Just wanted to say hello. My name is Tom Hill and I live in the North of Ireland. Been looking at the forum for a bit and decided to join up as I might be be on need of some help with a particular accurate 50w.
Welcome Tom ,from Deep in the Heart of Texas .U.S.A.
Hi.
Welcome!!!!
Welcome Tom from the SoCal Inland Empire. - john
Good to have you here. Bill, SoCal
Hello!
Welcome aboard, Tom —-
Best, Fred
Welcome !!
Please tell us what kinds of fish you are targeting in North Ireland. Inquiring minds need to know
Ted
Hey Tom!
Who's al?
Quote from: Maxed Out on August 01, 2022, 05:30:13 PMWelcome !!
Please tell us what kinds of fish you are targeting in North Ireland. Inquiring minds need to know
Ted
We have a good run of giant BFT from now until say Christmas but North Atlantic storms are a pain in this part of the world. you can only target them from certain licenced charter boats. We also have good few porbeagle sharks ( think salmon shark just without the spots) Then common skate but it's hard work fishing for them as it's usually in 300ft and we need 8lb of lead just to hold bottom at anchor. Then the smaller stuff like spiny dogfish plus tope a small inshore shark species up to about 60lb or so. Get a good mixed bag in the North West bit of Ireland but the east side is dead in comparison As it's b been reped clean by commercial boats. Guess which side of the island I live on lol.
Greetings, Tom, from Minnesota USA.
Frank
Hi! Dominick, San Mateo, CA
Hi Tom, nice to have you with us, if your having trouble, with the strong currant, try a thin smooth braid line, 16 strand, I think 60 Lbs is 0.29 of a mm, Welcome from sunny Western Australia, cheers Don.
Quote from: Donnyboat on August 02, 2022, 10:54:11 PMHi Tom, nice to have you with us, if your having trouble, with the strong currant, try a thin smooth braid line, 16 strand, I think 60 Lbs is 0.29 of a mm, Welcome from sunny Western Australia, cheers Don.
. We are using whiplash braid around the 100lb mostly. The bottom fishing in the deep water are for a large species of skate(think stingray but without the barb) that can run up to say 300lb . Even with a full harness and short stand up rods with two speed reels you are still talking fight times running a up to a couple of hours. It's hard work in the big tides wee get in this part of the world..
Come on in, Tom. Have a seat! Crankin' for two hours on a flat fish deserves a beer.