I'm off to Shell Island this week. Has anybody any info on best times/baits 
etc. I'm relatively new to fishing so any advice welcome. Recently kitted 
myself out with 9' pier rod and fixed spool reel - Both Shakespeare. 20lb 
line. Is this OK or was I duped while on hol in N Ireland?

Thanks in Advance

Tony

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> I'm off to Shell Island this week. Has anybody any info on best 
> times/baits etc. I'm relatively new to fishing so any advice welcome. 
> Recently kitted myself out with 9' pier rod and fixed spool reel - Both 
> Shakespeare. 20lb line. Is this OK or was I duped while on hol in N 
> Ireland?
>
> Thanks in Advance
>
> Tony
>


Shakespeare gear is fine and the 9' pier rod / fixed spool combo is a good 
all round bit of kit to start on.  The 20lb line is a bit on the heavy side 
though - you would be better off with 12 or 15lb line for general shore 
fishing. You can use 20lb main line but it will be a bit on the thick side 
and you won't get so much on the reel.  15lb is pretty standard for most 
circumstances.

If your casting more than a couple of ozs you will need a decent shock 
leader to take the strain of casting too.

ETV

Tony, one of our lads was there last week, see the report here...
http://www.castandcatch.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6612  also others going
the same time as you ;)


Pete


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> I'm off to Shell Island this week. Has anybody any info on best
times/baits
> etc. I'm relatively new to fishing so any advice welcome. Recently kitted
> myself out with 9' pier rod and fixed spool reel - Both Shakespeare. 20lb
> line. Is this OK or was I duped while on hol in N Ireland?
>
> Thanks in Advance
>
> Tony
>
>

Thanks for the replies, I'm encouraged by the catch report and Eric's reply 
giving a "thumbs up" to the tackle that I bought. Hopefully I'll land 
something.

I'd tried fishing as a teenager, although never caught anything! I remember 
spending a solid fortnight on Llandudno pier and nearly caught a 
crab...once. I also remember not a lot of fish being caught by anybody, yet 
catch reports on the net give regular fish being hauled in.

While on my hol to N Ireland last month, I did actually catch around 25 
mackerel from a boat...(Seems a little unfair with sonar to find them). The 
other guys were saying how depleted the fish stocks had become since the 
'70s. Seems strange to me that Llandudno is the other way up?

Thanks again I'll let you know if the beach barbie is lit

Tony

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> Tony, one of our lads was there last week, see the report here...
> http://www.castandcatch.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6612  also others going
> the same time as you ;)
>
>
> Pete
>
>
>