Mousse Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Wow! Sent from my SM-N9005 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witha Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 ....that thing is ridiculous! Imagine how old it would be! Barnacle covered behemoth of the deep! Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catchin Jack Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Seen em that big down near batemans bay. Big black ones. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaClH2OK9 Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Have you seen the big ones down jarvis Bay I've not tried but have seen them hand fed. ......... SaltWaterDog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingfish1999 Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Yeah same with bendalong get them very big be pretty close to that size but I don't think it would be as big. There quite friendly and get hand feed to and get pat by people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Williams Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Surely no one actually targets the bloody things? Must be bycatch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaClH2OK9 Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Not my cup of tea but why not? Big shark and Ray fishing can be a thrill. Got to be honest though it looked like shooting fish in a barrel in jarvis Bay. ......... SaltWaterDog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Williams Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Thrilling if you like winding in a big truck tyre from the deep, or a giant suction cap off the beach... whatever floats ya boat though, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaClH2OK9 Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 It's a passive aggressive reply. Fishing is fishing and we never know what will take our bait. As long as the fish is taken to the table or released unharmed that is why we do this. ......... SaltWaterDog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Williams Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 It's a passive aggressive reply. Fishing is fishing and we never know what will take our bait. As long as the fish is taken to the table or released unharmed that is why we do this. ......... SaltWaterDog No aggression intended at all champ. Most anglers I know hope to target good sport fish or table fish, and hopefully to combine the two. As rays offer neither quality, I question why anyone would target them. Of course they're often taken as bycatch, which is what I referred to in my original reply... Anyways, if you're into your ray fishing good on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaClH2OK9 Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 I think we're on the same page here mate. But... If people want to target them. ... Good luck as long as they respect them and release safely. ......... SaltWaterDog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Hook an eagle ray on light gear, and see how hard they can go. A bit different to the black rays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Stingrays are often bycatch of sitting your bait on the bottom. They put up a great fight but are no good for the table, so release is the preferred method. It's massive, so let it be! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paikea Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 In the late seventies I took part in a fishing club comp on Broughton Island North off Port Stephens. We spent a couple of days camped on the island leaving our boat (a Savage Escort) moored in Esmeralda Cove. To ensure that the reef anchor was securely set I dived down to place it in a crevice. My young son was snorkelling in the water with me whilst I dove down. Suddenly it was as though someone had turned off the light (sun), I looked up and there was this huge black Ray slowly swimming over the top of me no more than 5 - 600 mm above me. I was petrified and came up as soon as the Ray passed. It had a very thick tail and vicious looking barb. My son told me that as it swam over me the Ray was substantially wider than I was long which made it more than 1800 wide. We then saw a couple more of similar size. Apparently the cove is well known for these big Rays. I have seen the ones at Bendalong and they are babies compared to the ones we saw. Makes you wonder if I was lucky not to suffer the same fate as Steve Irwin? Cheers Paikea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 In the late seventies I took part in a fishing club comp on Broughton Island North off Port Stephens. We spent a couple of days camped on the island leaving our boat (a Savage Escort) moored in Esmeralda Cove. To ensure that the reef anchor was securely set I dived down to place it in a crevice. My young son was snorkelling in the water with me whilst I dove down. Suddenly it was as though someone had turned off the light (sun), I looked up and there was this huge black Ray slowly swimming over the top of me no more than 5 - 600 mm above me. I was petrified and came up as soon as the Ray passed. It had a very thick tail and vicious looking barb. My son told me that as it swam over me the Ray was substantially wider than I was long which made it more than 1800 wide. We then saw a couple more of similar size. Apparently the cove is well known for these big Rays. I have seen the ones at Bendalong and they are babies compared to the ones we saw. Makes you wonder if I was lucky not to suffer the same fate as Steve Irwin? Cheers Paikea All good mate! There's heaps of them up here. And my son often swims with them whilst body boarding of birubi. it doesn't bother him as it as normal occurrence There's some big rays our there, just let them be! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Williams Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Have landed a couple of eagle rays off the sand while targeting Jew, and granted they do pull a fair bit off string, but how disappointing is it when you realise it's just a ray? Just seems like a waste of time and energy fighting them.. Others might feel different though. Reckon they are best left alone to do their thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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