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Zapped by a Flathead


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Gday Raiders,

Had a good day out yesterday with a nice handful of flatties on sp's from the kayak. Something a bit weird happened though - as I was handling one of the bigger ones i got a solid electric shock. Not a little sharp zap like static electricity but a deeper thump that ran up my arm.

I was standing shin deep in water (so was well and truly earthed) and was grabbing the fish off the ruler on the deck of the kayak with wet gloved hand around its belly... bit of firm pressure to lift it then whack!!

No batteries or power on the kayak so cross that off the list of causes.

Any ideas what was going on here? I know there are some rays and species that generate a shock but didnt think flatties were amongst them!

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