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kenf41
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poolbeg 12 may

#1 Post by kenf41 »

People:
myself,Killian.
Duration:
8-11
Tide:
full at 11
Weather:
ok
Bait:
crab
Rigs:

Results:

1ray


Report:
went looking for smoothies and saw 2 caught early in the evening.
spent the evening feeding whiting with our crab and decided to head back upthe wall at full tide. Had 1 last cast rear where we parked and in 10 seconds hit a ray. First one ever so nice touch. No idea how to put a pic up from my phone btw. . Was about 6 lb i was told but had no scales.
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Re: poolbeg 12 may

#2 Post by tight lines »

Nice fish ken I went down the next night and got 2 dogs only seen 1 hound taken out 5 lb got by a few asian lads
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Re: poolbeg 12 may

#3 Post by Deleted User 3488 »

Well done with the Ray, 6lb is a tidy fish.
The smoothies seem to be slow to get going this year.
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Re: poolbeg 12 may

#4 Post by ark rose glenn »

Well done pal
Species 2014; coalie, whiting,flounder, smoothound, LSD, codling, pollock,pouting, cookoo wrasse, goldsinny wrasse, mackerel, blue shark, conger eel, rock goby, blenny, plaice, dab, herring, poor cod,painted ray, weaver,
Species 2013:......Whiting, dab , flounder, codling, pouting, mackeral, dogfish, pollock, 3beard rocking,plaice, smoothound, blenny.
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5 beard rockling, pouting, LSD,sea trout,scorpion,
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Re: poolbeg 12 may

#5 Post by myworldfishing »

Its great to see ray back in the bay, havent been ray caught there for years and now theres about 5 I heard of in a month....

well done.
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Re: poolbeg 12 may

#6 Post by kenf41 »

Was there Wednesday too. We blanked and i think 3hounds were caught at the end of the wall. Again early in the tide. A couple more weeks maybe ?
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Re: poolbeg 12 may

#7 Post by Grumpy Angler »

Hope to head down for an all nighter on sat.first time there for me.wish me luck!

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Re: poolbeg 12 may

#8 Post by kenf41 »

Good luck so. Probably best to ignore such things as moon phases ect. [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]
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Re: poolbeg 12 may

#9 Post by MackDublin »

myworldfishing wrote:Its great to see ray back in the bay, havent been ray caught there for years and now theres about 5 I heard of in a month....

well done.
We've had them on the boat anchored between half moon and lighthouse on bay side about 200 yards from pier wall. Up to 15lbs. They are back alright :-)
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Re: poolbeg 12 may

#10 Post by myworldfishing »

MackDublin wrote:
myworldfishing wrote:Its great to see ray back in the bay, havent been ray caught there for years and now theres about 5 I heard of in a month....

well done.
We've had them on the boat anchored between half moon and lighthouse on bay side about 200 yards from pier wall. Up to 15lbs. They are back alright :-)

Nice one. I know where il be chucking my mac bait from now on... :)
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Re: poolbeg 12 may

#11 Post by kenf41 »

Grumpy Angler wrote:Hope to head down for an all nighter on sat.first time there for me.wish me luck!

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did you have any joy ?
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Re: poolbeg 12 may

#12 Post by Grumpy Angler »

Didn't manage to get down on sat night,got down on sunday about 1:30 and stayed 'til 7. Set up about half way up beside the little huts. Was using crabs/macs/rag and squid in diffrent combos.caught nothing-a few other lads came and went but nobody was catching anything.went home soaking wet-but i'll be back Gurrrr!

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