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Whiting

#1 Post by ET Ennis »

Hello Lads. Just new to the site. Does anybody know where there is any good whiting been caught on the east coast?
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Re: Whiting

#2 Post by tight lines »

there everywere at the moment dun leary can trow up some of the bigger 1s
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Re: Whiting

#3 Post by sparkey+1 »

Even down in Poolbeg lods caught last night...... :cry:
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#4 Post by originalsin »

The biggest whiting I have seen caught locally were only around 20cm, that was in greystones before chrimbo...
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Re: Whiting

#5 Post by Jayball10 »

Yeh biggest Ive ever seen on the east coast was south beach greystones but Ive heard Dun Laoghaire can throw up whopper ones alright.
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Re: Whiting

#6 Post by goldfish17 »

sandeel and mackeral might sort out the bigger ones but at the same time the small one will just as easily demolish it :twisted:
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