Arklow, Wicklow, 28/07/2010

People: Me, Conor and Cameron

Duration: 11 am - 5 pm

Tide: 3 up 3 down

Weather: Calm

Bait: Rag, frozen crab, squid, sandeel

Rigs: Pulley, standard paternosters

Results: Red gurnard, LSD, ray

Report: Decided on a session with 2 of the boys, so headed for Arklow, as I really wanted to catch some smuts. Got to the mark, set up and sent the rigs out. my rod started seeing bites straight away, but I missed alot. First blood went to Cameron with a small red gurnard, then a few minutes later Conor had a slightly bigger one, both on sandeel sections. All went quiet at the top of the tide, but the bites started again when it turned, and a good bang saw me hook into an LSD. The next cast saw me hook into my first ever ray, which as you can imagine, I was over the moon with. I would have been even happier if it was a little bigger than three inches across Still, it was a thornie, and a fish is a fish.

No smuts, but all in all a good day out with the boys

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Matt

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Wow ! Thats the smallest ray i have ever seen

Well done on the fishing all the same, its great to get out and not blank

Yep, also the smallest ray i have ever seen. Well done.

ya me to.u shuld of kept him for ur fish tank

You could have had ray and chip for dinner, one chip that is.

as you said a fish is a fish no matter what size well done

Ray still on my wishlist so I'm still jealous, well done

at least no one blanked and the ray no matter what size he is, is still a ray . cute wee thing