Its undulating dark patterns edged with white spots make it the prettiest of all the small ray. The markings are more distinct than those of the painted ray, which has pale cream markings and no white spots. Rare from the shore except from the Irish west coast. Remember that different lures need different techniques. Topwater baits need more forceful casts. Normal baits need gentle landing.

Part of the difficulty is that mantas spend only a small proportion of the day feeding at the surface, Green says. If they’re even one metre below, you won’t see them.My ray fishing experiences were limited – there are not a lot of ray around the Kent coast – until I travelled to the Isle of Wight in the 60s and fished an all-night Readers SAC open. It was June and the small-eyed ray were prolific from the Chale and Atherfield beaches. The hook set up for both the pulley and the mono paternoster can be a single hook or a two-hook Pennell. Fishermen like Charlie and his brother Gavin have, through their partnership with BLUE, created conservation measures to improve the sustainability of their fishery and reduce the risk of bycatch which is a major driver for the decline of rays in other areas. Gavin hauling in the ray nets The odd ray will be caught to slow (less than 0.5 knots) drift fished baits and in some cases, a slow drift will catch more ray than fishing at anchor as you cover more ground. If it is a particularly calm day with little wind or tide to move the kayak it often pays to slowly drift over an area to find the rays before anchoring. As most good ray marks are usually in areas of tidal flow it is usually best to be anchored from the off. Baits for catching rays

The ray family, raja, appears to bridge the gap between the sharks and ‘true’ species of flatfish. Various species of ray can be caught the length and breadth of the British Isles, with the waters off the Welsh coastline being widely regarded as among the most productive anywhere, regardless of whether you fish from a boat or the shore. A size 3/0 Kamasan B940 is ideal and particularly suited to baiting with a six inch frozen sandeel. Players who are completing this commendation will notice that they’ll need to take in the view of Plunder Valley at noon or midday. As you may expect, noontime in-game occurs daily at 12 pm server time but it is important to note that this time is the same on every server worldwide. Catching Rays Commendation: rewards

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Below is the full tutorial from the YouTube channel, Rare Thief on how players can complete the Catching Rays Commendation.

How does this scent differ from "Sun and Sand", which is also contains orange, lavender and musk? Big fish need to feed more as they use more energy moving themselves around and hunting, especially if they are delivering young as well. They will want to be conserving energy where possible, so actively pursuing live baits will be less enticing to them, instead they will be immediately drawn to any easy big food sources, so a big stinking dead bait is just the draw at this time of year. I just want to make everyone stoked on the ocean,” Green says. “And people are! You tell them that we have mantas in Aotearoa and their eyes widen and their jaws drop.” This keeps the bait clipped up during the cast and is especially effective when using large baits and for casting in a buffeting wind.For most undulate fishing a size 3/0 long shank Aberdeen or a Mustad Viking 79515 3/0 works well for all baits. They do not have big mouths and baits should be kept sensible to allow easy intake for them. Even for the bigger 10lb plus specimen sized undulates need no more than a 4/0. Some very successful undulate ray anglers prefer a smaller size 2/0 feeling the smaller baits are more easily taken in. Shore fishing rigs for undulate ray Pulley rig Also, look for birds flying around. If they’re hovering in one spot, it could mean fish beneath the surface.

A bait that proves highly effective for the bigger undulates is a pouting fillet. It’s the smaller sub 5-inch fish that are ideal. Remove the fillet, then cut the fillet in half. Pass the hook fully through from the skin side and then bring the hook point out at the bottom. Put the second section of the fillet flesh side up against the first fillet. Now fold the sections round the hook and again wrap securely with bait elastic. This is brilliant bait at any time, but especially so in the autumnal period. Manta Watch encourages people to take photos and videos of mantas, and record the time and coordinates of each encounter. It’s early January, and Green has been receiving five or six manta ray sightings every day between East Cape and Northland.Also look at the handle length and reel seat location. Choose a comfortable handle according to your height or preference. This affects the casting distance. The reel seat location affects your control over the rod balance.