Galway way or no ray

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Tipp john
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Galway way or no ray

#1 Post by Tipp john »

:) People:Fergual and me

Duration:5hrs

Tide:Top of tide down

Weather:Mild

Bait:Mack

Rigs:pully

Results:30+tb ray,2 dogfish and 2 huss :D




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Left kildare at 7.30 yesterday morning all set for a days ray fishing in galway.Got to our mark at 12 what a fecking drive.This was ferg first time ray fishing so he didn't no what to expect,hes first cast got he a 5lb ray :D hes first ever tb,pressure off me to deliever fish as he was happy if he didn't catch another,but boy did i deliever :) cast after cast we were gettin tb with 2 huss and a couple of dogs :twisted: in between.All in all we landed 32 ray biggest fallen to ferg weighting a little under 7 and 1/2 lb.29 tb were returned as we kept 3 for the pot.Can't up load pictures from photo,as it took 20 mins to write this rob will upload them next week for me, hopfully with a few bass photos from my trip to kerry tommorow.Tight lines
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Re: Galway way or no ray

#2 Post by chuckaroo »

looking forward to the pics. sounds like a fantastic session. great stuff! 8) 8)
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Re: Galway way or no ray

#3 Post by paul skelly »

Nice one lads its great when a plan works out ,
32 ray :shock: I'd say the arms were sore after that :wink:
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Re: Galway way or no ray

#4 Post by saving private brian »

tipperary bucks dont get sore arms after all them years of using the hurley :mrgreen: ,,,nice catch john

paul skelly wrote:Nice one lads its great when a plan works out ,
32 ray :shock: I'd say the arms were sore after that :wink:
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Re: Galway way or no ray

#5 Post by tight lines »

no better way to spend the the day john great fishing was it the same place as you usualy fish or was it the other side were i fished
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Re: Galway way or no ray

#6 Post by sparkey+1 »

Hope you didn't have to haul them up the slope Alan and me did... but great fishing all the same lads.... look forward to the pics of the fish any size to the huss...
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Re: Galway way or no ray

#7 Post by Deleted User 3488 »

You will have to change your name to JackpotJohn after that session.
Fair play to ye lads.
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Re: Galway way or no ray

#8 Post by Tipp john »

The bigger of the two huss was 6lb arm were ok,the drive was hes worst bit just back from Kerry now had a busy week.Alan it was the opposite side to where u fish outta the 3 trips this year it was the best by a mile hitting back in two weeks
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Re: Galway way or no ray

#9 Post by magpie01 »

32 Ray in 5hrs! :shock: Sounds like some session, well done! :D
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Re: Galway way or no ray

#10 Post by robbiemag »

Good stuff tipp. Super fishin there. Hope to b back on me feet and in form for the next trip :D
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Re: Galway way or no ray

#11 Post by Tipp john »

Two weeks time is the next one rob ,ferg is itching to get back can't wait myself some craic it will be as gud as a work out in the gym :D for u if ya fish two rods ring u later today don't no what happened to u last nite u never rang back :cry:
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Re: Galway way or no ray

#12 Post by caseys »

Great result man well done
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