How often do you get out fishing?

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How often do you get out fishing?

#1 Post by Schmintan »

With work, family and general commitments, how often do you get out fishing?
When you do get out is it an hour or two at the nearest mark, even if that mark is not the best or do you make an effort to go for your favorite mark, make it a proper fishing trip?
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#2 Post by Dave78 »

too often :) and then forget to go home
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#3 Post by Sweetwrasse »

Used to get out two or three times a week until my son was born! Still manage maybe two sessions a month but a lot of them are 'handy' local sessions for an hour or two. One advantage is that I tend to plan 'proper' sessions a bit better now and try to think about how to get the best out of them. Lure fishing is great for quick sessions-just grab the gear and run!
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#4 Post by sea serpant »

I'm not a huge winter angler I do go down maybe once a year now to Waterford for one trip to chase cod and the fishing on the east coast in the winter leaves a lot to be desired to say the least so I fish mainly from May to October and I try to get as much fishing done as possible at least once a week sometimes twice and I try to go to the marks I want or at least to marks that have produced for us before I rarely if ever fish my surrounding coast line of Dublin and especially not in winter
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#5 Post by Dave78 »

3 times a week on average, more if the fishing is good but I only go on short sessions, 2 hours here 2 hours there mostly local, I have the pleasure of living 25 to 30 minutes from the sea east or west and about an hours drive east or west to some seriously good marks. If I have to travel an hour its a full session with a stop off on the way home to scout a new mark.
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#6 Post by saving private brian »

I work outside Ireland for 3 weeks of the month ,then I have 1 week off so I try get in as much fishing as I can when home,but its hard to when trying to fit the socialising in there too
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#7 Post by TheHero »

Between sea angling and river fishing with fly maybe 4-5 times a week on a good week.
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#8 Post by Marco »

Just stumbled accross this website: http://www.fishcrack.com/category/girls-gone-fishing

I think I need to get out more often or move all together when I compare it with this. No offense Donal :D
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#9 Post by KeithC »

I try for once a week but doesent always work out usually head to greystones or wicklow with a mate for a few hours dont particulary catch much though but its more about getting out for a few hours
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#10 Post by Deise boy »

I work from home so I can go daily.

I'm only 15 min max from Coast and I go daily.

Wife never minds as I bring kids mostly.
Often I get out twice a day.

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#11 Post by mackfish »

I get about twice a week...I don't really look at tides unless I'm planning ahead. It's all about just getting out, whether I catch or not, I still enjoy it
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#12 Post by Deleted User 9888 »

I'm going every day then i don't need to work. caus I live near the river in which are lots of mullet. I fishing them 4 days a week as minimum.
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#13 Post by Chris T »

Once a month at the moment but when the Bass are about the meath/Louth coast maybe once a week. Three 2 kids another one on the way....
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#14 Post by Bimmer »

Every 2 weeks at the moment. Finish work at 8 in Dublin.. then it on to tha M50 TILL THE WEE HOURS :D
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#15 Post by lucky13 »

not as often as id like to !!
once a week on the boat for sure and maybe 2 or 3 mullet sessions at the moment....they're driving me round the f**king bend...cant land the big ones i can see clearly...just the little ones...just one big one and im done with them :lol:
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#16 Post by Crab Salad »

Once a week if im lucky to greystones /kilcoole only really starting out sea fishin iv a lot to learn .
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#17 Post by Buena »

Probably twice weekly.

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