Duration:11am-4pm
Tide:high
Weather:stong south western wind and rain
Bait:sandeel and tip of mackerel
Rigs:2/0 aberdeen pulleys
Results:(disapointing) 1 dogfish
Report:
We headed to lough swilly to try and catch r first ray, i had a few marks in mind so we headed to leenan pier first, we arrived and the weather wasnt to bad. it was abit overcast and the wind was calm. we got set up and my bro and uncle cast out first, they were in the left handside so all i had was to the right, my bro said watch when ur casting u dont hit the lamp post to the right, so i said ill be fine, so i got ready to cast and thumped it out and heard this almight bang, i had hit the lamp post full on
my lead had some damage thats why it opened my eyes why its a must to use shockleader, cause if it had of hit someone in the head, will u just have to see the lead to think wat damage it would do to some1s skull.(pic below) anyway we had some laugh at me hitting the lamp post and i got some stick the rest of the session. as soon as we got the bait in the water the wind picked up and the rain started. it made fishing basically impossable with r tripods and rods been blown over but we got shelter in the car, we stayed for a good while but u couldnt even tell if u were getting bites with the wind. so we deciced to call it a day. we all reeled in and i had a dogfish on my rod, so it wasnt a wasted trip. i dont think conditions were favourable for catching a ray but i will get back when the weather gets better to have another go at catching my first ray.
.i seen that type of lead loose the grip part before when stuck it rock so it wouldnt be my first choice. but at lest you got the doggie blank saved. 
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