The ray hunt continues @ Witches point

[MRG2000]

With a small tide and the weather forecast giving northerly winds decreaseing thro the day John and i ,decided to give the early ray hunt another bash at Witches Point (Southerndown) .He arranged to meet in the car park @ 9.30, i got there first ,and suprise suprise ,the weather man dropped the ball again ,a howling westerly wind !...John arrived shortly afterwards ,we had a chat and decided to trust the forecast ,that the wind would drop off and go northerly ......

The beach @ southerndown ,showing a lively surf , witches point over to the left,with a heavy surf runing inshore



After the 20 min uphill marathon ,we got set up on the ledges ,with a pretty big swell,only good thing ,we were able to tuck in under the rock face out of the wind



Baits for the day ...Bluey,Sandeel,and Squid ....presented on pennel pulley rigs



We fished 4 up and 2 down ,the result ....absolutly nothing ....every bait came back in untouched ,not our day obviously .......Still a bad days fishing is better than a good days TV,a nd we`ll be back nxt week in search of an early ray AGAIN !!!!!

Some pretty spectacular surroundings ,make it all worth while too.....



Here`s a video summary of the climb !!, complete with heavy breathing ,as i`m not getting any younger and need to find a portable oxygen tent, and really need to carry fewer packs of sarnies !!! Gives an idea of the strong breeze tho !!! ..

[lazy hooker]

we'll get them...bored of codling!!!!

great pics again, Why do pics never do justice to the size of the swell!!!

before anyone reading this from south wales runs off to the spot....always check the tide, wind and swell....witches point will kill ye!!!

we only fished it today as the tide was so small being 9.5m and the wind had more northerly than westerly......don't even think about the place in a south westerly ...on a bigger tide you may have a rouge wave sucking straight up the ledges....if in doubt pm me or mike and we'll tell you if we would fish it.

next weekend we'll get one....honest

john

[fishypaul]

that looks a wonderful spot,bet its nice there in the summer,

i will be ray hunting soon mike,how do you make up that bait ?

[John Marshall]

Thanks for sharing, stunning pics and 11 out of 10 for tenacity, that walk
would have stopped any thoughts of fishing.
Good luck for next time.

[Stevey916]

Better luck next time guys, Great shots Mike. A fair walk too!

Steve

[pingu]

next time mate next time

dave

[Spahill]

Unlucky gents, looks horrible in the wet & you took the long route rather than straight up, guess that grass is impossible when it's slippy.

[lazy hooker]

Originally Posted by Spahill

Unlucky gents, looks horrible in the wet & you took the long route rather than straight up, guess that grass is impossible when it's slippy.

mike chickened out....he didn't want me slipping and landing on him!!!

may have to sneak out again this week....ray or bust time!!!! got to get an early one to get the scoring off, had a couple of blanks in a row now...not happy

john

[blackwater]

Unlucky although looks a cracking spot!

[MRG2000]

Originally Posted by fishypaul

I will be ray hunting soon mike,how do you make up that bait ?

Various combinations of sandeel ,squid ,bluey or mackerel Paul. All based around double sandeel on 4/0 Sakuma Manta 545 ,and 545 Manta pennel hooks to 30 lb mono for the rays.



Double sandeel topped and tailed to start,one mounted on each hook ........




Tend to start with 2 sandeels ,but you can start with the squid mounted to the hooks and then whip on the sandeel if you prefer to ,same goes for bluey and mackerel.
Double sandeel ,whipped on.....


you can add whole small squid or half a big one whipped on to make a nice slimline bait for casting.