my03 Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 was fishing in valcluse some something took a live yakka on the bottom, something pulled on it, it wasnt a run so i left it, then when i come back there a constant bend on the rod, so i strike, and find back in, at first felt like i hit a snag, then it almost bloody pulled me in cause the drag wasnt set. so after loosening it up we fought, taking line was so painstakingly slow, it was 5y.o 6kg mixma fibreglow with 30lb leader anyway it wasnt so interesting, most of the time if felt like i was pullign on a snag, but it would do the occasional run, and sometimes i could take it in cm by cm. no happy ending with this one, right when it was about 6 metres under my feet and we were getting the fish up when it freaked and went on another run adn my line busted, when inspecting it the break was clean, so probally the maxima got cut up on something and busted off cleanly. what do you reckon it is? the fact that the whole fight was on the bottom, the fact that it feels like a snag cause it probslly buried itself under sand, the fact that it had exceptional pulling power, not the montion the stamina- 40mins and constanly being pulled on and not bargin and got for strong runs consistently. its gotta bea ray? a big mumma of a ray? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piss'n'Broke Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Hey Mate If the bottom was broken up with rock etc, I'd be inclined to say Port Jackson! Things fight like potato sacks, with the very rare odd lil Zzzzzz Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domza Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 My old man got a huge stingray at the roseville bridge ramp on a live yakka. It fought hard and long, nothing like the way you described. I think it could be a port jackson shark or a huge flattie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
searabbit Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 would have to be a ray if it was bottoming out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bashir Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 definately a ray of some sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 I would say more then likely a ray but it also could have been a porty, either way lucky it broke off, both are crap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aron Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 it wasnt your anchor? Same thing happened to me at lion island - port jackson shark don't think it would have been a ray cause those things run....and run.......and run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FletcherG1991 Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 (edited) big ray or shovelnose ..... they turn there bodies against the direction of the force and as the have a large bodie the spreadm out it makes them extremly hard to get to the turn and get to the surface could have been a snag ..... i fought a "fish" for 10 min until my line snapper and only a 1 hook and a sinker came back but missing the other hook ..... damn current makes it feel like a fish running Edited November 7, 2006 by FletcherG1991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Big-Banana Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 I must've caught a 20kg port jackson, it was huge. Didn't bottom out but every sharks fight is different. Sounds like a big ray! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWZAT Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 G`day Fellas , No Contest MYO, definately a ray , sounds just like an eagle Ray . Catching a big eagle ray , is like trying to drag a doubble decker Bus along the Tarmac by your teeth. Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuffy Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 I reckon on a large shovelnose. I got one about 3 weeks ago at the Spit Bridge and it felt exactly the same as you described. When I finally got it up it had turned sideways and my line was hooked under its side as though it had turned side on - went about 1.2 mtrs and was like pulling up a bucket of water, no fight ,just a slow moving lump. Only twitched a bit when I grabbed its tail to haul it in. By the way raiders, just a hint. I know these things have no teeth, but don't try and hold them by the lower jaw with your thumb in their mouth - like I said, just a hint from experience !!! Dopey me thinking I could grab it like a flatty - yeah, right. OUCH ! Tuffy ( now known as Lefty) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lasty Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 I had a big shovelnose 'fight' like that up the Hawkesbury a few years back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flattieman Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 I'd say that it's most likely a ray or ray-like species. Some rays that I've caught have done exactly what you've described. Flattieman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bung Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 "Everybody Loves Raymond" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harold Posted November 7, 2006 Share Posted November 7, 2006 Definately a Ray. Mongrel things, they get your hope up and then you see them!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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