Shannon Estuary 24th of August

[Kran1230]

People: Myself

Duration:5.30am to 12.30pm

Tide:High tide at 9.30

Weather:Overcast, mild and very slight breeze

Bait:Mackerel

Rigs:Pulley

Results:3 Flounder and my 1st ever Thornback Ray




Report: First report and hopefully not my last. Early start for me but wanted to be there for the rising tide. Far from a good angler but I used all the info and tips I mostly got from this forum to give me the best shot of catching something. Wasn't particularly going for a ray, anything would have done but I was hopeing for a ray, dogfish or maybe even a small conger. Caught 2 of the Flounder early on and the other around 10.30 after the tide had turned. Had a heart pounding moment when something nearly pulled my rod and tripod over, got it just before it fell, gave a few winds and felt some weight and then nothing, just pulled in my line and a swivel at the end. The hook length had presumably been bitten through or cut off something. I didn't have enough weight on it to snap it if it was snagged. It was 25lb line. Possibly a Conger? Shortly after that at 12.00 ish the rod started going and I bagged my first Thornback. Not massive, maybe 4lb at the most but I was delighted. I only had 3 small pieces of mackerel left too so was lucky it came when it did. It made the early start well worth it too.

[Conger]

Well done on the report, keep them coming. A big congrats on the first ray well done

[nigelmcguane]

Nice one Kran congrats on first ray

[roger de dodger]

Nice session !

[folanf2]

congradulations on the ray!