North Kerry Strand (RAY) SEE PICS

[JOHN LYNCH]

John Lynch and Gearoid McSweeney:

7pm - 10.30pm:

LW 8.30pm:

Mild and calm:

Sandeel and Mackerel:

See report:

6 Ray, 12 Dab , a rockling and a pouting:

Catch and Release:: Yes



We arrived at the mark about 7pm, half an hour later than we would of liked. The weather was very mild with little or no wind and a flat sea. The signs were good for the chance of a Ray.

I fished 2 rods and rotated 3 rigs, a pulley pennel size 2/0 b940m, a 2up 1 down golds loop size 1 b940m and a 1up 1down golds loop size 2/0 b940. Gearoid fished 1 rod with pennel pulleys with I'd say 3/0 b940's and a 2 up 1 down golds loop with size 2 b940m.

I fished with small sandeel tipped off with mackerel while gearoid used mackerel straight.

From the start we were straight into fish with a Thornie a Dab and a Rockling in my first two casts. Gearoid was straight into a pouting. We fished at range for the whole session, putting our rigs out 150 yds + as this is where the Ray and Dab were feeding. The fishing was non stop with only 1 of my casts in the first 2.5 hours coming back blank. The Thornbacks put up a good fight at this mark using the sandbanks and deep ledges to their advantage.

The Dab were of a good size with 7 of the 10 I had between 24 - 29cm. They seemed happy enough to take large fish baits which is not how I would usually fish for them but it certainly picked out the better fish. We had 6 ray between 2.5lbs and 4.5lbs, not massive but at this time of the year we will take it gladly. I had 6 ray on this mark in November, which leads me to think that there are ray here all year round.

I think Gearoid will make sure he puts a second rod in next time. Gearoid has the pics of the Ray on his phone so hopefully they will follow soon.



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Last edited by JOHN LYNCH on Fri Feb 02, 2007 3:38 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Quality fishing for January

Excellent fishing.... We'll done.

Kev

good fishing

i know a few venues in kerry where ray are present all year round so it might well be the case with your beach

John Lynch and Gearoid McSweeney:

7pm - 10.30pm:

LW 8.30pm:

Mild and calm:

Sandeel and Mackerel:

See report:

6 Ray, 12 Dab , a rockling and a pouting:

Catch and Release:: Yes



I had 6 ray on this mark in November, which leads me to think that there are ray here all year round.




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thought the same about little killary....

how did the match hooks handle the ray?

how did the match hooks handle the ray?

Yeah was wondering that myself!

I don't usually fish for Ray with b940 match hooks but I had no rigs made up so I used a few I had made up for a comp last weekend.

They stood up well to the Ray but I'd say once you head over the 5-6lb mark they would begin to bend.

cheers John thanks.

Excellent detailed report. Thanks for sharing.

Good fishing too. Well done!

Well done lads and thanks for the report even if I am raging that I'm stuck in work. I'll be out at the weekend so let me know if you've plans. I could only hit here low water during the day and looks like frost. Is it worth fishing here the weekend?

Donagh

frost often accompanies a calm spell- ray!

Donagh,

Definatley worth a go at the weekend during the day. Fish it last 2.5 hrs of the going and first 1.5hrs of the coming. Mite try it myself.

Gearoid has the pics of the Ray on his phone so hopefully they will follow soon.
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bought a usb device for the memory card on my phone so i could upload pics but did it work? hell no, why would it.
anyway im headn back into limerick tomorrow so mite have the pics up sometime tomorrow

must start to use the b940M in 2/0 that i have upstairs, bought them about 6years ago in a discount bin in a closing down shop, only about 200 of them!!!never used them yet!

nice fishing for the time of year lads, well done

gearoid put the pics onto my phone this evening. And here they are

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:shock: 8)

Ya there nice fish alright

Nice fish mate!
I'm not jealous i swear :)

i am even jealous of the dabs... :cry: