trav Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 Caught this thing on a paddle tail swimbait while I was going for stripers. Hit like a brick wall and had me thinking it was a monster..... Im guessing it was about 50 pounds. Took about 20 minutes to land it. Took a picture and threw it back. And this is what my swimbait looked like after... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flaswimbaiter Posted May 22, 2012 Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 That is a cownose ray, we get them so thick here around the bridges and piers you foul hook them constantly. They do fight hard, I lost many jigs to them when I used to fish for pompano. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav Posted May 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2012 That is a cownose ray, we get them so thick here around the bridges and piers you foul hook them constantly. They do fight hard, I lost many jigs to them when I used to fish for pompano. Thanks for telling me what it is. I dont wanna catch another one , good thing I didnt have my FS Herring tied on, I wouldve been pissed if I had lost that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmith12 Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 Thats crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vedak Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 beast! I remember catching a bunch of small ones when I was doing just sardines off the pier. They put up one hell of a fight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infidel Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 Just like the Mud Marlin of Southern CA. How could you not want to hook into something that fights like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tybo jones Posted May 23, 2012 Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 Very cool Trav! Must have been fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishDr Posted May 25, 2012 Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 Fun stuff! I used to target them intentionally at night in the SF Bay Area - they'd take off on long runs that made you wonder if 300 yds of line was enough. Wickedly strong, and fun to catch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav Posted May 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2012 Fun stuff! I used to target them intentionally at night in the SF Bay Area - they'd take off on long runs that made you wonder if 300 yds of line was enough. Wickedly strong, and fun to catch! Yeah they are very strong. It made 3 or 4 runs when I got it to shore, about 30 or 40 yards. I didnt know what it was until it got to the shore the first time, I thought I had a shark when it first surfaced Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
se4sons2013 Posted June 2, 2012 Report Share Posted June 2, 2012 bat ray fishing is awesome, we slay those during the summer months in a local channel. 40+lbs are fun on a bass set up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBirdtn Posted June 3, 2012 Report Share Posted June 3, 2012 bat ray fishing is awesome, we slay those during the summer months in a local channel. 40+lbs are fun on a bass set up. Hell yeah now this sounds like a fun time lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishaholic211 Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Hell yeah Bro!!!!!! That is wicked awesome!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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