Broke my cherry…got spooled today!
Aug 25, 2021 14:56:45 #
Got spooled! For the 1st time ever….from the surf no less.
Something big hit my bait and ran and my reel just screamed as my line came off….no cranking of the handle was stopping this thing…
Before i could think about getting to my knife and cutting the line….the spool was empty…
He ran straight down the shoreline…and broke the surface a couple times….i couldn’t see it but other guys on the beach said it was the biggest Skate they ever saw…4 feet across
Somewhere in the Delaware Bay is a giant Skate with 200 yards of braid hanging from its mouth….hahaha
Something big hit my bait and ran and my reel just screamed as my line came off….no cranking of the handle was stopping this thing…
Before i could think about getting to my knife and cutting the line….the spool was empty…
He ran straight down the shoreline…and broke the surface a couple times….i couldn’t see it but other guys on the beach said it was the biggest Skate they ever saw…4 feet across
Somewhere in the Delaware Bay is a giant Skate with 200 yards of braid hanging from its mouth….hahaha
Aug 25, 2021 15:02:45 #
Aug 25, 2021 15:18:35 #
Wow! Would’ve made a great video. Where were you? Near the Atlantis or elsewhere on Sunset Beach? I would’ve laughed after the experience. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Aug 25, 2021 15:24:53 #
I was by the Atlantis yes….i did laugh after…i never expected to get spooled from a beach where I normally catch fish that weigh 2 lbs !…lol
That size Skate is usually out deep….my 17lbs of drag didn’t make him flinch….hahahaha.
That size Skate is usually out deep….my 17lbs of drag didn’t make him flinch….hahahaha.
Aug 25, 2021 15:40:03 #
Jerseydevil55
Loc: South Jersey beach
Same thing happened to me last week danger in ocean city. Except I was able to land it. Turned out to be a cownose stingray.
Aug 25, 2021 16:06:14 #
Jerseydevil55 wrote:
Same thing happened to me last week danger in ocean city. Except I was able to land it. Turned out to be a cownose stingray.
They are very hard fighters last year I landed one in San Francisco Bay close to 50lbs
Aug 25, 2021 16:41:11 #
D Tong wrote:
They are very hard fighters last year I landed one in San Francisco Bay close to 50lbs
Was able to get this guy onto the beach a couple weeks ago…..he was about 2 1/2 feet across….but my 20 lb test line was at its limit…
They do put up a good fight….when they’re not laughing at my lightweight gear and heading out deep with all my line flowing behind them….
Aug 25, 2021 16:42:26 #
Jerseydevil55 wrote:
Same thing happened to me last week danger in ocean city. Except I was able to land it. Turned out to be a cownose stingray.
Wow…how big was that sucker Jersey? And what set up you using? Rig i mean….
Aug 25, 2021 16:46:41 #
Danger25 wrote:
Was able to get this guy onto the beach a couple weeks ago…..he was about 2 1/2 feet across….but my 20 lb test line was at its limit…
They do put up a good fight….when they’re not laughing at my lightweight gear and heading out deep with all my line flowing behind them….
They do put up a good fight….when they’re not laughing at my lightweight gear and heading out deep with all my line flowing behind them….
Danger have you considered getting a kayak? That monster would have brought you to Maryland before tiring out.
I know you are waiting for prices to come down, but a yak is a great substitute till you get what you are after.
Aug 25, 2021 17:08:58 #
plumbob wrote:
Danger have you considered getting a kayak? That monster would have brought you to Maryland before tiring out.
I know you are waiting for prices to come down, but a yak is a great substitute till you get what you are after.
I know you are waiting for prices to come down, but a yak is a great substitute till you get what you are after.
Id be sipping tea in England by now if i were in a yak…
It crossed my mind plum….idont know, i think im just gonna wait until fall and get my boat…..its not that prices are too high,,..its that nothing is available during the season.
Aug 25, 2021 17:18:11 #
Aug 25, 2021 18:00:14 #
Jeremy wrote:
Yummy. Can make wanna be scallops from the wings.
Heard they were good eating…..good bait too…
Aug 25, 2021 18:10:08 #
Jerseydevil55 wrote:
Same thing happened to me last week danger in ocean city. Except I was able to land it. Turned out to be a cownose stingray.
Good shark bait
Aug 25, 2021 19:16:06 #
You could flip the back reel switch and use the handle for a fan during these hot days!
Aug 25, 2021 20:39:50 #
Wow...now that would be a terrific thrill...even though the outcome was being spooled! Your never gonna forget that experience...and in some ways it just might end up being a better memory than having caught that rascal! Thanks for sharing!
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