Dublin macks

[eoghanb]

Rumours of a few about anyone got any?

[garymaxima]

heard a rumour of a few from the wall in greystones harbour but i didn't see them. just a rumour. i did take the kayak out and paddled around the bray area for over three hours with the fishfinder on. not a single blip in three hours, mack or anything else.....

[Tommy B]

I don't think macks register on a fish finder cos they have no swim bladder or something. Read that somewhere before don't know if its true though. Anyone else hear???

Tommy

[garymaxima]

I don't think macks register on a fish finder cos they have no swim bladder or something. Read that somewhere before don't know if its true though. Anyone else hear???

Tommy

it depends on the transducer. a dual frequency transducer should pick them up. i wasn't surprised that there were no macks about because it is still only march but i was surprised that nothing was showing up at all.....

[eoghanb]

The trawlers have no problem finding them

[MAC]

I have a Raymarine DX500x finder. It's a new digital finder & It's Dual frequency. It does not pick up Macks due to them not having a swim bladder... Sometimes if there are other fish among them like Herring or Scad then you might think you are marking the Mackerel, but your not... I've often been getting 5 at a time with nothing on the finder.

The Pelagic Trawlers have equipment that can pick the shoals up and track them, but they paying tens of thousands for their equipment.

[garymaxima]

Oh right. Fair enough. I was put under the impression that a dual frequency transducer would do the trick. Interesting to hear that it doesn't