass, common smoothound (PB)...

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#51 Post by basshunter10 »

Are they here yet Rodger?
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#52 Post by corbyeire »

theres been a few connected with in wexford over a week ago, if the rumour mill is to be believed...
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#53 Post by paul skelly »

corbyeire wrote:theres been a few connected with in wexford over a week ago, if the rumour mill is to be believed...
Oh I'd beleve them alright :wink:
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#54 Post by roger de dodger »

only pups for me so far but i know some 3 lb ers have shown up ,the big tides this weekend could be a good time to target them ,that is if the sea calms down its like a washing machine full of bricks at the moment :!:
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#55 Post by Aurelien »

yep, a few teenagers showed up, but nothing fast and furious :( Need to wait for better weather ...
2010: starry smoothound, common smoothound, bass, flounder, dogfish, scorpion fish, tub gunard, tope, thornback ray, bull huss, coalfish, pollack, mackerel, turbot, whiting...

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#56 Post by jimmyk »

thanks for all the tips lads
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#57 Post by shorty »

Sound advice dying te catch one
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#58 Post by FMCN »

Hi does anyone know the migration pattern they arrive in. Do they migrate up from the south? or do they just arrive everywhere pretty much at the one time.
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#59 Post by roger de dodger »

normally dublin first then wexford and wicklow last big tides some where caught but not their in numbers yet :wink:
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#60 Post by FMCN »

Thanks Roger. Can't wait.
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