Shannon Estuary 24th of August

People: Myself

Duration:5.30am to 12.30pm

Tide:High tide at 9.30

Weather:Overcast, mild and very slight breeze

Bait:Mackerel

Rigs:Pulley

Results:3 Flounder and my 1st ever Thornback Ray




Report: First report and hopefully not my last. Early start for me but wanted to be there for the rising tide. Far from a good angler but I used all the info and tips I mostly got from this forum to give me the best shot of catching something. Wasn't particularly going for a ray, anything would have done but I was hopeing for a ray, dogfish or maybe even a small conger. Caught 2 of the Flounder early on and the other around 10.30 after the tide had turned. Had a heart pounding moment when something nearly pulled my rod and tripod over, got it just before it fell, gave a few winds and felt some weight and then nothing, just pulled in my line and a swivel at the end. The hook length had presumably been bitten through or cut off something. I didn't have enough weight on it to snap it if it was snagged. It was 25lb line. Possibly a Conger? Shortly after that at 12.00 ish the rod started going and I bagged my first Thornback. Not massive, maybe 4lb at the most but I was delighted. I only had 3 small pieces of mackerel left too so was lucky it came when it did. It made the early start well worth it too.

Well done on the report, keep them coming. A big congrats on the first ray well done

Nice one Kran congrats on first ray

Nice session !

congradulations on the ray!