two rare species caught by achill trawler

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#1 Post by **davyp** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 1:02 am

http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option ... &Itemid=46

box crab and bull-nose ray

MR RMG83 · #2 Post by **MR RMG83** » Wed Jul 04, 2012 8:56 am

I used to fish on a trawler about 30 miles off Achill too, out beside the gas rig, in waters sometimes over 1000 fathoms deep, and have often seen these box crabs come aboard, although as far as the ray goes I have never seen anything like it.

#3 Post by **dezzer** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 6:41 pm

thats a mad looking ray,love to get one,eddie........

#4 Post by **JOHN1** » Thu Jul 05, 2012 10:21 pm

looks very like an Eagle Ray

#5 Post by **gfkelly1969** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 12:48 am

damm it that all we need on the west coast,more ray and bigger crabs

still it nice to see some new species showing up around the place,the ray went a long way from home for his summer holidays

#6 Post by **BigPhil** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 2:47 am

yeah eagle ray, one was caught off south coast of england a few years backif i mind right, think there is a shimano missionrecord or something for it, big one it was too!

#7 Post by **kieran** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 10:48 pm

there are reports of eagle rays being netted in the Shannon estuary if you fancy a challenge! 100 lbs + not uncommon...

#8 Post by **gavind19** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 7:50 pm

used to fish about 30/40 miles off achill, never seen one of thoses rays but alway got loads of them box crabs big fellas they were too.

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