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Title: This thing kicked my butt!
Post by: Still Running on July 13, 2009, 01:26:08 PM
The wife and I were fishing the Ocean City inlet catching nothing but shorts. I got this one hit and I set the hook. Thought I was hooked up on the bottom and then it started to take drag. After about 15 min I got it to the boat. Turns out to be a cow noise Ray. This thing had to go 3 to 4 feet wide.
At least it was fun!
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Post by: Luna Sea 5 on July 13, 2009, 01:50:07 PM
i caught one when I went to Virgina.. all I can say is WOW
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Post by: kezsr on July 13, 2009, 01:57:21 PM
caught 1 fluking off the ammo pier a few years back,didn't know what I had,almost spooled me,a lot of fight in them,no sooner released and 2nd pole takes off with one on.did some research and found they're usually in schools.   Kez
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Post by: ped579 on July 13, 2009, 02:13:03 PM
Wow... :P
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Post by: striper74 on July 13, 2009, 02:39:14 PM
Can you keep them?  Or are they protected?  That would be one heck of a fillet!
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Post by: Treebeard on July 13, 2009, 03:07:35 PM
Holy Smokes Rick!  cfzd That had to be like reeling up the hood of a pickup truck!  TT^ I'm sure it was fun.. I hope you are enjoying your vacation.. looks like it  chrz
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Post by: Hotrod on July 13, 2009, 03:45:38 PM
Got one also. Man I thought I had a big one. They are a fun fight
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Post by: PeggyLee on July 13, 2009, 04:16:44 PM
Wow Rick I bet your Heart was a pounding thinking this" IS A BIIIIIIIIIIIG doormat", Lisa get the Net!!!!!  t^
Enjoy your stay. t^
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Post by: Hunter 2 on July 13, 2009, 05:53:44 PM
Good job Rick,  By the way,  My boat is running great now.. A added a fuel tank cleaner fluid and ethanol treatment..
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Post by: Bucktail on July 13, 2009, 06:40:58 PM
Nice catch!  A lot of folks hook up with those things in the surf around here and never even know what they had on, because they get spooled.   I know, because when I ran the B&T on LBI I would hear all the "Humungous Striper!" stories from anglers coming in with bare spools. nts  ;D
They normally show up in our surf around mid-August or so.  Sightings of the rays are often followed by shark scares as well, since the sharks will feed on them. t^
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Post by: captainbailey on July 13, 2009, 09:43:03 PM
caught one off the ammo pier a number of years back. Thought it was a small shark until i reeled it in and thought it was a world record skate, upon further inspection, it was a cow nosed ray. Great time, nice catch
 chrz

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Post by: Kenny on July 13, 2009, 09:49:07 PM
Cool catch Rick...I caught one many years back and thought I had flukezilla on the line, gets your heart pounding...
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Post by: Pfishingruven on July 13, 2009, 10:14:49 PM
They are fun!  They come into the Barnegat Bay by the 1000's and feed on the clam beds.

Sounds like a great vacation.

 TT^
Title: Re: This thing kicked my butt!
Post by: Greg7 on July 15, 2009, 11:51:07 AM
Wow!