BIG BIG thornback rays....

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BIG BIG thornback rays....

#1 Post by lucky »

People:myself and gerty

Duration:3pm to 8pm

Tide:going

Weather:good

Bait:mack,sandell

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Its been awhile since I done a report but up to now there has not been much to report,, anyway a plan was to hit some thornebacks with myself and sean,, we decided on a mark that we have never fished before out in conamara,,, after a long hike we found what we where looking for,, Sean was first off the mark with a fine ray to around 7 pound first cast,, his second cast another ray a little smaller,, his thrid cast ray again while I was still waiting on my first nod,nod slack line,, but nod nod alright but a doggie landed blanked saved,, from there on we had rays on every cast and 90% of them where all in the 5 to 10 pound mark,, we had to cut it sort as the god damn midgets came out in force.. we landed over 20 rays and a couple of doggies... all fish where returned alive to fight another day... Hope Sean will add a few photos.....
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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....
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Re: BIG BIG thornback rays....

#2 Post by spindlefist »

Crackin' fish there! well done.
2016: dogfish, pollack,

2015: whiting, coalfish, turbot, pollack, ballan wrasse, conger, thornback, short spined sea scorpion , common blenny ,

2014 : dogfish, garfish, launce, common blenny, cuckoo wrasse, flounder, pollack, thornback ray,

2013 species:(15) Whiting, Dogfish, Three Bearded Rockling, bull huss, poor cod,turbot, flounder,pollack, spotted ray, thornback ray, launce, corkwing wrasse, long spined sea scorpion, common blenny,mackerel,

2012 species: Thornback, bull huss, Dogfish, pollack, Mackerel, bass, flounder, turbot, conger,




Species 09:(23) Conger, Whiting, Bass, flounder, Dogfish, dab, corkwing wrasse, pollack, bull huss(8lb 10oz~PB) , thornback ray(8lb~PB), dragonet, ballan wrasse, Blenny, Mackeral,long spined sea scorpion,pouting, coalfish, launce, codling, poor cod, starry smoothhound, 5 bearded rockling, shore rockling..
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#3 Post by razor2 »

Thats the job mighty ray
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#4 Post by chuckaroo »

happy days. great fishing. some crackers there 8) 8) well done
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#5 Post by freedom1916 »

Thinking of heading your way Saturday if ure around.

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#6 Post by Al »

Lovely ray! fair play, especially from a new mark. Don't talk to me about midget bites my skins still crawling from the weekend :lol:
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#7 Post by rovingfisher »

Some nice fish ,Eat garlic cloves before u go out midgets will stay away ( so will ever one else ) but you'll be bite free
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#8 Post by Deleted User 3488 »

Savage fishing lads,,,well done!
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#9 Post by saving private brian »

well done alan and bert
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#10 Post by paul skelly »

Nice one Alan sounds like a savage session ;)
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#11 Post by billybob1013 »

A great session well done lads , i think if i had a session like that i would have to slap myself to make sure i was not asleep
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#12 Post by ki1kil »

That's super fishing lads well done
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#13 Post by gerty86 »

That was one of the best and busiest session I have even had. The action was constant and most of the fish were a decent size. As Alan said the midgets were a nightmare and we could have stayed on for another few hours but they became unbearable! From now on there will be a can of insect repellent in the tackle box.

Here are a few more photos..
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#14 Post by The Austrian »

top class fishing lads, lovely pictures from the thornies!
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#15 Post by tight lines »

Thats some fishing lads there was 3 of us down the weekend and we only had 5 ray between us biggest 5.5 lb so yous done realy well nice 1 great fishing
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#16 Post by marklocko »

well done boys great stuff
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#17 Post by Conger »

That's some fishing lucky, fine ray, well done
Speices 2011 : Codling, Whiting, Bass, Flounder, Ray, Dogfish, Turbot

Speices 2012 : codling, Bass (pb), Flounder

Speices 2013 : Codling, thornie, Bass, whiting, coalie, flounder,dogfish,painted ray, Sea trout, Turbot

Species 2014 : Codling, thornie, turbot, flounder

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2012 PB List - Bass 11lb
2013 PB List - Painted Ray 10.5lb, 1lb 3b rockling, 10lb Thornback Ray, 1lb Sea Trout

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