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Dodder opening day

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    #92
    Welllmade1745
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    bazzer_1984 wrote: »
    Welllmade1745 Is South side angling not closed down ? thats the shop in walkinstown right ?

    No no no, south side has been open 25+ years and is located on cork/Ardee street, top class shop with a huge selection and choice of gear.
    Couldn't recommend them highly enough.


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    #93
    bazzer_1984
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    Have any of you guys used the fishing tackle shop in Terenure might pop down there tomorrow just wondering if its any good ?


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    #94
    Welllmade1745
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    bazzer_1984 wrote: »
    Have any of you guys used the fishing tackle shop in Terenure might pop down there tomorrow just wondering if its any good ?

    You talking about "duo hook " if so the results are very very mixed.

    For hooks/split shot etc its s slightly more expensive than elsewhere.

    The reels are quite reasonable in price with some lovely models on show.

    They plain lead jig heads come in a variety of weights and sizes for I beleieve a Pack of 3 for 1.50.

    The soft plastic lures are quite competitively priced from some lower end (still perfectly functional packets-1-2:50 euro) to the higher end of a fiver or so.

    The metal lures (mepps , blue fox etc ) come in a variety with some "Jaxon models retailing for about 1.50 (there perfectly functional) to 3,4 euro for the official Mepps. They also have some very nice metal spoons and Dexter wedges. For very low prices.

    The hard plastic lures is where they come Into there own. The are all of a great quality with prices ranging from 4/5 to 25++ Euro, with a massive array of sizes,colours,types,shapes etc

    So basically I reccomend you call in and have a look around, it really is the kind of shop that you really have to go Into and look around, you're bound to pick up something.!!


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    #95
    the evasion_kid
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    Welllmade1745 wrote: »
    Yeh the paste you buy in the jars seems to work wonders in the U.S. but never seen it used over here before- I think it's about a fiver a jar in south side angling- but that's not bad as it seems you get a lot out of it( sure the pint of maggots is 4 euro)
    Has too be worth a try ??

    Damn I only had a delivery beside south side angling today and didn't go in because I checked there website and it didn't show that they stock it,I'm assuming it would be better for stocked fish rather than wild ones but who's to know.


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    #96
    Welllmade1745
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    the evasion_kid wrote: »
    Damn I only had a delivery beside south side angling today and didn't go in because I checked there website and it didn't show that they stock it,I'm assuming it would be better for stocked fish rather than wild ones but who's to know.

    That's not a certainty, but I'm pretty sure I've seen it in there.


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    #97
    the evasion_kid
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    Welllmade1745 wrote: »
    That's not a certainty, but I'm pretty sure I've seen it in there.

    The Berkley trout dough stuff?


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    #98
    Welllmade1745
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    the evasion_kid wrote: »
    The Berkley trout dough stuff?

    Yeh or some thing very similar anyway.


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    #99
    the evasion_kid
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    Welllmade1745 wrote: »
    Yeh or some thing very similar anyway.

    It would be interesting to try when you get a day were they won't take anything.for a fiver it would be worth a go.will drop into south side next week or see if the tackle shop in swords has any.


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    #100
    Welllmade1745
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    the evasion_kid wrote: »
    It would be interesting to try when you get a day were they won't take anything.for a fiver it would be worth a go.will drop into south side next week or see if the tackle shop in swords has any.

    Yeh I'll hopefully get out too get some this week and and try it on Saturday.

    I've also wondered if meal worms would be any use- again big in the US


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    #101
    the evasion_kid
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    Welllmade1745 wrote: »
    Yeh I'll hopefully get out too get some this week and and try it on Saturday.

    I've also wondered if meal worms would be any use- again big in the US

    I'd say they would work pretty good,had two 2lb trout yesterday on worms wouldn't touch the minnow at all,though saying that they aren't stocked in the river that long.


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    #102
    Welllmade1745
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    the evasion_kid wrote: »
    I'd say they would work pretty good,had two 2lb trout yesterday on worms wouldn't touch the minnow at all,though saying that they aren't stocked in the river that long.

    Yeh I use worms all the time- but do you know of anyone using meal worms- their the kind used to feed birds and such.?


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    #103
    the evasion_kid
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    Welllmade1745 wrote: »
    Yeh I use worms all the time- but do you know of anyone using meal worms- their the kind used to feed birds and such.?

