east cork speci ray great friday

People:myself

Duration:20.00 till 23.00

Tide:hw 21.30

Weather:mild

Bait:fresh crab

Rigs:flappers

Results:painted ray 10.5 lb,dogs,codling




Report:with the calm weather i decided to fish local and see was there any ray about. the night started very slow not a bite for the first hour was thinking of packing up when i spotted the rod tip giving a few slight knocks thought to myself here come the pickers. couple seconds later the tip of the rod headed for the ground grabbed the rod and started reeling could feel the power of a nice fish thought i had hooked a bass until i saw the tail kicking up through the breaking waves couple of seconds later had a nice ray at my feet result. got it weighed on certified scales 4.79 kg cheers tom. new pb for me. every cast after that found the fish all dogs and small codling up to 38 cm . good friday turned into great friday for me

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Cracking small eyed, well done.

Monster of a fish well done great pictures aswell great scale with the dog who looked slightly uncomfortable
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fergal

Well done Bhoy!!! Free crabs allround !!!

Cracking fish John nice one.

Cracking fish John nice one.

cheers anto

Well done Bhoy!!! Free crabs allround !!!

ill look after ya alright pat cant spin with crab though

Monster of a fish well done great pictures aswell great scale with the dog who looked slightly uncomfortable
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fergal

cheers fergal should have seen the dog move when the ray gave a few flaps on the beach wouldnt take her eyes off it after that

Cracking small eyed, well done.

thanks neil

NICE RAY HAPPY MAN

lovely ray man
last pic looks like you tuck it home

NICE RAY HAPPY MAN

cheers dave well happy

lovely ray man
last pic looks like you tuck it home

cheers paul ya i took it for the table. i dont kill every fish i catch but i do enjoy to eat my catch on occasion. i am fully aware of catch and realese and all the benefits of it and i teach my kids to be conservation minded when fishing but i also believe the odd fish coming home for the pan is ok so long as it is not wasted. i didnt just take it home for the sake of the picture and then toss it in the bin which i have seen fellas do 57 ray i caught last year i kept 4 for the pan some people might not like that but such is life.
i didnt post the pics to upset or offend anyone please dont turn this thread into a catch and release debate we have had enough of them on here already and they always end up turning sour
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john

thats some ray john well done

smashing ray john and congrats on the new pb, she should go down well with a few chips well done again

last pic looks like you tuck it home

aint nothing wrong with that,i have eaten a couple of painted ray myself and i think they are a nicer tasting ray than say a thornback

I think John was watching Martin's still mad about fish

Well Done... A fish of a lifetime

well done on catching a fine fish,but shocking you had to kill it for the sake of a photo...
it really beggers believe sometimes why anglers kill such fine fish for the sake of a feed & a fish...shocking

super ray john well done

well done on catching a fine fish,but shocking you had to kill it for the sake of a photo...
it really beggers believe sometimes why anglers kill such fine fish for the sake of a feed & a fish...shocking

Shocking??hardly,i think you need to calm down the man already explained himself to the likes above when there was no need and yet you still have a go!!now thats what i call shocking!

well done on catching a fine fish,but shocking you had to kill it for the sake of a photo...
it really beggers believe sometimes why anglers kill such fine fish for the sake of a feed & a fish...shocking

COP ON

as said above, fish was retained for the table. The issue is, there is no issue.....

Great catch John, shame your report (and thanks for sharing the pics) had to be ruined by yet another muppet who gives out about keeping one fish.

Lee

o bhoy obhoy obhoy

Well done John, and hopfully the hoops win today to make it an even better weekend for you. Hope the begrudgers all take up golf cos we are after all hunting FISHING IS A BLOOD SPORT