tackle shops

Anglers Paradise

Unit 131, Slaney Road, Glasnevin industrial estate, Phone number: 0860282343

New show open by Leigh and Darren.

Opening times are from

SHOP OPEN
MON CLOSED
TUES CLOSED
WED 10AM--6PM
THUR 10AM--6PM
FRI 10AM--6PM
SAT 10AM--6PM
SUN 10AM--4PM
WE ARE OPEN ON BANKHOLIDAYS 10AM---4PM

They will be the only stockist in ireland for Ultimate, badger, viper and will of course stock the usual product's from Fox, Maver, Shimano,Abu,Mitchell,Vison,Waterline,Preston, Okuma, Prologic, I RANGE, Sixth sense, Sonubaits, Korum, Trabucco, to name but a few.

Well worth giving them a short of dead bait's or magott's also, as they use Maize meal for storing the maggott's so when you ask for a pint of maggott's you get a full pint...

Stumbled across a new angling shop with a lot of character. It's a shoe repair shop on Lloyd's Lane in Athlone. These dusty old places are like jewels to me, they feed my soul. So you stumble out of the shop and find yourself next to the magnificent Shannon. And on the other side of the river is a stunning Norman castle.

This is why I love Ireland, every damp field and mouldy ditch is covered in a thousand years of history.

Stepping into these old shops, like the DIY shop in Durrus that sells reels or the bait shop in Irishtown, the shops in Courtmacsherry, Skibb and Clon and Waterville, is like stepping into movie sets of Ireland before the nonsense of the property speculation madness.

This week I have to visit that ABC shop in the smithfields markets.

I wonder if someone more talented on the interweb than I could put together a google map of all thses little places? The smaller the shop the better!

Edit: i think i might get the ball rolling on that map this week but if someone else wants to start it, go right ahead.

Doc Farrell wrote: »

Stumbled across a new angling shop with a lot of character. It's a shoe repair shop on Lloyd's Lane in Athlone. These dusty old places are like jewels to me, they feed my soul. So you stumble out of the shop and find yourself next to the magnificent Shannon. And on the other side of the river is a stunning Norman castle.

This is why I love Ireland, every damp field and mouldy ditch is covered in a thousand years of history.
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the cobblers place, anthony quinn, nice fella, got him to pear down butt pad for the shotgun too, and is reasonably priced on fishing gear,
we just call him "cobbler":D..think he prefers that too!!

Well, finally made it into ABC fishing tackle in Smithfield and what a fine gentleman Mr. Prosser is!

He told me a great story that when he was a boy he was evacuated from London thanks to Mr. Hitler's Blitzkrieg tactics and sent to a farm in Kent. And each morning on his way to school he had to escort captured Luftwaffe pilots to their work and in the evening collect them and return them to their camp.

What a great story. Dr. David Whittren who taught me how to flyfish on the Boyne was a Canadian Battle of Britain pilot and is still going strong. So there's two elderly men, that I've met because of fishing, who lived through one of the most interesting historical period of any time.

The picture enclosed is of the grand owner who has supported Irish anglers for 66 years with his business minded grandson.

Doc Farrell wrote: »

Well, finally made it into ABC fishing tackle in Smithfield and what a fine gentleman Mr. Prosser is!

He told me a great story that when he was a boy he was evacuated from London thanks to Mr. Hitler's Blitzkrieg tactics and sent to a farm in Kent. And each morning on his way to school he had to escort captured Luftwaffe pilots to their work and in the evening collect them and return them to their camp.

What a great story. Dr. David Whittren who taught me how to flyfish on the Boyne was a Canadian Battle of Britain pilot and is still going strong. So there's two elderly men, that I've met because of fishing, who lived through one of the most interesting historical period of any time.

The picture enclosed is of the grand owner who has supported Irish anglers for 66 years with his business minded grandson.

the man is a legend. been going there since I was a kid, bought my first rod there and still go back to this day

Was just in Woodies in Cork (probably applies to all of them) and see they have a decent amount of fishing gear. A lot of terminal tackle for sea fishing - hooks, feathers, lures. Could be handy if you were stuck tho as they are open 7 days a week and late nights.

there IS gear in woodies in athlone, picked up 1 or 2 bits there on sat last,lures are rubbish but cheap, some other interesting bits though:)
always like an auld smooch tru new tackle:D

Was in Halpins, Listowel on the weekend, service was superb. Was replacing a broken rod, at the same time he fixed the broken one (one eye less, good for Mackerel) for no charge. Not the best prices but he's always willing to do a deal as he did with me.
Will get my custom again.

NatoXxHD wrote: »

is there a tackle shop in lucan and what is it called would appreciate a reply

fishing and hunting in Lucan. Just down the road from Woodies towards the village

Was just in aldi there and they have fishin gear as they usually do this time of year. While the tackle may not be the highest quality i picked up a bag which, on first impressions, seems like a grand piece of kit. Got myself nuropren gloves and a LED hat too, all for €24.

Lookin for an allcock norwich 3" (or bigger)brass spoon, the one that half of the inside is red, i looked in the 3 shops in athlone and it isnt in town, anywhere in the midlands that might have it? sorry if this is the wrong place to post this,