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#1 Post by seank »

I might be moving to Waterford in a few weeks for work.

I've never caught a smoothhound, and I'd love too target them.

How long do they wait around for does anybody know?
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Re: Smoothhounds

#2 Post by bogwoppit »

I've caught them in Wexford in September Sean.

How long will you be in Waterford for?
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bogwoppit wrote:I've caught them in Wexford in September Sean.

How long will you be in Waterford for?
Be a long term move hope to be down there a few years all going well :)

Have been down few times already in last month. Fished dunmore east a few weeks back caught dabs and dogs. Seen a report somewhere of a smoothy being lost on dunmore pier last month. At night
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#4 Post by Teegerstk »

I've heard of people getting them off Tramore strand, and in spots in the Waterford Estuary, and recently, around Hook Head.
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#5 Post by shanboman »

You will get smoothies in Passage East near top of the tide...iv got them on fresh and frozen crab

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shanboman wrote:You will get smoothies in Passage East near top of the tide...iv got them on fresh and frozen crab

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shanboman wrote:You will get smoothies in Passage East near top of the tide...iv got them on fresh and frozen crab

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Do you need much of a cast to get em man?
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#8 Post by shanboman »

iv caught them at distance and reasonably close in..bear in mind, as with alot of estuary there is a ferocious pull on the tide and at times a short cast can be all you will get away with
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#9 Post by seank »

shanboman wrote:iv caught them at distance and reasonably close in..bear in mind, as with alot of estuary there is a ferocious pull on the tide and at times a short cast can be all you will get away with
Might try it out during the week man thanks. I presume night time be the best bet? I noticed the pull in the estuary alright it fierce!!
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