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Arklow beach

#1 Post by stephentaighe »

Bait :rag and crab
Time:22.00 -04.00
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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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Re: Arklow beach

#2 Post by ShaneH »

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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Cheers

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#4 Post by donal domeney »

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;
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Flounder 46cm; Spurdog 120cm; Stingray 91cm; Smooth Hound 114cm; 103.5cm; 104cm
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#5 Post by stephentaighe »

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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#6 Post by delmonte »

Great fish lads. Good to know the East is capable of turning up decent fish


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#7 Post by big fish »

well done lads nice few ray arklow is the place to be last few weeks
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#8 Post by samo »

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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