rays of sunshine and rays galore..... 24 may....
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rays of sunshine and rays galore..... 24 may....
Duration:3.30pm to 8.45 pm
Tide:full at 6.30
Weather:sunny
Bait:mack,sandeel and razor
Rigs:1hook pulley and two hhok flapper
Results:Hit a New Mark today in serch of the ray and by it did the buisness,,,from the start the ray where all over the baits, with hard fitting rays one after another and a few doggies trowen in also...was fishing two rods with one hook pulleys at first and then itried two rods with two hook flappers... shite i thought the two rods went head over heels almost, landed the first bouble and a single on the other, not sure why it was but all the fish where given a good fight all the way in ..it got to much at one stage with two rods out i change one to a conger rig, 5/0 pulley with a big mack head on it,and yes a ray took it... for the session i had 31 ray and two dogs all the ray where from 5pond to 8pound and all where returned back to fight another day........
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SHORE SPECIES 2012... coalie,
boat species09~~~pollack,cod,haddock,whiting,doggies,bullhuss,tope,john dory,thornebsck,blonde,blue shark,spur dog,wrase,gunnard,pouting,
shore species 2010~~~ dab,flounder,thorneback ray,pollack,plaice,coalies,turbot,wrasse,bull huss, lsd...
boat trips 4 result..pouting,, spurdog.pollack,
shore trips 2010.... 36.....
wish list 2010..sea trout....
boat species09~~~pollack,cod,haddock,whiting,doggies,bullhuss,tope,john dory,thornebsck,blonde,blue shark,spur dog,wrase,gunnard,pouting,
shore species 2010~~~ dab,flounder,thorneback ray,pollack,plaice,coalies,turbot,wrasse,bull huss, lsd...
boat trips 4 result..pouting,, spurdog.pollack,
shore trips 2010.... 36.....
wish list 2010..sea trout....
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Re: rays of sunshine and rays galore..... 24 may....
thats some session alan i say your arms are killing you and happy belated birthday
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Re: rays of sunshine and rays galore..... 24 may....
well done alan. Now thats catchin, and some great fishing
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20107xthornback ray. {PB 14.5LB TB RAY} 1xpouting. 1xcodling.11xdogfish. 25xflounder.1xshore rock ling. 177xmac 4xturbot.1 bull huss.1sea trout. 1 MAYO BASS.2011. WHITING X9. COALIE X3. FLOUNDER X7. DOGGIE X8. THORNIEX3. CODLINGX1. SEA SCORPIONX1. 5 BEARDED ROCKLINGX4. SEATROUT X1. TURBOT X1. POLLACK X7. 3 BEARD ROCKLING .2012 SEATROUT X3. TURBOT X5. FLOUNDER X7. 3B,ROCKLINGX1.DOG .
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Re: rays of sunshine and rays galore..... 24 may....
Super fishin. Well done. Hope there still hungry next week. Headin over that way to target a few ray next friday
Re: rays of sunshine and rays galore..... 24 may....
Savage fishing,,and fair play for releasing them back
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Re: rays of sunshine and rays galore..... 24 may....
Man dats some session..........and im really glad u reported it now aswell becoz i had put up a post asking if the heat wave would produce ray???? "heat wave and rays" was the post.......and u just answered my question.......fair play lad serious fishing......also can i ask ur opinion on my post? Does the good weather impact on fishing for ray??? Jus by going off ur report im thinking it does????
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Re: rays of sunshine and rays galore..... 24 may....
That's some cracking fishing Alan. Might try over that way.
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Re: rays of sunshine and rays galore..... 24 may....
well done lad, thats enough fish for the year
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Re: rays of sunshine and rays galore..... 24 may....
Thats a serious amount of ray for a few hours
well done 


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Re: rays of sunshine and rays galore..... 24 may....
....try right in front of you lug and you should score!!!lugworm wrote:Man dats some session..........and im really glad u reported it now aswell becoz i had put up a post asking if the heat wave would produce ray???? "heat wave and rays" was the post.......and u just answered my question.......fair play lad serious fishing......also can i ask ur opinion on my post? Does the good weather impact on fishing for ray??? Jus by going off ur report im thinking it does????
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Re: rays of sunshine and rays galore..... 24 may....
outstanding fishing alan and some lovely pics there man
fair play for returning them all too man. looks like you have yourself a great mark there worth protecting
well done


fair play for returning them all too man. looks like you have yourself a great mark there worth protecting

well done

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Re: rays of sunshine and rays galore..... 24 may....
Nice one Alan, well done, some cracking looking thornies there.
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Re: rays of sunshine and rays galore..... 24 may....
Great session there Lucky, the rays must be like carpet tiles on the sea floor there. My best ray day was 24 but that was from the boat.
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Re: rays of sunshine and rays galore..... 24 may....
well done mate,great reward for putting in the time