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heat wave and rays

#1 Post by lugworm »

with this heat wave coming (if we get it) would it be a good time to target ray????????
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#2 Post by ShaneH »

I don't think heat has much to do with ray fishing. Concentrate more on time of year state of tide and location
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#3 Post by gfkelly1969 »

the heat wave means calm and warmer seas and the ray will move in to some areas,so you will have a better chance at some marks,the cold weather will make the ray move to deeper marks,if you know the marks where the ray move to in winter you can catch ray all year round in Galway
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#4 Post by ShaneH »

If its the east coast or south east a heat wave wont help your ray fishing you just have to fish the right time of year
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#5 Post by ronanohal »

Any idea if they're around the southeast this time of year? Only caught them rarely and think it was late summer
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#6 Post by ShaneH »

Late summer is the best time to get them but you mite get one or two around june July
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#7 Post by Kgarr »

caught a 6lb thornback ray off howth head today, my PB! :D Took a whole mackeral head on a ledgered 5/0 circle hook, we were targeting Mack but no sign. Happy with the ray though :D crackin weather for it
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#8 Post by tinto »

were you fishing off a boat or the shore?
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#9 Post by baitdigger »

lugworm wrote:with this heat wave coming (if we get it) would it be a good time to target ray????????
I dont think you need worry anymore :cry:
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