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As you are probably aware, there is a proposal to open a commercial Bass fishery in Irish waters. To support our case that this fishery should not open we are collecting data on the value of the Bass angling fishery to the Irish economy. To take part in the survey, click the link below. http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bulleti...=12&t=26288

I haven't seen any mention of it here so I'd thought I'd better mention it. Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council (in Dublin) are proposing to ban ALL SHORE ANGLING from its beaches, except for Colliemore and Bullock Harbour. There was no consultation with the Fisheries Boards, Tourist Board, local Angling Clubs, or for that matter the Blue Flag section of An Taisce (National Trust equivalent) The area affected is the coastline from the end of Sandymount Strand to just past Shankill! There are more details here http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bulleti...pic.php?t=12489 Has a Local Authority adopted a similar measure in Britain?

Hi all Does anyone have any experience of using the Shimano Speedmaster? I'm thinking about the 4.50 metre rod rated 200g

There is a north south divide inDublin the liffey is the border.. Plenty of jokes about it too A barman was washing his glasses, when an elderly Galwegian came in.With great difficulty, he hoisted his bad leg over the bar stool,pulled himself up painfully, and asked for a sip of whiskey.He looked towards the end of the bar and said, "Is that Jesus down there?" The bartender nodded, so the Galwegian told him to give Jesus a whiskey,too. The next patron to come in was an ailing Meathman with a hunched back, who moved very slowly. He shuffled up to the barstool and asked for a pint of Guinness. He also looked down the bar and asked if that was Jesus sitting at the end of the bar. The bartender nodded, so he said to give Him a Pint of Guinness, too. The third patron to enter the bar was a Dublin northsider, who swaggered into the bar and yelled, "Alrigh' Bud, give us a pint a'cider. Hey,is tha' Jaysus over thair?" The barman nodded, so the northsider told him to give Jesus a pint of cider too. As Jesus got up to leave, he walked over to the Galwegian, touched him and said, "For your kindness, you are healed!" The Galwegian felt the strength comeback to his leg, so he got up and danced a jig out the door Jesus touched the Meathman and said, "For your kindness, you are healed!" The Meathman felt his back straighten, so he raised his hands above his head and did a flip out the door. Jesus walked towards the northsider, but the northsider jumped back and shouted, "Don't f***ing touch me bud ! I'm on disability benefit!" St. Peter is standing at the Pearly Gates one day when up walks a group of forty Northsiders. St. Peter tells them that there isn't enough room for them all and goes off to ask God which ones he should let in. "Pick the ten most righteous. They shall enter Heaven !!" says God. Ten minutes later Peter comes back to God, "They're gone !!" he exclaims. "What, all forty ??" says God. "Not the Northsiders" says Peter "The fu*kin' gates....!!" A northsider walked into the local unemployment office, marched straight up to the counter and said "Story, bud, I'm lookin' for a job" The man behind the counter replied "Your timing is amazing. We've just got a listing from a very wealthy man who wants a chauffeur for his daughter. You'll have to drive around in a big black mercedes, uniform provided, Because of the long hours of this job meals will also be provided and once a year you will also be required to escort the young lady on her overseas holiday. The salary package is £200,000 a year." The northsider said "Nah, you're talkin` bo@@ox!". The man behind the counter said "Well you f*ckin' started it!".. **** NORTHSIDE LEAVING CERT MATHS TEST FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN THE NORTH SIDE OF DUBLIN: ******************************************* NAME _________________________ NICK-NAME ____________________ GANG NAME ____________________ ************************************ 1. Deco has 0.5 kilos of cocaine. If he sells an 8 ball to Vinno for 300 quid and 90 grammes to Tomo for 90 quid a gram. What is the street value of the rest of his hold? 2. Anto pimps 3 brassers. If the price is 40 quid a royde, how many roydes per day must each brasser perform to support Vinno's 500 quid a day crack habit? 3. Whacker wants to cut the kilo of cocaine he bought for 7,000 quid,to make a 20% profit. How many grammes of strychnine will he need? 4. Christy got 6 years for murder. He also got 350 grand for the hit. If his common law wife spends 33,100 per month, how much money will be left when he gets out? Extra Credit Bonus: How much more time will Christy get for killing the slapper that spent his money? 5. If an average can of spray paint covers 22 square meters and the average letter is 1 square meter, how many letters can be sprayed with eight fluid ounce cans of spray paint with 20% extra paint free? 6. Liamo steals Eamo's skateboard. 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Chloe's personal shopper decides to substitute generic and own-brand products for the designer goods favoured by her employer. In the course of a month she saves the price of a return ticket to Fiji and Chloe doesn't even notice the difference. Is she thick or what? 3. Roly fancies the arse off a certain number of tarts, but he only has enough Rohypnol left to render 33.3% unconscious. If he has 14 Rohypnol, how is he ever going to shag the other two-thirds? 4. If Savannah throws up four times a day for a week she can fit a size 8 Versace. If she only throws up three times a day for two weeks, she has to make do with a size 10 Dolce et Gabbano. How much does liposuction cost? 5. Alexander is unsure about his sexuality. Three days a week he fancies women. On the other days he fancies men, ducks and vacuum cleaners. However he only has access to the Hoover every third week. When does his Sunday Independent column start?

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Speaking of which, have you had any luck this year..I've only 4 small ones to my name .. Are you based in Ireland?

