tramore, tope and ray !!

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tramore, tope and ray !!

#1 Post by boycie89 »

hi lads, got a call today to say that there is ray and tope on tramore beach in their nunbers !!!!!! ! is there any truth on this :?: cheers,
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#2 Post by Mr_Green »

head that ray had been caught, but was told the source wasnt credible..dunno how true that is... havent heard a tap bout tope...
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#3 Post by boycie89 »

the lad who rang me said he was down the far end of tramore near saleens !! he says he fished for the guts of 9 hours and had eleven ray !! the biggest being a 9 pound painted !!!
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#4 Post by Mr_Green »

do u know what bait (prob sandeel) and what time of the tide man? might b worth a spin out
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#5 Post by stevecrow74 »

there's a possibility of ray but as far as tope are concerned i seriously doubt it.. the water temp is too cold for them...
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#6 Post by Boycie Senior »

Think u heard it wrong junior, it was tope in (B)ray aquarium.............
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#7 Post by barry murphy »

hi lads there was a few ray caught down past the stones last sat evening,there a few times this year that ray have been got,a competition in front of the prom a few weeks ago there were a load got.any fish baits and water has to be flat calm.the bay do be full of ray at times till the trawlers get them :evil: :evil: .
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#8 Post by lumpy »

apparently tope are being caught in the bristol channel at the moment and a few were caught in red bay so doubt if water temperature is an issue. thats interesting that theirs reports of them, wouldnt mind a go off 1!!
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#9 Post by warjoe »

Is that red bay co antrim where the tope are being caught.
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#10 Post by lazycod »

warjoe wrote:Is that red bay co antrim where the tope are being caught.


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#11 Post by coaster »

The tope were not caught off the beach. There were a few tope taken in tramore area but they were caught in nets
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