What the? Really? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Deamon · 10-15-2012, 04:39 AM

Every once in a while you begin your pull and your hoop net is noticeably heavier...there's a telltale thump, thump, thump with every pull. I was thinking this one's going to be a mambo bug...NOT. Wing tip to wing tip, this Bat Ray filled up my entire net.

MrPatrick · 10-15-2012, 05:09 AM

Lets hear about how you got it out of the trap.

Deamon · 10-15-2012, 05:17 AM

Haha, for sure. That last picture has the trap upside down (see bait box)...the stinger was outside of the net trying to stick me. It was one of those "please get out...please get out..."

chitown54 · 10-15-2012, 05:28 AM

LOL I bet. I would be praying to god as well wtg on the release without getting hurt

JohnnyCope · 10-15-2012, 06:02 AM

This is where it pays to have flat nets !

ctfphoto · 10-15-2012, 06:26 AM

Wow, how the heck did he even get in there in the first place, he is huge for that net.

I have probably pulled over 20 small rays in the last two weeks.

ful-rac · 10-15-2012, 06:27 AM

I had that happen to me before but definitely not on my kayak! That would be....a problem...!

jorluivil · 10-15-2012, 07:09 AM

Holy crap!

I had the same thing happen to me last night but mine came up with a shovelnose shark.

jaws197 · 10-15-2012, 07:38 AM

W T H ?!?!?!?!

Dude! Glad you got it out without getting hurt! Hope the rest of the night went better than that!

Deamon · 10-15-2012, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by jaws197

Hope the rest of the night went better than that!

Jaws, why rip off that young scab? I dropped my first (4) traps last night, looked back right before I let the last one go and wtf...and they're all gone. Sunk out. The 5.5' tide grabbed my med sized floats and poof, gonzo...I ended up finding two and losing two. Stayed out late hoping they'd pop back up but no such luck...put (4) keeps in the bag.

jaws197 · 10-15-2012, 10:19 AM

D U D E !

okaaaaayyy then.......I guess Iwasn't missing too much by not going last night.....

Making me really re-think going out tonight.....

Think I may wait til next weekend for the tidal flow to slow down a bit.

You going out again soon?????

Deamon · 10-15-2012, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by jaws197

D U D E !

Think I may wait til next weekend for the tidal flow to slow down a bit.

You going out again soon?????

That tidal flow shouldn't be a prob for those with the normal floats scoping out plenty of rope. I paid for my lack of experience. I like the string of sm/med floats because they stack on top of each other in the back better for me.
The schedule's tight this week but I'm usually game. I pm'd you last week but got no response...Jim

lowprofile · 10-15-2012, 10:34 AM

isnt he cute?!

best way is to turn the net sideways, reach in and stick two fingers in its mouth, get a lock on it upper jaw and just pull it out. they slide right out and glide away.

jaws197 · 10-15-2012, 11:06 AM

Jim PM'dyou back (sorry for the delay!)

Chris not many people are as bat ray nuts as you are! LOL (you ought to post a link to some of the UFO's you are USED to catching)

bus kid · 10-15-2012, 02:08 PM

How did it taste?

lowprofile · 10-15-2012, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by jaws197

Jim PM'dyou back (sorry for the delay!)

Chris not many people are as bat ray nuts as you are! LOL (you ought to post a link to some of the UFO's you are USED to catching)

lol. i posted the one that broke the record. but i've landed some big ones this year.

they really are harmless puppy dogs.

bus kid · 10-15-2012, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by lowprofile

lol. i posted the one that broke the record. but i've landed some big ones this year.

they really are harmless puppy dogs.

Tell that to Steve Irwin....

lowprofile · 10-15-2012, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by bus kid

Tell that to Steve Irwin....

he was killed by a sting ray, not a bat ray.

sting rays have much larger and often multiple stingers to hit you with.

PapaDave · 10-17-2012, 09:34 AM

Soooo... Can you eat them?

tehburninator · 10-17-2012, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by PapaDave

Soooo... Can you eat them?

yes! actually you can.... i was told a when i started fishing that they are much like..... cheap scallop... i dont know about that... but i caught one, took it home, took off it's wings, and the lady's parents made soup..... they loved it! personal preference though... i ate a piece, didnt bother me any, but not my favorite.

10-15-2012, 04:39 AM	#1
Deamon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,972	What the? Really? Every once in a while you begin your pull and your hoop net is noticeably heavier...there's a telltale thump, thump, thump with every pull. I was thinking this one's going to be a mambo bug...NOT. Wing tip to wing tip, this Bat Ray filled up my entire net. Attached Images Last edited by Deamon; 10-15-2012 at 05:38 AM.

10-15-2012, 05:09 AM	#2
MrPatrick Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Waiting to launch Posts: 1,381	Part two Lets hear about how you got it out of the trap.

10-15-2012, 06:27 AM	#7
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	I had that happen to me before but definitely not on my kayak! That would be....a problem...! __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

10-15-2012, 07:09 AM	#8
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,855	Holy crap! I had the same thing happen to me last night but mine came up with a shovelnose shark. __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

10-15-2012, 10:34 AM	#13
lowprofile #1 on fishstick's hitlist Join Date: May 2011 Location: Sea level Posts: 1,477	isnt he cute?! best way is to turn the net sideways, reach in and stick two fingers in its mouth, get a lock on it upper jaw and just pull it out. they slide right out and glide away. __________________ MLPA- My Largest Poaching Area

10-15-2012, 05:17 AM	#3
Deamon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,972	Haha, for sure. That last picture has the trap upside down (see bait box)...the stinger was outside of the net trying to stick me. It was one of those "please get out...please get out..."

10-15-2012, 05:28 AM	#4
chitown54 Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 32	LOL I bet. I would be praying to god as well wtg on the release without getting hurt

10-15-2012, 06:02 AM	#5
JohnnyCope The Four-Finger discount Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Lost Posts: 267	This is where it pays to have flat nets !

10-15-2012, 06:26 AM	#6
ctfphoto Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 901	Wow, how the heck did he even get in there in the first place, he is huge for that net. I have probably pulled over 20 small rays in the last two weeks.

10-15-2012, 07:38 AM	#9
jaws197 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Poway, CA Posts: 148	W T H ?!?!?!?! Dude! Glad you got it out without getting hurt! Hope the rest of the night went better than that!

10-15-2012, 10:19 AM	#11
jaws197 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Poway, CA Posts: 148	D U D E ! okaaaaayyy then.......I guess Iwasn't missing too much by not going last night..... Making me really re-think going out tonight..... Think I may wait til next weekend for the tidal flow to slow down a bit. You going out again soon?????

10-15-2012, 11:06 AM	#14
jaws197 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Poway, CA Posts: 148	Jim PM'dyou back (sorry for the delay!) Chris not many people are as bat ray nuts as you are! LOL (you ought to post a link to some of the UFO's you are USED to catching)

10-15-2012, 02:08 PM	#15
bus kid Team Keine Zugehörigkeit Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Way out there Posts: 2,854	How did it taste? __________________ Não alimente os trolls------------Don't feed the trolls---------------インタネット荒らしを無視しろ

10-17-2012, 09:34 AM	#19
PapaDave Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Menifee, CA Posts: 1,457	Soooo... Can you eat them? __________________ So long and thanks for all the fish...