    No but I used to fish with an old guy who used to swear by leather jackets something similar to a meal worm,and some other worm like insect whose name escapes me at the minute he told me he used to get them by old stone walls,used to be funny seeing him running up and down the river bank checking all the old stone walls lol


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    #104
    Welllmade1745
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    the evasion_kid wrote: »
    No but I used to fish with an old guy who used to swear by leather jackets something similar to a meal worm,and some other worm like insect whose name escapes me at the minute he told me he used to get them by old stone walls,used to be funny seeing him running up and down the river bank checking all the old stone walls lol
    I'm going to get some of them in the pet store and give them a try- will let you know the results.


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    #105
    dodderangler
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    the evasion_kid wrote: »
    I'd say they would work pretty good,had two 2lb trout yesterday on worms wouldn't touch the minnow at all,though saying that they aren't stocked in the river that long.

    Trout don't need to be around minnow to know they're edible. It's the movement of a minnow in the water which triggers the predator in the fish. Last paddys day I had minnow and ended 3 hours with well over 15 fish all stocked fish.
    It's the movement not the actual minnow itself.


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    #106
    the evasion_kid
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    dodderangler wrote: »
    Trout don't need to be around minnow to know they're edible. It's the movement of a minnow in the water which triggers the predator in the fish. Last paddys day I had minnow and ended 3 hours with well over 15 fish all stocked fish.
    It's the movement not the actual minnow itself.

    Never did well down through the years on minnow with recently stocked fish,apart from the odd stockie who's been in the river a year or two,but as soon as a put a worm on bang!changed over twice to minnow yesterday and Nada,zilch,zero


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    #107
    dodderangler
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    the evasion_kid wrote: »
    Never did well down through the years on minnow with recently stocked fish,apart from the odd stockie who's been in the river a year or two,but as soon as a put a worm on bang!changed over twice to minnow yesterday and Nada,zilch,zero

    Are you just leaving the minnow there?


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    #108
    the evasion_kid
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    dodderangler wrote: »
    Are you just leaving the minnow there?

    Nope move it every so often or hook so Its spinning


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    #109
    the evasion_kid
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    Welllmade1745 wrote: »
    Yeh or some thing very similar anyway.

    Picked up two jars of it today in a southside angling,"magic bait" its called originally enough,I'm hoping to get out over the weekend and see what its like


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    #110
    popsy09
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    Surely stocked trout cant be that hard to catch ?

    All these magic baits etc are a waste of money a worm or minnow is as good as you will get for them , I can't see you not getting fish on the worm then putting up the magic bait /power bait etc and getting a fish

    I caught my fair share of stocked trout float fishing bread


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    #111
    the evasion_kid
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    popsy09 wrote: »
    Surely stocked trout cant be that hard to catch ?

    All these magic baits etc are a waste of money a worm or minnow is as good as you will get for them , I can't see you not getting fish on the worm then putting up the magic bait /power bait etc and getting a fish

    I caught my fair share of stocked trout float fishing bread

    Only trying it out of curiosity, I've no doubt I'll return to worms and minnow.


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    #112
    dodderangler
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    popsy09 wrote: »
    Surely stocked trout cant be that hard to catch ?

    All these magic baits etc are a waste of money a worm or minnow is as good as you will get for them , I can't see you not getting fish on the worm then putting up the magic bait /power bait etc and getting a fish

    I caught my fair share of stocked trout float fishing bread

    They're not hard an paddys day on the dodder is lambs to the slaughter.
    Blanking on paddys day is unheard of .
    IMO a 1lb wild browny is the real prize on a days fishing on the dodder and I've caught my fair share and all returned.
    Never kept a wild fish.


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    #113
    Welllmade1745
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    the evasion_kid wrote: »
    Picked up two jars of it today in a southside angling,"magic bait" its called originally enough,I'm hoping to get out over the weekend and see what its like

    How much did it cost you ??


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    #114
    the evasion_kid
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    Welllmade1745 wrote: »
    How much did it cost you ??

    Fiver a jar,first time in south side its a fairly well stocked shop.


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    #115
    Welllmade1745
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    the evasion_kid wrote: »
    Fiver a jar,first time in south side its a fairly well stocked shop.

    Yeh it's a great place with a massive choice of gear. The lads in there are very helpful also- is it Berkeley stuff you got ??


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    #116
    the evasion_kid
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    Welllmade1745 wrote: »
    Yeh it's a great place with a massive choice of gear. The lads in there are very helpful also- is it Berkeley stuff you got ??

    No this stuff,smells rank like Balbriggan harbour


    http://www.askari-fishing.co.uk/pages/productPage.jsf?productid=fishing/prey-fish-tackle/trout-fishing/trout-fishing-accessories/trout-bait/sensas-magic-bait


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