North Wales has long been established as a venue for smoothhound, with Holyhead being the mecca for those wanting to catch big double figure hounds in the area.

Fishing for smoothies in waters relatively shallow at only 45’ can be a very exhilarating experience.  Hounds first move in for us during early May, and hang around until mid-July. These fish often hit well into double figures with many in the high teens. In the last few years we have landed 11 smoothhound over the 20lb mark, including two at 25lb.

Following the success of the  2011 Smoothhound Challenge, the event will return for 2012. Next year, the Smoothhound Challenge will be extended to cover the 2 holidays in June: 04th Spring Bank Holiday and 05th Queens Jubilee Holiday.

The main purpose of the challenge is to simply catch the heaviest smoothie of the trip, read how how lasts years 2011 Smoothie Comp fished.

Both days are being being supported in 2012 by Fladen Fishing UK.

The rod & reel combo 1st prize each day will be a Fladen Super Senor multi tip rod combined perfectly with a Fladen 444 multiplier reel. Personally I would say that the Fladen Super Sensor rods are probably one of, if not the best rod Fladen produce. With 3 varying strength tips and its extremely sensitive nature, the rod is a useful addition to the armoury of any angler wanting to catch those elusive small species in our waters. However these rods are equally at home landing the 20lb+ smoothhounds seen in Holyhead.

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