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#1 Post by razor2 »

I have fished east cork beaches for years and never seen a tope caught .Is it a spot that you can get tope or not :?
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Re: East Cork Tope

#2 Post by donal domeney »

Tope like fast flowing water.

All of the beaches off the Cork coast are not suitable for tope fishing (at the moment)

If you want a tope your best chance is either Wexford beaches or the southern side Tralee bay,
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#3 Post by razor2 »

Thanks Donal .I have not seen you around the bottom of ballybraningan in a while
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#4 Post by sea serpant »

ye i hear that tope are caught around fenit island a few miles from tralee every autumn
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#5 Post by razor2 »

You say at the moment :?: When is the best time :| :|
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