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#1 Post by thelegend »

never caught a ray goin to get one this year hopefully , need help with marks ,bait ,rigs etc appreciate some pointers thanks
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#2 Post by gearoid mc s. »

Head to the estuary altho its all thornbacks there you should have no problem gettin one... good variety of ray species in tralee bay but i havent fished it so dont know tactics etc ....
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#3 Post by JOHN LYNCH »

what size is that one you are holding up, can't remember, I think I took the pic.
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#4 Post by gearoid mc s. »

u did thats the 13lber during the summer i got..

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do u mean the shannon estuary and whats the best bait 2 use
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#6 Post by dbrock »

enneireilly throws up a few every year mainly spotted and thornies,,,,,

but i did very bad last year myself with ray to be honest had a few from enneireilly and 1 of killiney and 1 of dunlaoighaire east pier,,, that was it really from the shore
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#7 Post by Tomaszek »

I caught quite a few nice rays last year on Fenit Island’s beach in Co. Kerry. I was using mackerel stripes as a bite. Fishing during ebb and low water in evenings when ray becomes most active.
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#8 Post by gearoid mc s. »

thelegend wrote:do u mean the shannon estuary and whats the best bait 2 use
ya the shannon estuary sorry. mackerel is a good bait fresh or frozen, squid cocktails or in my opinion for the bigger fish mack& lug on a pennel rig....
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cheers lad ,do u know of a place on the estuary called glynn :?: dad said he fished it years ago and was a very good mark, he cant remember where it was though ,probably had a dozen guinness in him at the time the old git :?
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#10 Post by TonyMc »

If your going to travel Dingle, Tralee, etc.. for the rays read through this site. Great fishing down there
http://www.traleebayseaangling.com/marks.html

Also read his catch reports for the time of year you will be going

When your down there pick up a copy of Bob Moss's book. Gives details of great marks
" A Guide to Shore Angling on the Dingle Peninsula"

http://www.iol.ie/~bobmoss/


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#11 Post by TonyMc »

If your going to travel Dingle, Tralee, etc.. for the rays read through this site. Great fishing down there
http://www.traleebayseaangling.com/marks.html

Also read his catch reports for the time of year you will be going

When your down there pick up a copy of Bob Moss's book. Gives details of great marks
" A Guide to Shore Angling on the Dingle Peninsula"

http://www.iol.ie/~bobmoss/


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#12 Post by EricH »

Arklow South Beach and Courtown have Ray on them too.
Had 11 shore Ray last year with most from these beaches.

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#13 Post by corbyeire »

thelegend wrote:cheers lad ,do u know of a place on the estuary called glynn :?: dad said he fished it years ago and was a very good mark, he cant remember where it was though ,probably had a dozen guinness in him at the time the old git :?
the old man is not such a git afterall - get out a map of limerick for starters :wink:

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