buncrana pier 11-4-11

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#1 Post by MC » Tue Apr 12, 2011 6:49 pm

People:just me

Date :11/12-4-20011

Venue:buncrana pier

Duration:about 4 hours, 10.30pmish to 2.30am

Tide:flooding(hw approx 1.30am)

Weather:windy, some strong gusts, the odd spot of rain and cold(not in the floatation suit )

Bait:frozen mackerel and sandeel

Rigs: 2 hook boom size 1 and pulley size 2/0

Results: 1 baby ray

Report: pulled a double shift in work got home about 9pm got fed and while making a coffee i said to the wife "now the wains are in bed and i am off tuesday, maybe i'll go fishing for a few hours" her reply to me was " ok but your taking me up the town for lunch tomorrow". i cant remember if i drank the coffee but i was packed and ready to go before you could boil a kettle Decided to stay local so went to buncrana, it was a bt windy and a nip was in the air but once i was suited and booted i didnt care. There was quite a few strong gusts but withe tripod weighed down nothing moved, apart from the crabs managed to land a hermitt crab a first for me At around 1am i got a rattle on the big rod and hit into a fish, not much of a fight so my guess is a doggie, but i'll never know as it let go, not a touch on the big bait/rod the rest of the night. Was casting at all angles with the wee bass rod, hopping for a coalie or any fish to save the blank. After several casts even the crabs stopped bitting, so at 2am i wound in the big rod and put it away, when that was away i wound in the bass rod it had a bit of weigth on it, another crab i thought, when the headlight shone hit it i thought it was a flattie but when it landed on the pier it was the smallest ray i have seen, blank saved on the last cast of the night.

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#2 Post by **tight lines** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:05 pm

well done on the raymond cant wait to get my first of the year

#3 Post by **fagan** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:34 pm

nice ray m8, cant wait to catch my first 1 this year. well done!!!

#4 Post by MC » Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:32 pm

they are about but in small numbers, i guess i was lucky again but give a few months and more and the bigger ones will start to show

#5 Post by **stevecrow74** » Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:34 pm

nice one martin, you just have to learn how to catch the big ones now..

good to see you getting out a bit more now too

#6 Post by **grady** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 3:47 am

nice wee ray there, well done

#7 Post by **Al and Jordan** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 8:11 am

class looking wee raymond man

. on the bright side, if the nippers are there then daddy and mammy wo'nt be too far behind

#8 Post by **fishy1987** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 10:23 am

pity bout the one that got away!well done on your ray may not be a secimen but beat the blank in style
tightlines
fergal

#9 Post by MC » Wed Apr 13, 2011 6:23 pm

thanks for the replies folks and its always nice to beat the blank

#10 Post by MC » Wed Apr 13, 2011 6:27 pm

stevecrow74 wrote:nice one martin, you just have to learn how to catch the big ones now..

good to see you getting out a bit more now too

dont worry Steve the big ones are on there way

good to be getting out again, have several years of missed sessions to catch up on

#11 Post by **stevecrow74** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:08 pm

MC wrote:dont worry Steve the big ones are on there way

good to be getting out again, have several years of missed sessions to catch up on

Well you know where I live if you want a change of scenery..

just bring lug and rag

#12 Post by MC » Thu Apr 14, 2011 7:00 pm

stevecrow74 wrote:
MC wrote:dont worry Steve the big ones are on there way

good to be getting out again, have several years of missed sessions to catch up on
Well you know where I live if you want a change of scenery.. just bring lug and rag

have to start building up the brownie points then

#13 Post by **zud25** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 9:17 pm

Nice wee raymond

Well done

marshpike · #14 Post by **marshpike** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:20 pm

Nice to see the ray showing, welldone!!

#15 Post by **Ronan** » Fri Apr 15, 2011 2:07 am

MC wrote:they are about but in small numbers, i guess i was lucky again but give a few months and more and the bigger ones will start to show

You need to start ringing round when your going fishing!! Lol! I would have been well up for a sesh! Think its gonna be a good year for the Ray in the North as i heard of 2 fellas having a pile of Ray off a beach on the Swilly in February! Also reports of a few Ray in the past few days! Heading out this weekend to the Swilly and Mulroy Bay in search of a few so hopefully i'll have a nice report!

#16 Post by MC » Fri Apr 15, 2011 11:59 pm

Ronan wrote:
MC wrote:they are about but in small numbers, i guess i was lucky again but give a few months and more and the bigger ones will start to show
You need to start ringing round when your going fishing!! Lol! I would have been well up for a sesh! Think its gonna be a good year for the Ray in the North as i heard of 2 fellas having a pile of Ray off a beach on the Swilly in February! Also reports of a few Ray in the past few days! Heading out this weekend to the Swilly and Mulroy Bay in search of a few so hopefully i'll have a nice report!

sorry mate, most sessions i get are unplanned, but i'll text you the next time i get the chance to go and we can meet up

#17 Post by **Ronan** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 1:32 am

No probs Martin lad. I'm hitting Mulroy Bay on Sunday for some early season Ray if you wanna go! Fishing a beach thats hard to get to but hopefully worth it.

#18 Post by MC » Sat Apr 16, 2011 4:39 pm

Ronan wrote:No probs Martin lad. I'm hitting Mulroy Bay on Sunday for some early season Ray if you wanna go! Fishing a beach thats hard to get to but hopefully worth it.

sorry mate the wife is on a 12 hour shift this Sunday but good luck

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