the biggest ray in the bay 2015

[gfkelly1969]

the date has been set for the biggest ray in the bay 2015,the fishing competition is on Saturday 22nd august
we are working on sponsorship at the moment and will let you know what the prizes are at a later date
if any tackle maker,tackle dealer or tackle shop or anyone else would like to sponsor a prize please contact me,in return we will help promote your business any way we can
all money from this competition will go to the rnli lifeboat charity

[gfkelly1969]

Galway Atlantaquaria, National Aquarium of Ireland http://www.nationalaquarium.ie/ have opened a new tackle shop called salthill aquatics

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and to celebrate this they have given us 200 euro in vouchers for the biggest ray in the bay
they will also be supplying us with bait on the day
they have mackerel,blueys,sandeel,crab,lugworm,squid,razor in stock

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here is a list of some of the stuff they have in stock
Kamasan Aberdeen 3/0, 2/0, 1/0. Short Shank Aberdeen 1, 2, 4. Feathers Hokai, Sabiki. Maxima Line, Okuma line/Shock leader. Sakuma shock leader. Bomb weights 1,2,3,4,6 oz. impact grips 125g, 150g, 175g, 200g. Bait elastic, Gemini Links, Crimps, Clips. Beads, swivels, swivel clips. Lures, 18, 21, 27g. and they will try order is anything else you might need

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we also have a few more prizes sponsored for the biggest ray in the bay,i am just waiting for more details from our sponsors before i post details

if anyone else would like to sponsor a prize please let me know

[corbyeire]

Great news gerry on the sponsorship

[gfkelly1969]

Great news gerry on the sponsorship

we have a few more sponsors,I am just waiting for more details before I post them up
We will be using some of the ideas you gave me as well
Anyone who wants to order bait for the biggest ray in the bay can let me know before hand because I will be doing a run in to Galway to pick up bait on the 22nd and we will have a freezer set up at the meeting point
I will post up the last day for orders later


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[Killary]

Hopefully this year I'll get to fish it.... also handy about the bait..

[gfkelly1969]

we are thinking about letting lads fish 2 rods in this comp as we have been given a few prizes that we can use for other species and stuff like that,i would like to know what people think of the idea?

[gfkelly1969]

Hopefully this year I'll get to fish it.... also handy about the bait..

hope to see you there

[corbyeire]

i think its a good idea, just that the ray prizes are best and you only start looking at other prizes if you dont get in the top ray ones - this would stop someone sweeping the board

the other species would be something to tip away on if your having no joy on the ray front (like me last year!)
well thats my 2 cents

[gfkelly1969]

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[gfkelly1969]

i would like to say thank you to swords angling Centre for supporting the rnli by sending down a prize for the biggest ray in the bay

https://www.facebook.com/swords.centre?fref=ts

swords angling Centre
applewood village, Swords, Dublin

phone 018409387
email swordsanglingcentre@gmail.com

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[gfkelly1969]

another big thank you to SN Energies, Derrycoosh, Castlebar, Co. Mayo. who were very generous in sponsoring a prize for this years biggest ray in the bay
http://www.snenergies.com/

info@snenergies.com
Tel: 094 902 8638
Tel: 0877953768

[gfkelly1969]

Galway aquarium will be supplying frozen bait on the day,they will have Sandeel (Large and Medium) Bluey, Razors, Squid, Black Lug, and Mackerel,the bait is top quality,they are putting a order in on the 14th of August for bait and will be bringing it out to clifden on the morning of the comp
If anyone wants to order bait let me know what you need and I will pass it on and the bait will be in a bag with your name on it

[gfkelly1969]

another big thank you to daire lynch who sponsored a lovely prize for the biggest ray in the bay
the voucher is for a 2 person watercolour portrait or one person and their fish

i am thinking of using this prize as a prize for anyone who blanks on the day so that ye will have to do a portrait with the wife or girlfriend

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https://www.facebook.com/dairelynchart
or contact daire on sea-angling-ireland
http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/foru ... ile&u=2959

[gfkelly1969]

Anyone who needs bait for the 22nd please let me know before 16:00 today
The bait is top quality I had it with me for 4 days driving around in the car and the wife never complained about a smell and she could smell a fart in a hurricane lol

[gfkelly1969]

I asked Galway aquarium to bring out a small selection of fishing tackle like weights,hooks bait elastic things like that incase lads are stuck for a few bits in the morning
Ye can also pre book it too

[gfkelly1969]

The prize giving will be held in the boardwalk cafe beside the Rnli lifeboat station on sat evening
All returned cards will be accepted from 18:00/18:45
Good luck to all fishing and thank you for your support
If anyone is fishing the comp and is paying on the morning of the comp please pm or text me at 0877761680 and let me know your name so I can fill the cards on Friday night and save time in the morning

[gfkelly1969]

the biggest ray in the bay
it only takes one fish to win the main prize just make sure its the biggest in the bay
The sign on for the event will be at
Sweeney Oil service station from 10:00am
The prize giving will be held afterwards in the boardwalk cafe beside the Rnli lifeboat station beach road

we also have prizes for species,junior anglers,smallest fish and for people who don't catch fish
also we will be having a draw for some nice prizes
good luck to everyone fishing

[gfkelly1969]

Another prize added but who will get it[img]http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08/21/a53ee22dcb8a571ce3900370f6d78fa8.jpg[/img]

[antokildare]

How was the fishing

[gfkelly1969]

Fishing was good and we had a great day for it
I am just going through the cards and will pop up a full report soon