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were to fish near balbriggan

#1 Post by jphappy »

new to shore fishing just moved to balbriggan would like to do some shore fishing looking tips on were to go and bait to use
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Re: were to fish near balbriggan

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From a "Search" using the word balbriggan:
Some reading here: http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bull ... mit=Search
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#4 Post by jphappy »

thanks for all the help be fishing over the weekend only got mackerel would like to know how to got other fish many thanks joe
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#5 Post by sparkey+1 »

try some worm bait like lug or rag and tip the hook of with a small bit of the mack that you caught and try that or use the same of the rocks with a float.... Best of luck
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Re: were to fish near balbriggan

#6 Post by eoghanb »

Try back of the harbour at low water,theres trout there the odd time,ull get a few hours out there,iv tried bait a few times only got tiny flats and loads of crabs,stick to the lures

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