Arklow, Wicklow, 28/07/2010

[dillontherabbit]

People: Me, Conor and Cameron

Duration: 11 am - 5 pm

Tide: 3 up 3 down

Weather: Calm

Bait: Rag, frozen crab, squid, sandeel

Rigs: Pulley, standard paternosters

Results: Red gurnard, LSD, ray

Report: Decided on a session with 2 of the boys, so headed for Arklow, as I really wanted to catch some smuts. Got to the mark, set up and sent the rigs out. my rod started seeing bites straight away, but I missed alot. First blood went to Cameron with a small red gurnard, then a few minutes later Conor had a slightly bigger one, both on sandeel sections. All went quiet at the top of the tide, but the bites started again when it turned, and a good bang saw me hook into an LSD. The next cast saw me hook into my first ever ray, which as you can imagine, I was over the moon with. I would have been even happier if it was a little bigger than three inches across Still, it was a thornie, and a fish is a fish.

No smuts, but all in all a good day out with the boys

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Matt

[gusker]

Wow ! Thats the smallest ray i have ever seen

Well done on the fishing all the same, its great to get out and not blank

[FMCN]

Yep, also the smallest ray i have ever seen. Well done.

[saving private brian]

ya me to.u shuld of kept him for ur fish tank

[Stephen8wood]

You could have had ray and chip for dinner, one chip that is.

[tight lines]

as you said a fish is a fish no matter what size well done

[Sweetwrasse]

Ray still on my wishlist so I'm still jealous, well done

[Al and Jordan]

at least no one blanked and the ray no matter what size he is, is still a ray . cute wee thing