Young Ollie Laird landed a fine specimen small eyed ray of 11lb 10oz whilst fishing on Steve Webbers boat Osprey off Minehead. Bagged on his 12-20lb Ugly stick & Abu seven that he won last year for a fish also boated on board Osprey.
SMALL BOAT SPORT
When the weather permits private boat anglers are enjoying some fine sport off the North Devon Coast with tope the main target species. Recent rough weather has clouded the water encouraging some species to feed hard with lower light levels. Stefan Jones headed to a mark off Woolacombe in his Private boat and enjoyed a great days sport landing nine small eyed ray between 5lb and 7lb plus smoothound and bull huss. The successful bait was Ammo sandeel wrapped in squid.