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#1 Post by gripper »

hi.new to site;very computer illiterate,fishing wicklow beach nxt week any tips on baits ect.thanks
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#2 Post by roger de dodger »

lug ,crab,sandeel and mac ,rag for flounders if you can get it ,try a sandeel out far for doggies ,bit weedy on some marks due to leaves and trees still floating about after the rain!
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#3 Post by gripper »

thanks for info,will give it a bash
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#4 Post by Creep »

Rodger is right,,,, Was just down past wickla and hooked into a mother of a branch 1st cast ?!?!! :shock: 2nd cast caught a jock strap :shock: :shock: :shock: tied to a branch seriously wondering HOW did a thing like that get on a branch?????? (I DONT WANT TO KNOW)
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#5 Post by kopidol »

Creep wrote:Rodger is right,,,, Was just down past wickla and hooked into a mother of a branch 1st cast ?!?!! :shock: 2nd cast caught a jock strap :shock: :shock: :shock: tied to a branch seriously wondering HOW did a thing like that get on a branch?????? (I DONT WANT TO KNOW)
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#6 Post by Jayball10 »

2nd cast caught a jock strap
Jock Strap Conger? :roll:
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