cunn/waterford/12/8... 120lb ray

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#1 Post by **cortaz** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 6:04 pm

People:2

Duration:afternoon

Tide: low water

Weather:cool/breezy

Bait:lures

Rigs:

Results: 2 bass 7+4 lb 1 big black ugly ray at a guess 120lb+
F.Y.C.M.of this site took some pics. he will put them up 2morrow

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#2 Post by **barry murphy** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 7:56 pm

120lb+ must be a skate,where was it got any more info on it?

#3 Post by **FISHAHOLIC** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 8:46 pm

had to be a skate fare play to yas lads

:shock: :shock: :shock:

#4 Post by **cortaz** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 12:03 am

hi barry
me and tommy were casting to that patch of weed/junk were we got the bass . T. said i,m stuck, i walked over to free it, seen fish :o :shock: ,ran a bit, fish took of, and beached itself on the sand bank we were standing on, lots of panic, managed to get it out. went to get F.Y.C.M to take a pic. tommy got rope are draged it up beach.
asked him to release it, he wouldnt. :cry:
i abandoned ship on the way in.(we had gone by boat)
if i had hooked i would have released it..
it weighed 35 k.g./79lb. when gutted,
it measured 4;6 long and 3;2 across.
he gave it to a pub/restaurant on the quay..
it wasnt a skate, black and blubbery, tail end bit like a monk fish, very round at the front, it seemed to be able to shock at first.???????????
c..

#5 Post by **nige** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 3:13 am

would i be right in saying atlantic electric ray.check the link for more info http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/rays ... ectric.htm

#6 Post by **corbyeire** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 4:06 pm

an amazing catch - pity it didnt go back in!

the restaurant must have been confident it tasted good?!?!?!

#7 Post by **corbyeire** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 4:07 pm

an amazing catch - pity it didnt go back in!

the restaurant must have been confident it tasted good?!?!?!

#8 Post by **barry murphy** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 5:32 pm

what do be up with some people especially when he didnt even eat it himself.super fish tho.the cunnigar keeps getting better lets hopes it stays that way.see your article is in this months irish angler cortaz.

#9 Post by **barry murphy** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 5:33 pm

what do be up with some people especially when he didnt even eat it himself.super fish tho.the cunnigar keeps getting better lets hopes it stays that way.see your article is in this months irish angler cortaz.

#10 Post by **Cooke** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 9:00 pm

That fish is weights are accurate would have obliterated the the current Irish record which stands at 40kg from Achill in 2002.

#11 Post by **Aido** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 10:01 pm

Well done Cortaz - I was the other angler on the Cunnigar yesterday - the pic above - Atlantic Electric Ray looks exactly like the beast ! It must have been a foot thick !

It wasn't a great day for fishing tho' very blustery and the water was quite weedy.

Francis (FMCN) told me he had a 4 pounder at high tide that morning.
I believe he went to Rosslare today to catch some tope !

I had 2 takes from schoolies earlier on, both let go. I was using a dexter wedge to get some casting distance into a very stiff breeze.
After walking all the way to the water's edge, out past the artificial mussel beds (you need to bring your walking legs for the Cunnigar) I had a few casts but the water was so shallow .........
I really must get a digital camera - that ray was the biggest thing I've ever seen caught from the shore on a rod and line.

Anyway on my way back I had a last few casts into the channel to use up the last of my frozen sand eels and I got a 7 - 8 lb bass - biggest I ever had. After the wind, the weed and all the walking It made my day - he's back in the channel now.

Holding out for the elusive 10+ pounder

All the best

Aido

#12 Post by **Aido** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 10:03 pm

Well done Cortaz - I was the other angler on the Cunnigar yesterday - the pic above - Atlantic Electric Ray looks exactly like the beast ! It must have been a foot thick !

It wasn't a great day for fishing tho' very blustery and the water was quite weedy.

Francis (FMCN) told me he had a 4 pounder at high tide that morning.
I believe he went to Rosslare today to catch some tope !

I had 2 takes from schoolies earlier on, both let go. I was using a dexter wedge to get some casting distance into a very stiff breeze.
After walking all the way to the water's edge, out past the artificial mussel beds (you need to bring your walking legs for the Cunnigar) I had a few casts but the water was so shallow .........
I really must get a digital camera - that ray was the biggest thing I've ever seen caught from the shore on a rod and line.

Anyway on my way back I had a last few casts into the channel to use up the last of my frozen sand eels and I got a 7 - 8 lb bass - biggest I ever had. After the wind, the weed and all the walking It made my day - he's back in the channel now.

Holding out for the elusive 10+ pounder

All the best

Aido

#13 Post by **cortaz** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 1:11 am

hi aido,
nice one on the bass 8) ,
flying Cs, work well in the channel for the schoolies,sea trout,macks.

art/

#14 Post by **FMCN** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 9:17 am

Nice fish Aido. Did you see the pics I posted and the nice bass Cortaz caught. I did drive over to Rosslare point. Left Waterford at 3 AM and was on the point by 5.30 AM in a serious Northerly wind. If you know this mark it is not the place to be with that wind direction. Anything from the South or SW is fine and sheltered. So decided to call it quits and make the most of light early morning Traffic for the long drive home.

#15 Post by **kieran** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 10:34 am

Hi

If as suggested it weighed around 120 lbs, it would have smashed the current record 88 lbs by close on 50% which means it would have almost certainly won the ISFC prize for biggest improvement on a record too.

I wonder if it was in good health when it was caught, as I for one would not want to be handling a full grown electric ray! Any thoughts?

#16 Post by **cortaz** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:31 pm

kieran wrote:Hi

If as suggested it weighed around 120 lbs, it would have smashed the current record 88 lbs by close on 50% which means it would have almost certainly won the ISFC prize for biggest improvement on a record too.

I wonder if it was in good health when it was caught, as I for one would not want to be handling a full grown electric ray! Any thoughts?

hi
i think it may have been swept into the bay on the very big spring tides
4.2m.
it was in a gully/through about 3ft deep. the water inside/outside was 1 ft. 200 meters off the beach there was a large shole of large sandeel in the gully also and some bass
it did not swim very fast when hooked, i think it may have been foulhooked,
the hook was 4/5in. from its mouth.
after the first 3/4 "shocks" it,s batteries went flat, it continued to shock
but much weaker
( next a tuna off the beach!!!) 8) 8) :lol:

#17 Post by **Adam S** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:44 pm

Hi

Real shame it had to die but nice catch all the same, i hope no body in the pub was foolish enough to try and cook it!

#18 Post by **cortaz** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 12:56 pm

Adam S wrote:Hi

Real shame it had to die but nice catch all the same, i hope no body in the pub was foolish enough to try and cook it!

they were :!:

#19 Post by **Adam S** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 1:01 pm

ouch!

served with battery acid and stingng nettles? :D

#20 Post by **Adam S** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 1:04 pm

40lbs? would it really have that much in weight of guts alone?

I once saw a marbled electric ray caught(in spain) that was 70lbs which looks around the same size as that fish, i would have guessed more 90lbs than 120

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