Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009

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Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009

#1 Post by Ross »

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Duration: 3.5 hrs

Tide: Midday to 3.30pm HW 3.30pm

Weather: Beautiful, mild, sunny light WNW breeze

Bait: Fresh Mackerel

Rigs: Pulley Rigs 4/0 hook

Results:

3 Thornback Ray AT LAST !




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Have been catching only dogfish here for the last few days.
A lot of the fresh water had run off so maybe that helped things.
My first ray of the year.
Did not weigh them but 2 were around 6/7 lbs. and one was about 4 lbs.
One of the bigger ones was missing most of his tail.
All were returned alive including Stumpy!
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[b][color=#0000BF]SPECIES 2011 : 11

SPECIMENS: 5 [/b][/color]
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Pollock,
Coalfish,
LSD
Bass
Twaite Shad (3 Spec) 1.37kg 1.30kg 1.12kg
Mackerel
Thornback Ray
Ballan Wrasse (2 Specs.) 4.75 lbs. 4 lbs. 14 ozs.
Cuckoo Wrasse
Bull Huss
Pike

[b]ON FLY:[/b]
Pike
Bass
Pollock
Mullet
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009

#2 Post by corbyeire »

thats mad him missing his tail!!!

nice fishing
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009

#3 Post by d.kane62 »

well done on the ray ,u got rewarded for sticking at it,still waiting on my first one (ray that is ) :wink:
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BULL HUSS WHITNING FLOUNDER DAB CODLING plaice bass
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009

#4 Post by eyesreilly »

Thats a Manx ray :roll: :roll:
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009

#5 Post by alanmcc64 »

Well done on the ray, always nice to get what you target
i get by with a little help from my friends.
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009

#6 Post by Dave »

Nice one Ross, that tail less ray certainly look a little strange. I wonder how it lost it? :?
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009

#7 Post by Ross »

Big Crabs in Poulnasherry!
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[b][color=#0000BF]SPECIES 2011 : 11

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Pollock,
Coalfish,
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Bass
Twaite Shad (3 Spec) 1.37kg 1.30kg 1.12kg
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Thornback Ray
Ballan Wrasse (2 Specs.) 4.75 lbs. 4 lbs. 14 ozs.
Cuckoo Wrasse
Bull Huss
Pike

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Pike
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009

#8 Post by tight lines »

nice going 3 good fish there cant wait 2 get over that way might get down the weekend what bait were you useing
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009

#9 Post by Ross »

Bait: Fresh Mackerel
Caught at The Castle jut outside Kilkee.
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[b][color=#0000BF]SPECIES 2011 : 11

SPECIMENS: 5 [/b][/color]
[color=#4000FF]
Pollock,
Coalfish,
LSD
Bass
Twaite Shad (3 Spec) 1.37kg 1.30kg 1.12kg
Mackerel
Thornback Ray
Ballan Wrasse (2 Specs.) 4.75 lbs. 4 lbs. 14 ozs.
Cuckoo Wrasse
Bull Huss
Pike

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Pike
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009

#10 Post by Donagh »

Good to see the ray are back there. Fished a Limerick mark for nearly 5 hours Sunday with only one dog to show. Fresh was still coming down the estuary at that stage.

I had a ray over the winter from north kerry with the tail missing in the same place and the jaw had been ripped out of place more than likely taking a hook out. Probably some idiot angler cut it's tail off thinking it's a stinger.

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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009

#11 Post by corbyeire »

have heard reports of more good ray coming in down that side
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009

#12 Post by Ross »

7 kg. Ray caught from shore Carrigaholt.
Also heard that netsmen get ray out of nets by cutting the tail off! Barbaric!
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[b][color=#0000BF]SPECIES 2011 : 11

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Pollock,
Coalfish,
LSD
Bass
Twaite Shad (3 Spec) 1.37kg 1.30kg 1.12kg
Mackerel
Thornback Ray
Ballan Wrasse (2 Specs.) 4.75 lbs. 4 lbs. 14 ozs.
Cuckoo Wrasse
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009

#13 Post by Ross »

Heard of 7 kg. Ray caught from shore Carrigaholt.
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[b][color=#0000BF]SPECIES 2011 : 11

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Pollock,
Coalfish,
LSD
Bass
Twaite Shad (3 Spec) 1.37kg 1.30kg 1.12kg
Mackerel
Thornback Ray
Ballan Wrasse (2 Specs.) 4.75 lbs. 4 lbs. 14 ozs.
Cuckoo Wrasse
Bull Huss
Pike

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Pike
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009

#14 Post by Ross »

Sorry ! Heard it twice!
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[b][color=#0000BF]SPECIES 2011 : 11

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Pollock,
Coalfish,
LSD
Bass
Twaite Shad (3 Spec) 1.37kg 1.30kg 1.12kg
Mackerel
Thornback Ray
Ballan Wrasse (2 Specs.) 4.75 lbs. 4 lbs. 14 ozs.
Cuckoo Wrasse
Bull Huss
Pike

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Pike
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Mullet
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009

#15 Post by corbyeire »

heard of one over 9lb and was impressed - 7kg - im salivating! :shock:
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009

#16 Post by nicefish »

Dave wrote:Nice one Ross, that tail less ray certainly look a little strange. I wonder how it lost it? :?


He got tailed off :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009

#17 Post by nthclare »

Its probably those guys who used to travel down to Foynes and do something similar when they caught ray now they cant fish the pier in Foynes so are fishing the Clare side :twisted:
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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009

#18 Post by gearoid mc s. »

nthclare wrote:Its probably those guys who used to travel down to Foynes and do something similar when they caught ray now they cant fish the pier in Foynes so are fishing the Clare side :twisted:



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Re: Poulnasherry Bay, West Clare 20th. May 2009

#19 Post by Al and Jordan »

some nice ray there for a short session man 8) 8) 8) 8) . strange ray missing a tail :? :? :?

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