Hi guys, I recently started R&S, and even more recently sliding baits out(today was second day).
I went to Tinley Manor this morning and picked up a ray, I had a few problems though, hence no photo's.
First I almost crapped myself when the rod started singing, happy days, squid stuffed with sard guts and a sard head, had only been in the water 20 min. Trying to slow the thing down was something else, the power was truly amazing(I'm using a Penn 14' powerstick HT -6-8oz and Torium 30).
Anyway I have no idea how long it took to fight it to the rocks, I remeber fun, cigarrettes and falling on my ass trying to get down from the high rocks to the waters edge.
That's when my problems started, how the frik do you get something that size out of the water safely and humanely. I tried lifting/dragging it with rod, but it was too big, I tried grabbing the leader to drag it out when fortunately a meneer of a wave helped partially washed the ray up onto the rocks and almost drown me at the same time.
Anyway it washed back into the water and about 30 sec later the rocks chowed my line and he was gone. I don't even know what it was, too much adrenaline, I think it was light brown, definately had a white underside, and wing to wing must have been between 500-750mm, it also had a long(I think) stingy thingy for a ass.
So I guess my questions are, how do you land these, or sharks or even the garrick I want to catch this year, on rocks without hurting it, or almost getting washed into the sea(like me today).
And are the ray's dangerous, I know what happened to Steve Irwin, how do you hold them, or move them, Ive seen photos on Sealine of guys holding smaller ones by their eyes???
But ja, what an awesome day, Ive been buzzing all day because of it, and what a fantastic fight it put up. Just a little miffed I couldnt get a pic and send him on its way.
I will definately be targeting ray's and sharks, the fight is just too good, and hopefully next time I will be a little more prepared for the bite/hookup, the fight, and safely landing and releasing it.
Seriously, afterwards I was shaking like a crack addict it was the awesome. A bit of help would be appreciated.
Cheers
I went to Tinley Manor this morning and picked up a ray, I had a few problems though, hence no photo's.
First I almost crapped myself when the rod started singing, happy days, squid stuffed with sard guts and a sard head, had only been in the water 20 min. Trying to slow the thing down was something else, the power was truly amazing(I'm using a Penn 14' powerstick HT -6-8oz and Torium 30).
Anyway I have no idea how long it took to fight it to the rocks, I remeber fun, cigarrettes and falling on my ass trying to get down from the high rocks to the waters edge.
That's when my problems started, how the frik do you get something that size out of the water safely and humanely. I tried lifting/dragging it with rod, but it was too big, I tried grabbing the leader to drag it out when fortunately a meneer of a wave helped partially washed the ray up onto the rocks and almost drown me at the same time.
Anyway it washed back into the water and about 30 sec later the rocks chowed my line and he was gone. I don't even know what it was, too much adrenaline, I think it was light brown, definately had a white underside, and wing to wing must have been between 500-750mm, it also had a long(I think) stingy thingy for a ass.
So I guess my questions are, how do you land these, or sharks or even the garrick I want to catch this year, on rocks without hurting it, or almost getting washed into the sea(like me today).
And are the ray's dangerous, I know what happened to Steve Irwin, how do you hold them, or move them, Ive seen photos on Sealine of guys holding smaller ones by their eyes???
But ja, what an awesome day, Ive been buzzing all day because of it, and what a fantastic fight it put up. Just a little miffed I couldnt get a pic and send him on its way.
I will definately be targeting ray's and sharks, the fight is just too good, and hopefully next time I will be a little more prepared for the bite/hookup, the fight, and safely landing and releasing it.
Seriously, afterwards I was shaking like a crack addict it was the awesome. A bit of help would be appreciated.
Cheers
Aboard!! Hope you enjoy it like we all do.
