Shannon estuary 2nd of June 2011

People: Me and Martin and 4 others that arivved before 8pm.

Duration: I fished 6.20pm until 10:30pm

Tide: 19:01 4.70m 01:10 0.70m

Weather: Warm sunny evening without a ripple in the Estuary

Bait: Mack, Eel and squid, black wrap

Rigs:
I used 3 hook size 4 paternoster and boom rigs on the close in rod
Two hook golds size 1/0 and 1 and up and over

Results:
Two ray to the bottom hook of the golds 1/0 hook approx 5/6 lbs and 1lb. The rest of the lads fished to 11:30pm and blanked

Report: Had the dabs spaced through out the session to wrap tipped with mack around 20 or 30 yards straight out. I had hoped to get the dabs in the numbers and have a go for tope in Galway but as they were so thin on the ground I released all but one who had swallowed a hook.

My far out rod wasn't going far out enough. I could blame this on high pressure and the flat sea that doesn't exagerate distance it the sea does with a small wave but my follow through just wasn't workiing for me today. A bit more distance and I may of got more ray. I hate swinging a lead in confined spaces so hopefully that was the reason for my poor casting. If I could have fished the day before with a SW wind and cloud it may of improved things. Anyway I was happy enough to get this fish before 8pm and the wee ray when I was packing up.