saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

We estimated it weighed bout 40 pounds. Was about 4 feet from wing tip to wing tip.
He caught it up in that slough and it was really shallow where he hooked it. It ran almost to the mouth of that slough and back to where we were. Finally got it close enough to get a gaff in it and get the lure out.
That's when I snapped the pic.

Fishandrods Loc: Alpine Ca foothills of San Diego

Hi Steve, I've caught some bat rays on San Diego South Bay the biggest was about 3 to 4ft wing span that pulled my 15ft smokercraft alum deep V around for about 15 to 20 minutes before I could get it up to see what it was, hoping for a big Halibut, I've never caught one in the mouth, always snagged in the wing and they fight twice as hard that way. Using a ball head jig with plastics not bait, I think they are just curious as to what it is. The rig I was using was a 5-6 Phoenix boron rod light duty with a pinicleDeadbolt reel with 8lb test. Once I saw it wasn't a big halibut I snapped it off. I wish I could talk my wife into moving North to much better freshwater fishing than in SD area. I've fished in the Siearas and on the Kern river in past years. I Sold my Skeeter tri hull in 2004 and quit fishing the lakes here, pay to launch, pay to fish and don't catch much anymore. Been fishing mostly alone for the last 2-1/2 years, one friend moved to Navarre Fl and the other one moved to Az. Got to find someone in the SD area to fish with. I can still launch and put it back on the trailor myself at 76 years young with a 40 year old mind but not as agile as I once was, much easier with one in the boat and one in the truck. I'm using my inflatable life vest full time now and wear the deadman line on my wrist incase I fly out of the boat. I'm also installing a rope ladder on the transom so if I get thrown over I've got a way to get back in. Not many people on the bay during the week when I fish. I would never eat any fish out of our polluted bay but fun to catch and no cleaning either. Larry W.

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

Hey buddy. That's what this ray was/did. It was bout 4 feet from wing tip to wing tip. Pulled our 16 foot Klamath around a little bit. Finally got it to the boat and gaffed it so we could get our lure back. Bout a 15 min fight.
Have you ever tried to get together with LarryM?
He lives down there and fishes the SD area.

Fishandrods Loc: Alpine Ca foothills of San Diego

I have thought about that but don't know how to do much more on my iPad than looking things up and reply to things on the fishing stage. I thought I heard him say something in the past about some med problem keeping him from fishing, I might be wrong about that. I don't know how to PM?? I'm an old dog and have trouble learning new tricks. I still have an old flip phone dinosaur I've had since the 80s for when I was in business for my wife to get ahold of me about business, way better than the pager I had before. If I can figure how to get ahold of him I will. He's about the same distance from the ramp as I am, about 45 minutes for me to get there and should be about the same for him. LW.

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

To PM somebody, you just click on their screen name by their avatar and the link to send a Private Message comes up. OR you can go to the top of the page and click on private messages.

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Good info Saw i didn't know about the click on name way. I have always gone through the P M section.

OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

Great day Saw, congrats! By the way, I wasn’t buying the skunk story at all. I was born at night, but it wasn’t last night! 😉

Flytier Loc: Wilmington Delaware

Sounds like a great day.

Catfish hunter Loc: Riggins idaho (Paradise)

I think those days are planned for all of us. One day you can’t keep em off the hook, the next day you can’t pay em to bite. Like they have specific days they come to work. Lol

Fish Dancer Loc: Guntersville, Alabama

Awesome day Steve. You had me with the lie for a minute. Lol.

Catfish hunter Loc: Riggins idaho (Paradise)

Which one is the truth?😂

Randyhartford Loc: Lawrence, Kansas

Hey Steve, I knew immediately the first was a lie cause you said you “fished from sunup to sundown” and when you posted , it was still hours from sundown in California. You gave it away, buddy. 😉🤥. LOL

bric Loc: Helena, MT

You did it again! Great day, great 👍🏽 pics.

drjim Loc: London, AR

Great day fishing!

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

I wondered how many were goin to catch that.