I think the choice of venue would be as important as the choice of tackle.. You would be wasting your time bringing him to beaches where he would have to lug his gear a long way out.., no matter what rod he has Maybe pier, estuary/bridge fishing is a good way to start, perhaps rock if you can be sure it's safe..

I don't use it, but make sure you use a mono leader as security (ie it has some give) jd

How about Sir as in Sir reel -surreal groan or else The Galatea "verse from a poem by the Florentine Angelo Poliziano which had also helped to inspire Botticelli's Birth of Venus. These lines describe how the clumsy giant Polyphemus sings a love song to the fair sea-nymph Galatea and how she rides across the waves in a chariot drawn by two dolphins, laughing at his uncouth song, while the gay company of other sea-gods and nymphs is milling round her. " -click thumbnail for detailed pic...would look good on the box-pic by Raphael jd ps do ye get the young wan in the picture too.. [ 26. August 2002, 09:06 PM: Message edited by: jd ]

A bomber can be good too-say if yopu want two fifferent baits eg ragworm and peeler Nice one jd, I nearly missed this one. This is the sort of topic and reply that we could do with more of. Sorry, the other answers were good as well but I really liked the layout of the rig. Great stuff lads :cool: Alan(nl) Hi I generally amend this rig somewhat eg the hook sizes would be bigger than the diagram, and the beading I use would be somewhat simplified.. Even though you are generally not going long distance for bass, the breakaway helps reduce tangles betwen the two snoods when casting.. jd

A bomber can be good too-say if yopu want two fifferent baits eg ragworm and peeler

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An Irish priest decides to take a walk to the pier near his church. He looks around and finally stops to watch a fisherman load his boat. The fisherman notices, and asks the priest if he would like to join him for a couple of hours. The priest agrees. The fisherman asks if the priest has ever fished before, to which the priest says "no". He baits the hook for the priest and says, "Give it a shot father.". After a few minutes, the priest hooks a big fish and struggles to get it into the boat. The fisherman catches a glimpse of it and says "Whoa, look at the size of that ****er!" The priest says, "Uh, please, the lord is watching would you please mind your language?" "I'm sorry father," says the fisherman, thinking quickly, "but that's what this fish is called - a ****er!" "Oh, I'm sorry - I didn't know," the priest replies. After the trip, the priest brings the fish to the church and spots the bishop. "Look at this big ****er Bishop". Shocked, the bishop says, "Please, mind your language, this is a house of God.". "No, you don't understand," explains the priest, "that's what this fish is called, and I caught it. I caught this ****er!" "Hmmm. You know, I could clean this ****er and we could have it for dinner," exclaims the bishop. So the Bishop takes the fish and cleans it, and brings it to the Mother Superior. "Could you cook this ****er for dinner tonight?" he asks her. "My lord, what language!" she says. "No, Sister," he explains "that's what the fish is called - a ****er! Father caught the ****er, I cleaned the ****er, and we'd like you to cook the ****er." Relieved, Mother Superior says, "Sure. I'll cook that ****er tonight." That night, the Pope stops by for dinner with the three of them, and they > all think the fish is great. He asks where they got it. I caught the ****er!" the priest cries proudly. "And I cleaned the ****er!" cries the bishop. "And I cooked the ****er!" finished the Mother Superior. There's absolute silence, and the Pope stares at them for a minute with a steely gaze, but then lets out a huge fart, takes off his hat, puts his feet up on the table, lights up a spliff, pours himself a large whisky and says, "You know what? You c**ts are alright." [ 30 April 2002, 12:21 AM: Message edited by: jd ]

An Irish priest decides to take a walk to the pier near his church. He looks around and finally stops to watch a fisherman load his boat. The fisherman notices, and asks the priest if he would like to join him for a couple of hours. The priest agrees. The fisherman asks if the priest has ever fished before, to which the priest says "no". He baits the hook for the priest and says, "Give it a shot father.". After a few minutes, the priest hooks a big fish and struggles to get it into the boat. The fisherman catches a glimpse of it and says "Whoa, look at the size of that ****er!" The priest says, "Uh, please, the lord is watching would you please mind your language?" "I'm sorry father," says the fisherman, thinking quickly, "but that's what this fish is called - a ****er!" "Oh, I'm sorry - I didn't know," the priest replies. After the trip, the priest brings the fish to the church and spots the bishop. "Look at this big ****er Bishop". Shocked, the bishop says, "Please, mind your language, this is a house of God.". "No, you don't understand," explains the priest, "that's what this fish is called, and I caught it. I caught this ****er!" "Hmmm. You know, I could clean this ****er and we could have it for dinner," exclaims the bishop. So the Bishop takes the fish and cleans it, and brings it to the Mother Superior. "Could you cook this ****er for dinner tonight?" he asks her. "My lord, what language!" she says. "No, Sister," he explains "that's what the fish is called - a ****er! Father caught the ****er, I cleaned the ****er, and we'd like you to cook the ****er." Relieved, Mother Superior says, "Sure. I'll cook that ****er tonight." That night, the Pope stops by for dinner with the three of them, and they > all think the fish is great. He asks where they got it. I caught the ****er!" the priest cries proudly. "And I cleaned the ****er!" cries the bishop. "And I cooked the ****er!" finished the Mother Superior. There's absolute silence, and the Pope stares at them for a minute with a steely gaze, but then lets out a huge fart, takes off his hat, puts his feet up on the table, lights up a spliff, pours himself a large whisky and says, "You know what? You c**ts are alright." [ 30 April 2002, 12:21 AM: Message edited by: jd ]