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#1 Post by eric the rod »

any body know is there any frozen crab for sale in the north west
probably be fishing some where between sligo and killybegs later in the week
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Try Carty's Land and Seasports in Bundoran, Tel – 00353 (0)86 3903655, he sometimes has crab and a selection of other frozen bait, sandeel, razor, black lug etc.
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#3 Post by eric the rod »

johnwest wrote:Try Carty's Land and Seasports in Bundoran, Tel – 00353 (0)86 3903655, he sometimes has crab and a selection of other frozen bait, sandeel, razor, black lug etc.
thanks john will give them a ring before we leave have plenty of mack squid and sand eels so the worst of times we have bait
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#4 Post by flounder5791 »

What are you fishing for? Frozen lug and mackerel should be enough on most beaches on the west coast no need for crab :)
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#5 Post by corbyeire »

im with flounder5791 - do you really need peelers for fishing in donegal bay?
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#6 Post by eric the rod »

corbyeire wrote:im with flounder5791 - do you really need peelers for fishing in donegal bay?
dont realy need them just trying to give ourselves a bit of an edge it can be a bit scrapy at this time of the year be fishing broken ground for flats dogs and with a bit of luck cod whitening coalies
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#7 Post by fishmad »

Have tried crab on several beaches with no luck ,rag is very hit and miss to! Mackerel and lug I find work for me. Maddies is also suppose to be good but never tried them Best of luck!
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#8 Post by johnthefisherman1 »

hi there dont know if you are still looking but i spotted frozen peeler crab in barton smiths in sligo yesterday. they also had frozen black lug but seems quite expensive, i opted for frozen sandeel+some mackerel instead
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