Ray Rigs?

can some1 advise me one how long should my rig/snoods be for ray? ive got nice strong 4/0 mustad bronzed o shaunessy, even tho ive heard of ray bein caught on a size 2 lol...just wanna know the snood/rig body lenghts..compared to other species/rigs, there are infinite varieties...as i havent a baldy ?

where will you be fishin? is there a strong run? rough ground or clean beach...? some of the lads might fish the area and give u a few pionters??

the thing with rays is the bait must be nailed to the bottom ,so depending on tide you could go from 12" to 36" something like an up and over rig with the snood just above the lead up to a clip and back down to a bait clip.i use 30-40 lb snoods not that the rays have teeth but they do have crushing pads which can damage snoods no problem.cheers john

the thing with rays is the bait must be nailed to the bottom ,so depending on tide you could go from 12" to 36" something like an up and over rig with the snood just above the lead up to a clip and back down to a bait clip.i use 30-40 lb snoods not that the rays have teeth but they do have crushing pads which can damage snoods no problem.cheers john 8) 8)

It also helps to tie your leader knots well.... eh John? :lol:

sorta mixed ground mark, nothin to rough...mainly sand and a few rocks interspersed...this particular place is very calm and well sheltered...seems to be little or no tidal pull...another mark im tryin is rough enough ground, with strong pull on tide...

[quote="Drew"][quote="beachcaster"]the thing with rays is the bait must be nailed to the bottom ,so depending on tide you could go from 12" to 36" something like an up and over rig with the snood just above the lead up to a clip and back down to a bait clip.i use 30-40 lb snoods not that the rays have teeth but they do have crushing pads which can damage snoods no problem.cheers john [/quote]

It also helps to tie your leader knots well.... eh John? [/quote]now drew dont be nasty mate ,one mistake and they never let you forget it!!!!lol

hehe, at least you got it in the end... :lol:

up and over pennel hands down, use hooks in the 1/0 to 3/0 range depending on the size of the fish, if the tide is strong keep the snoods short so they are not flapping about in the tide and long snoods in marks with little or no tide run.. . . . . . . .. . well thats what i do anyway :D :D

if the tide is strong keep the snoods short so they are not flapping about in the tide and long snoods in marks with little or no tide run.. . . . . . . .. . well thats what i do anyway :D :D

Same as that.

Try attaching a small rubber muppet or a flashing spoon to your snood, just a few inches above the hook... :wink:

can some1 advise me one how long should my rig/snoods be for ray? ive got nice strong 4/0 mustad bronzed o shaunessy, even tho ive heard of ray bein caught on a size 2 lol...just wanna know the snood/rig body lenghts..compared to other species/rigs, there are infinite varieties...as i havent a baldy ?

Was just wondering if your fishing in waterford area for the ray?! where bouts you going to try for one would love to get one!

Up and over bomber with the snood 6" from the lead. Bites will be "wallop, slack, then grab your rod before its dragged in".

3 hook! best rig there is!

up and over pennel hands down, use hooks in the 1/0 to 3/0 range depending on the size of the fish, if the tide is strong keep the snoods short so they are not flapping about in the tide and long snoods in marks with little or no tide run.. . . . . . . .. . well thats what i do anyway :D :D

so in theory a running ledger is ideal...clipped of course :D

A up and over or a millenium rig with short snoods and size 1 or 1/0 hooks always works for me

tend to use a 3/0 pennel pulley rig with 80lb rig body and trace, although a large reason for this is the huss which populate the same ground as our ray

I often use 3 hook mackerel feathers baited with mackerel,seems to work well for me