A winter cuckoo

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With the crap weather we've been having screwing up any rock sessions on the island for the past few weeks jumped at the
chance with the calm spell last night,i was greeted with a nice flat sea if a bit cold and fished 4up 2 down.
Set up two rods,one for rays and another closer in for conger and had the dreaded decent fish first cast on the conger rod,
an 8lb huss,a quick pic and back she went as she was laying.
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Shortly after had a knock on the ray rod and brought in what i thought was a nice spotty until i landed it and realised i'd
a tidy little cuckoo ray,rarely seen so i was well chuffed with that.
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A few whiting were getting caught which went in the bait bucket,a couple of dogs and small codling
with one better one amongst them
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Had a massive bite close in which i think was a decent pollock which didn't take the whole whiting down but
shortly after had a strap on the same bait.

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Not much else after that so back to the car,scrape the ice off and back home a happy Degs.:yeah:

Subject: Re: A winter cuckoo Fri Jan 31, 2014 3:17 pm

Well done Degs you keep on catching and not just little one like us mortals you are the champ putting the rest of us to shame. Always a nice set of pictures as well. cheers

Subject: Re: A winter cuckoo Fri Jan 31, 2014 5:19 pm

A Cuckoo in January Exclamation

You should write to the Times lol!

Great report and pictures Degs cheers

All great fish with lovely markings Very Happy

Guest

great report and pics some very nice fish there degs well done cheers

Guest

Great session well done Smile

Guest

Nice1 Degs,some great fish there mate,off to a flyer Very Happy

Subject: Well done Fri Jan 31, 2014 8:51 pm

Cracking session & report cant beat a bit of variety well done

Subject: Re: A winter cuckoo Fri Jan 31, 2014 9:45 pm

Never heard of a Cuckoo Ray, thanks for the education!

Guest

There's quite a few rare rays to be caught off our shores Paul, but unfortunately they're getting
rarer,more effort needs to be done conservation wise but it's all about the media driven frenzy for
bass scratch

http://www.sharktrust.org/en/skate_and_ray_factsheets

Guest

Well done degs good report ,some cracking fish owddddd cheers

Subject: Re: A winter cuckoo Sat Feb 01, 2014 9:47 am

Degs wrote:: There's quite a few rare rays to be caught off our shores Paul, but unfortunately they're getting
rarer,more effort needs to be done conservation wise but it's all about the media driven frenzy for
bass

http://www.sharktrust.org/en/skate_and_ray_factsheets

Good link

Subject: Re: A winter cuckoo Sat Feb 01, 2014 5:41 pm

Wow cracking report and pics degs great session Very Happy

Guest

well done on the ray degs looks like you had a great sesh great pics Cool

Guest

great report well done

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