WICKLOW SHORE MARK

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#1 Post by **boycie89** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 6:18 pm

People:mise agus ''the cock'' agus eric

Duration:3 hours

Tide:rising

Weather:lovely and calm

Bait:freh peeler , lug, mack sandeel , squid

Rigs:2 hook portsmouth rigs , pullys

Results:doggies , dabs , spotted ray !!

Report:
after hearing of erics ray on friday night i decided to go down and try for 1 myself , i would have liked to go with them on friday but i had a van to vandalise !!

( check the scomber

)anyway had the ray on fresh peeler on my first cast and had 6 dogs after that !! i put out a ball of crab on a pully in the hope for an eary smoothie on my last cast , the rod was in the water only 2 minutes when it hoped out of the stand !! smoothie on !! i got it half way in but came off !!! was a decent enough fish judging it by the fight it put up !! defo was nothing else typical smoothie .. snatch and run !!!!!!!!!!!well nice to get out goin to hit the same spot again on monday or so ..the lads will fill in there stuff .

#2 Post by **eric** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 6:34 pm

the c**k and i both lost two ray, and we cant forget about my ray slack lining me and running uptide only to find out it was a dog weighing a pound if that

#3 Post by **wayne riley** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:35 pm

well done lads,
every time eric goes out fishing he seems 2 lose a fish (shud hav seen the 1 dat got away)

#4 Post by **dbrock** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 9:03 pm

nice homlyn there boycie we def getting out for some soon

#5 Post by **MAC** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 10:51 pm

Nice report lads. Well done. Boycie, are you getting some practice in?

Kev

marshpike · #6 Post by **marshpike** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 11:43 pm

Nice fish no matter what the size, shame about the smoothie.

#7 Post by **brianbru** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 11:49 pm

well done son

#8 Post by **GrahamHill** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:08 am

nice spottie ,,would that be in size in a comp???

well done

#9 Post by **dbrock** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 10:55 am

probably just about graham as they are so small,, but still fun to catch, ive never had one over3lb myself have had them near it allright

#10 Post by **boycie89** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:06 am

heres a double i had off mine and dbrocks ray mark !! if i remember correctly fintan ''boots'' kavanagh was crying to my right !!

#11 Post by **MAC** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:32 am

Nice double there Boycie.

Kev

#12 Post by **keith** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 1:29 pm

Nice one lads hoping to get out after one during the week, Well done

#13 Post by **GrahamHill** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 2:32 pm

have you got a clearer pic of the ray in your left hand boycie,,
looks like it may be a cookoo,,

gee

#14 Post by **boycie89** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 4:04 pm

no i havent , seanibo took the pic !!! its his fault !!!

#15 Post by **GrahamHill** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 6:02 pm

boycie89 wrote:heres a double i had off mine and dbrocks ray mark !! if i remember correctly fintan ''boots'' kavanagh was crying to my right !!

look to the right of the fish you can see the classic cookoo spots,,but the fish in boyces right hand is a deffo male spotty ,,sure i may be wrong but i dont think so well done lads

gee

#16 Post by **boycie89** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 6:39 pm

i took the brightness out of it for ye graham !! its a bit clearer now !

#17 Post by **dbrock** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:52 pm

we were a bit confused when they first turned up years ago,
here is a clearer pic of one
they all look the same well all the ones i got look like this one i presume its a spotted ray

[img]http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q102/dubguyy/homlyn.jpg[/img]

#18 Post by **JOHN LYNCH** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:10 pm

Is it a Cookoo ray or a Cuckoo Ray.

Here is a link with a good clear pic of a Cuckoo Ray.

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/aquarium/pages/cuckooray.html

From what I can see in the pic the Cuckoo Ray seems to have a dark circular area on both wings and light colored spots within this dark circular area.

The one in Boycies left hand seems to have a circular area of dark spots on the wing. I think it is just the camera playing tricks!

#19 Post by **dbrock** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:14 pm

the spots are never that pronounced on em ,,, would love it to be a cokoo ray as i never got one

#20 Post by **GrahamHill** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:58 pm

JOHN LYNCH wrote:Is it a Cookoo ray or a Cuckoo Ray.

Here is a link with a good clear pic of a Cuckoo Ray.

http://web.ukonline.co.uk/aquarium/pages/cuckooray.html

From what I can see in the pic the Cuckoo Ray seems to have a dark circular area on both wings and light colored spots within this dark circular area.

The one in Boycies left hand seems to have a circular area of dark spots on the wing. I think it is just the camera playing tricks!

ok john,,,
i know i cannot spell,,,but can i fishg???
gee