thornback ray fishing for

Pross · #1 07-08-2004, 09:44 AM

Getting back to the start of this thread. As I've been told Challaborough is good for ray (anyone know what species) and I'm hoping to get down there this weekend I thought I'd give them a go. So, is the advice a pulley rig with 3/0 size hook and some sort of fish strips? Do you need some kind of strong trace for ray?

steve devon · #2 07-08-2004, 10:59 AM

yep it is good for small eyes

need 80lb main line on traces and around 30lb hooklength on pulley

also its sand eel you use for bait

and expect some doggies!

Ben · #3 07-08-2004, 11:13 AM

is it a pennel pully rig you wanna use??, and also why do you need such a strong trace/hooklength??
would you recomend stronger main line as well??

steve devon · #4 07-08-2004, 12:39 PM

yep thats the rig and you need the strong hooklength coz they can bite through it and also theres quite a few doggies around so they can fray it easily

i use 20lb main line coz they cant fray that and theres no need to go heavier than that really i dont think

Ben · #5 07-08-2004, 02:20 PM

i will have to invest in some stronger line befor i go then

devondave · #6 07-08-2004, 02:34 PM

if your going for the thornbacks take some live prawns with you :) and good luck pross
a friend of mine wants to go on sunday he wants to go slapton/beesands but i dont think it will be worth the journey. so i am going to try and talk him into sidmouth or east portlemouth not sure which one he will go for though

Pross · #7 07-08-2004, 03:31 PM

Thanks Steve & Dave

Is there anywhere around that part of the world I can pick up live prawns? I'm far too lazy to try to catch any! How do you hook live prawns anyway?

Ben · #8 07-08-2004, 03:58 PM

i think you feed it along through the tail and out just befor the head, never used them before though

steve devon · #9 07-08-2004, 04:20 PM

can get them here but dont know anywere up around that area

devondave · #10 07-09-2004, 08:07 AM

yea like steve i am not sure where to get them down there.
but i would guess a small net and some scouting around the rocks of the island you will find them and dont be lazy pross prawning can be great fun!
plus i dont know anywhere up here that sells them alive.

then if you do get them just hook them in the 2nd or 3rd segment up from the tail hook them any further up and u will notice when the flip you cant hear them clicking and (me personally i think that the click helps attract the fish)

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