Fisher woman deb
California Fishing
Oct 27, 2022 14:58:27 #
Oct 27, 2022 15:07:54 #
Big dog
Loc: Bayshore, Long Island, New York
Fisher woman deb wrote:
July 2022 McNears San Rafael
Bet that was fun!
Oct 27, 2022 15:12:42 #
Fisher woman deb wrote:
July 2022 McNears San Rafael
Welcome to the Stage Deb. That's a heck of a Ray for an intro fish, nice catching. As you know, we love pictures.
Oct 27, 2022 15:38:12 #
Grizzly 17
Loc: South central Pa
Fisher woman deb wrote:
July 2022 McNears San Rafael
Woo hoo Deb. That's a brute girl. Congrats on landing that rascal 👍👍🎣🎣
Oct 27, 2022 15:40:42 #
Fisher woman deb wrote:
July 2022 McNears San Rafael
Good pic Deb and welcome to the stage. How in the world did you get the ray up on the pier?
Oct 27, 2022 20:51:42 #
Welcome deb….good job with that sucker…….its been my experience that trying to reel ina large skate is like trying to reel up a bag of cement.
Oct 27, 2022 21:45:23 #
Fisher woman deb wrote:
July 2022 McNears San Rafael
Nice ray Deb. Welcome aboard.
Oct 28, 2022 08:29:27 #
plumbob wrote:
Good pic Deb and welcome to the stage. How in the world did you get the ray up on the pier?
Now that's a 64 dollar question.
Oct 28, 2022 13:15:54 #
Fisher woman deb wrote:
July 2022 McNears San Rafael
Welcome to the stage Deb.
That's one heck of a ray. I've landed a few of them myself and know that that's a lot of work to land one that big. Congrats to you. Thanks so much for the pic.
Oct 28, 2022 13:17:30 #
Oct 28, 2022 13:34:22 #
Mooseman65 wrote:
What is that? Looks like a giant bat 😂😂
It's a Bat Ray. Really.
Oct 28, 2022 13:35:35 #
Oct 28, 2022 13:44:38 #
Mooseman65 wrote:
😂😂😂😂. Never caught a ray. Looks like a good fight tho
Yeah. Better have a good rod with lots of backbone or you might not ever get them landed.
I've caught all mine while Striper fishin throwin lures. You foul hook them and that makes it even harder to land one. Thank goodness we're on a boat so we can chase them if needed. All we're tryin to do is get our lures back.
Oct 28, 2022 14:19:28 #
Mooseman65 wrote:
😂😂😂😂. Never caught a ray. Looks like a good fight tho
They fight like a submarine for the first few minutes and taste great. I cut slabs off the wings, remove the skin and cartilage then punch out scallops with a 1" piece of conduit (6" long--sharpened on one end). Scallops get dipped in Tempura--scraps go into the brine bucket for crawfish and crabs.
I also keep a short bristle scrub brush in my tackle box to scrub the slime off before I start cutting.
If you land one, flip it bottom up before you try to remove any hooks or lures. I use a hardwood broom handle with the largest barbless hook I could find lashed to the end. Hook penetrates more easily than a gaff and doesn't I was as much damage. Hook the tip of one wing then pull it over the other.
If you accidentally get stuck, soak the wound in hot but not scalding water and immediately have someone else drive you to the nearest urgent care or ER (you've only got about 25 minutes before the pain from the venom starts to hit the max). The heat helps deactivate the venom if you don't have water, use hot coffee or a heat pack.
Sterilized bat ray barb
Oct 28, 2022 14:21:19 #
Mooseman65
Loc: Seattle
Thanks for the great info. Ya don’t need to be harpooned, would ruin a great day for sure
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