East Cork 3/2/2013 PB Painted Ray

People:Me, Junior Conger & Joe

Duration:3pm till 11pm

Tide:Rising

Weather:Couldn't ask for better

Bait:Crab

Rigs:Flappers & Pennells

Results:Codling, doggies, PB Painted Ray & Rockling




Report:Got a Green card for today and had arranged to meet Junior Conger and his dad. During the week looking at the weather i did not think that i would be travelling but the forecast was spot on for once with no breeze and more importantly no Rain
Had ordered fresh crab so first stop was to meet up with John and collect bait, grabbed a bite to eat and off to the mark to set up.
I Just had the gear set up when the 2 lads arrived so after a bit of banter baits were ready to be launched. Anticipation was up as everything looked perfect, the first, probably an hour was quite but that was to be expexted as we still had daylight.As the sun set there was a little bit of movement, i had a codling that weighed around 1.5lb, Ruairi caught a codling of 2lbs at this stage things went quite enough again, we were getting bites, good solid bites but no hook ups
Joe then caught a rockling so at least we knew that there fish around Suddenly i noticed a subtle bite on one of my rods, as i struck in i could feel that i was into a good fish, after a good scrap i landed my personal best for a Painted ray that weighed in at 10.5lbs I washed chuffed to get this one.
Baits back in the water and anticiaption running high after the ray, but again things went quiet, with doggies, rockling and another codling appearing. The lads left just after 10pm and i battled on till just after 11pm with just 2 doggies to show for it, or else it was the doggie the whole time Roll on the next trip

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great stuff lads...........

fine ray there seamus, well done.

ruairi, tell your dad i said at least he knows what a painted ray looks like now

Fair play lads. Nice to get the reward for braving it!

fine ray there seamus, well done.

ruairi, tell your dad i said at least he knows what a painted ray looks like now

that was some ray seamus!

just told him there hahaha

Outstanding fish Congratulations a fish of a life time

Lovely Ray, well done.

big well done Seamus, lovely ray!

well done on the ray its a fine fish the sea was very flat looking you did well to get a few codling with it so calm

Well you did a hell of a Lott better than us anyway not even a fish to show fr my new rod =D YET thanks Seamus

cracking ray mate well done......

Cracking Ray,and stunning pics,,,,,,nice 1

fine ray there seamus, well done.

ruairi, tell your dad i said at least he knows what a painted ray looks like now

Outstanding fish Congratulations a fish of a life time

Cheers Fergal

Ruairi, Joe and yourself will have to come down west and see if they are showing
Great night to get, just a pity the fishing was slow
Regards
Seamus

big well done Seamus, lovely ray!

Cheers Martin, delighted with the pb

well done on the ray its a fine fish the sea was very flat looking you did well to get a few codling with it so calm

Cheers Rodger
Didn't think it would be as flat, at least a couple of codling showed to share the return journey to limerick t'was a long drive that time of night

Well you did a hell of a Lott better than us anyway not even a fish to show fr my new rod =D YET thanks Seamus

Cheers Paddy
You'll well christen it in Youghal

Lovely Ray and some great photos well done lads

With all them rays at youghal I wonder if there's a few blonds out there..

Well done on the ray seamus! Last three trips have thrown up some big fish! Getting itchy feet again.

Well done on the ray seamus! Last three trips have thrown up some big fish! Getting itchy feet again.

Oh yes, can feel another trip brewing

With all them rays at youghal I wonder if there's a few blonds out there..

Have ray on a couple of the trips now, thorn back, painted be lovely to see a blond ray

Mighty Ray Seamus weldone.

Mighty Ray Seamus weldone.

Cheers Keith

beautifulray laad,good fishing