Bait :rag and crab
Time:22.00 -04.00
Incoming  tide 
What a night fishing  in arklow  first cast small smooth hound  and from there on it didn't  stop more smooth  hounds  had not got time to sit down for a smoke . Then the rod took a big hit got the line in and over the moon  wit what I saw it was my first ray within  about  3 min my mate was on to one as well  then we were back  on to the smooth  hounds  so about  2.30 we were off again  wit more ray  what a night 
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				ShaneH  
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Re: Arklow beach
Nice fishing lads bita common sence tough when it comes to holding ray you wouldn't hold your dog up by the tail for a photo ? its not good for the fish instead hold them by each side of the snout. With ray being sush a rare catch on the east every little helps
			
			
									
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				donal domeney  
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Re: Arklow beach
have a look here on how to hold them. https://www.google.ie/search?q=THE+PROP ... zo6PUK8%3D
			
			
									
						Specimen Fish 2024:  Shore Rockling (3) 36cm, 34cm, 31cm;  Thick Lipped Mullet (2) 58cm, 57cm;   Smooth Hound (1) 109cm;  Sting Ray (1)125cm;  Ballan Wrasse (1) 48cm ;   Corkwing Wrasse (1) 24.8cm.  Golden Grey Mullet (2) 43cm, 1.8lb; 40.6cm, 1.55lb;
Total species boat/shore: 45
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Flounder 46cm; Spurdog 120cm; Stingray 91cm; Smooth Hound 114cm; 103.5cm; 104cm
			
						Total species boat/shore: 45
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Specimen Fish 2025: To date: 6.
Flounder 46cm; Spurdog 120cm; Stingray 91cm; Smooth Hound 114cm; 103.5cm; 104cm
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				stephentaighe  
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Re: Arklow beach
Cheers  mate we are are only new to the  fishing game and I start to panic  when I seen  what was on the line we will know  for the next time mate
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				delmonte  
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Re: Arklow beach
Great fish lads. Good to know the East is capable of turning up decent fish 
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Re: Arklow beach
Well done mate best ray ive seen from the east coast in a long time wouldn't have minded one of them with a bag of chips.
			
			
									
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