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© 2026 Irish Shore Fishing · Made in Greystones, County Wicklow

LEARN · RIGS

Tie the right rig.

16 drawn shore rigs for Dublin and Wicklow. Five with full guides and tackle lists; eleven more with diagrams, parts lists, and east-coast sizes.

Drawn line-artCast / fish / retrieve statesParts + sizes

Open the flapper

LIVE ON THE COAST

Wind, swell, and tide for Greystones to Arklow right now.

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Sunrise

5:55 AM

Dawn

Wind

SW 5 km/h

Light

Swell

0.1m

Small

Sea temp

18°C

Comfortable

High water

in 12h 26m

Ebbing

Weather and swell: Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0). Tides: Marine Institute / Dublin Port timing. Sources

QUICK MATCH

Mark type to rig

Open beach·Clipped-down distance Rough rock·Pulley pennel General shore·Running ledger Pier wall·Two-hook flapper Vertical drop·Simple paternoster

ALL RIGS

Pick your rig.

Every card opens a drawn diagram with numbered parts. Verified guides also carry east-coast context, tying steps, and a tackle list.

Verified guides · 5

Flapper

Rig · the Irish beach standard. Best for clean beaches.

Tie · 4 minOpen→

Running ledger

Rig · low resistance. Best for estuaries, bass marks.

Tie · 3 minOpen→

Pulley pennel

Rig · big baits, rough ground. Best for rough ground.

Tie · 5 minOpen→

Paternoster

Rig · piers and rock marks. Best for deep water at your feet.

Tie · 4 minOpen→

Single hook clipped down

Rig · one perfect bait. Best for bass at range.

Tie · 5 minOpen→

Drawn library · 11

Line ratings, lengths and hook sizes framed for Dublin and Wicklow shore sessions. Full long-form guides stay on the five verified pages above.

Three hook flapper

Rig · match fishing. Best for clean beaches.

Tie · 6 minOpen→

Pennel

Rig · two hooks in line. Best for big baits.

Tie · 3 minOpen→

Pulley

Rig · rough ground, bigger fish. Best for rough ground.

Tie · 4 minOpen→

Wishbone

Rig · two baits, one clip. Best for flatfish and whiting at range.

Tie · 8 minOpen→

Scratch rig

Rig · when nothing is happening. Best for slow sessions.

Tie · 6 minOpen→

Two hook clipped down

Rig · tournament distance. Best for distance on clean ground.

Tie · 8 minOpen→

Up and over

Rig · distance in rough seas. Best for big surf, long casts.

Tie · 8 minOpen→

Rotten bottom

Rig · sacrifice the lead. Best for heavy rock and kelp.

Tie · 4 minOpen→

Float rig

Rig · bait off the bottom. Best for piers, harbour walls, rock edges.

Tie · 5 minOpen→

Flying collar

Rig · shore deep-spin from pier or rock. Best for deep rock marks, pier ends.

Tie · 5 minOpen→

Texas and Carolina

Rig · soft plastics for bass. Best for lure marks, weed and rock.

Tie · 3 minOpen→

KNOTS

Three knots cover the library.

Every rig on this page comes down to the same three knots. Practise them at home with old line before you tie on the beach in the wind.

Uni knot (grinner)

The one knot that ties hooks, swivels, and lead links. Learn this first.

1Thread the line through the hook or swivel eye and pull about 15cm of tag end through.
2Double the tag end back alongside the mainline to form an open loop.
3Wrap the tag end around both lines and through the loop five or six times.
4Wet the knot, then pull the tag end steadily so the coils bed down neatly.
5Slide the knot down to the eye and trim the tag close.

Surgeon's loop

Quick, strong loops for snood attachments and loop-to-loop lead links.

1Double the last 20cm of line back on itself.
2Tie an overhand knot with the doubled line and keep it loose.
3Pass the doubled loop through the overhand knot a second time.
4Wet the knot and pull the loop and standing line in opposite directions to seat it.
5Trim the tag close.

Shock leader knot

Joins 15lb mainline to the 60lb leader that takes the force of the cast.

1Tie a loose overhand knot near the end of the shock leader and pass the mainline through it.
2Wrap the mainline around the leader six to eight times, working away from the overhand knot.
3Bring the mainline back and pass it through the overhand knot on the same side it entered.
4Wet everything, pull mainline and leader steadily to seat the coils, then tighten the overhand knot.
5Trim both tags close so the knot runs cleanly through the rod rings on the cast.

Always wet a knot before pulling it tight. Dry mono heats as it seats and loses strength. If a knot looks untidy, cut it off and tie it again.

PLAN

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WHERE TO FISH

Pair rig with a mark.

Scored Dublin and Wicklow marks with access notes, species, and today's conditions.

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Start with the running ledger.

One rig that works on almost every Irish east-coast mark and teaches what the others build on.

Running ledger guide