St johns point help

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IrishfisherMAN
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St johns point help

#1 Post by IrishfisherMAN »

Hows it going

ive been up at st johns point a few times now,fishing far to the left of the lighthouse..........been getting lots of mackeral and a few pollack. what other species are there and what is the best methods or baits for catching them?
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Re: St johns point help

#2 Post by beachcaster »

fish the bottom mate,paternoster rigs,pulley rigs with makerel,sandeel, ragworm or lug or a combination of any.just about anything could show up to be honest.you could also try some hardback crabs for the wrasse.
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#3 Post by zud25 »

Everything working well,just try on the bottom-if u lucky u can get bigger fish as what u get on the top... :) Good luck
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#4 Post by samflamz »

Yeh you will most likely pick up a few doggies if you bait fish the bottom.

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