Category: Angling
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Pike on jerkbaits
As spring approaches and nature wakes up from its winter sleep, spending time outdoors becomes more tempting. Springtime presents sportsmen with an opportunity to try one of the best, most spectacular and satisfying ways of angling available: fishing for pike with jerkbaits. And by pike I refer to the fish our American friends call Northern pike, as well as to Musky. Before I start let’s deal with the controversial part of our discussion. There are many different types of lures…
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Episode 8: Housekeeping
In this episode I’m talking about some news related to the podcast. Launch of the new website https://tommysoutdoors.com and more. Also answering some frequently asked questions. Sea trout fishing marks and regulations. Bicycle helmets. Cyclists and runners safety in early morning and evening hours. Listen, share and subscribe!
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Episode 5: Pike Fishing on Lough Allua
In this episode I am taking our listeners pike fishing on the lake Lough Allua in the village Tir Na Spideoga. Short fishing report.
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Episode 2: Book review: Meat Eater by Steven Rinella
In this episode I am talking about the book by Steven Rinella “Meat Eater: Adventures from the Life of an American Hunter” I am also diving a little deeper into chapter about catch & release angling and trying to understand what point the author was trying to make.
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Episode 1: Pike Fishing Ireland – Tir na Spideoga Fishing Lodge
My guest in this episode is Greg Latour from the Tir na Spideoga Fishing Lodge. We are talking about pike fishing, opportunities for recreation at the lodge and also a few more general topics.
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Bijagos Sport Fishing
The Bijagos Islands is an archipelago in Guinea-Bissau. A fishing lodge at Acunda offers basic facilities, good fishing boats and skippers. Excellent base for fishing the outermost islands and marks. Fishing trips booked through http://www.worldsportfishing.com Music: “22 waves” by 100percentelectric under Creative Commons license
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The sharks are giving a good scrap
The sharks do seem to be lively and are giving a good scrap. The 130 pounder took 60 minutes to boat with a 30lb set up!
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Two men wrestling a shark
Female blue shark estimated at 130 lb. Luke and myself were trying to control the fish to take a few photos. Don’t try this at home! Please support shark conservation http://www.sharktrust.org Music: “Wait A Minute” by Anitek under Creative Commons license
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Big Donegal Blues
During the initial run a large blue shark almost emptied a penn senator reel. The skipper started the engines and began chasing the fish. After a 80 minute heavy fight we boated a nice 120 pounder