Shannon Estuary, 17th-may-2011

[Donagh]

People: Me and the Austrian

Duration: 6pm till 10pm

Tide: 18:33 5.20m 00:36 0.20m

Weather: West to SW moderate calming to breeze, cloudy with hsowers

Bait: Sand eel, squid, mack, wrap razor

Rigs:
Me: 2 and 3 hook golds 1/0 and 1 bottom hook and 2s on top on the distance rod
Scratching rigs and booms with size 2s with the odd large pulley on the close in rod

Austrian : Pulleys

Results:
Me: 5 ray in order 9.5 lb, 6.25 lb, 3.75 lb, 12.5lb and 1.5 lb, a dog and couple of Dabs.
Austrian: Had his first ray a 2.25lb ray and a 5.5 lb


Report: I had my first fish after 7pm the 9.5lb to straight sand eel on the bottom hook of the golds all the rest of the ray and the dog were to the the bottom hook sand eel squid. We caught fish all through the savage tide run after HW with fishing calming at the end when the tide slakened off giving me the smaller ray and the dog at this stage.

I didn't fish the close in rod hard as I was getting the better fish farther out but I did manage a double of Dabs with the rod flicked out a bit further than usual to wrap and mack. I had a large pulley baited so tried that and may missed out on more smallies. I also tried the razor but no fish but the flatties weren't biting.

Magic session made all the better by the Austrian getting his first ray.

[Conger]

Well done lads, some fine sized ray

[bigsod]

Well done lads especially Martin on your first ray

[JOHN1]

great fishing lads and congrats on the first of many martin well done

[fishy1987]

what a session lads and well done on youe first ray martin serious fish between ye 12,5lb
tightlines
ferg

[mitch]

thats great fishing lads well done

[saving private brian]

top class donagh

[KERRY1]

Great results men, well done. Congratulations Martin on getting your first ever Ray

[corbyeire]

12.5lb - thats a belter

[roger de dodger]

all them fish and no pics where they ugly ray
nice session by the sounds of it and martin bursting his ray cherry

[gearoid mc s.]

Well done, great fishing especially martin on his first ray!

[Al]

Fair play lads, nice session!
I wish these winds would slacken off haven't been able to try for an east coast Ray yet...they are small but at least they're local

[Donagh]

all them fish and no pics where they ugly ray
nice session by the sounds of it and martin bursting his ray cherry

On my blog and facebook. Link below

[gearoid mc s.]

all them fish and no pics where they ugly ray
nice session by the sounds of it and martin bursting his ray cherry

On my blog and facebook. Link below

"Wednesday, May 18, 2011 g's-mark, Shannon Estuary, 17th May-2011"

Im assuming g's mark is referring to me, due to my legendary status in the area they must have named it after me

[Donagh]

all them fish and no pics where they ugly ray
nice session by the sounds of it and martin bursting his ray cherry

On my blog and facebook. Link below

"Wednesday, May 18, 2011 g's-mark, Shannon Estuary, 17th May-2011"

Im assuming g's mark is referring to me, due to my legendary status in the area they must have named it after me

Damn you've cracked the code

[The Austrian]

Thanks for the nice comments everyone, great when a plan comes together and thumbs up for the top class report Donagh and again congratulation on the 12.5lb Ray, still can see you climbing up the ladder there with the ray in one hand because the drop net I brought was too small!

[eyesreilly]

Theyre beauties lads, well done Well done on the new species Martin, and its great to have someone knowledgeble around when youre pulling them in

[mickm]

well done lads especially martin, i got my first ray down around there just few weeks back great feeling, your after giving me the itch to head back down, well done again