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January 1st, 2008
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 Happy new year 
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January 6th, 2008
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Hopefully the weather may be better this summer.
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#5
January 8th, 2008
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I know this wont affect any of ye spearos directly, but you might know some Scuba Divers! Or they may read it here!
Galway Chamber - Irish Technical Diving Forum
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#6
January 9th, 2008
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Hey Guys, I see everybody is staying high and dry since lastyear!!! God its cold, and their saying its set to continue..
I'm happy to surf off the winter, but part of me still wants spear a fishy treat and to help clear away the winter blue's! Has any of you got some good tips for staying warm in the water this time of year?? I'm fine surfing, coz Im moving around and was even sweating on New years day, without a hood!! (Check out the quality surf that day!) I do have a rash vest, great new "skins" boots and a 5/4/3 Alder siut, but last time I was spearing in Wexford was the begining of Dec in a light Easterly Wind and after 35mins needed out, regreatably as there were quite a few small shoals of small bass around. Oh, and happy new year, do hope to meet some of you crazy guy's this year. Regards, AL
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#7
January 15th, 2008
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Shocking lack of other surfers in that shot - are you sure it's Ireland??
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#8
January 15th, 2008
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Happy New Year to you all!
Been surfing more than spearing myself lately, Looking forward to scoring my first Bass this year. A local angler caught a 7kg Bass here before christmas...  If any of you are out west- pm me. All the Best, pat
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#9
January 16th, 2008
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Hello guys just arriving in Ireland for a couple of years and cant wait to get in.
Used to spear in UK with LIC guys, France and French Polynésia Will live in Dublin and want to find buddy in this town Look to be a wonderfull spearfishing country big pollacks and bass arround. Common guys let us know the main area Cheers Togo
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#10
January 16th, 2008
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Hi Togo, welcome to DB. I'm down in West Cork so I don't know the best spots round Dublin but if your down this way anytime PM me.
The seas a bit brown at the moment but I can't wait to get back in when it clears.
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#11
January 16th, 2008
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Hey Togo - I usually head out to Sandycove near Dun Laoghaire, but the pollack will be too deep for my abilities until the water warms up a bit. Keep in touch though and maybe we'll get out sometime this summer.
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January 18th, 2008
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Hi guys good to have lads over there.
What deep you were talking for pollacks ??? under 20m??? Used to get to 25m sometimes in Tahiti but the water was very cristal clear and I was training 2 o 3 days per week, dont think I well be down to 20m in Ireland. Checked on google.earth and find out some good looking spot for bass in Dublin by the pier at the power station have you already tried yet?? Talk to you soon. I'm moving by the 5th february if you need guys guns or stuff from france let me know?? Cheers Togo
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#13
January 18th, 2008
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togo
definatly under 20m for pollock you will get them at a few feet depth and bass where you find them wont be too dep either i,m west if you are ever heading this way
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January 18th, 2008
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Hi Togo, around about the end of December all the pollack over about 3lb go off into deep water to breed. I'm not sure how deep exactly but I think maybe 40 to 50 metres or even more. They start coming back inshore from March onwards and the best months are June to November when fish like these can be caught - if you get lucky.img023.jpg
Pollack can then easily be found in depths from 5 metres to 20 metres (and on down way deeper if you can dive it!). I mostly hunt them on rocky reefs and broken and weedy ground between 10 and 15 metres. Some bass are present all year round but the best months are from March to September. The Irish bag limit for bass is 2 fish per day and there is a closed season for them from 15th May to 15th June.
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Live, breathe, dive ....... Last edited by sunfish; January 18th, 2008 at 21:42.
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#15
January 20th, 2008
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Thanks Sunfish for informations, Do you think that we can find pollacks and bass from March??? In France and UK they don't seem to be arround May???
You've got nice shots as I can see on your pics. How's the visibility in Ireland arround Dublin???? I'm gone bring 3 guns 70, 80 RA and a 90 homemade woodguns?? I want to order a 100 and a 120 for bream in France do you think that I can use those gun size. I'm wondering aswell if you know some good scallops spots????? Some UK friends told me that Ireland was a scallops country but never wanted to tell me their spots. 5mm suit lookds to be a bit too thin for Ireland,??? What's the temperature during the year??? Can't wait to get in. Bought for myself a nice 3m lure carbon rode in case water will be too bad and gone a get a other 2.4m lure carbon rode. Some of you are angling so far?? Cheers Togo
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