Eagle rays???
Submitted by harry_davis on Tue, 2012-06-19 17:58
hey guys!
was just wondering if anyone could give me a few tips on how to land an eagle ray, ive been trying for a couple of years now, using large butter-fish as bait!
what is the desired line strength, i was thinking 30lb fireline???
what leader???
what rig would i actually use, i know the trick is to keep the bait on the bottom but nothin seems to work with the rigs i use... i usually use 5/0 hooks?
running sinker or fixed sinker?
wire trace or just a mono leader?
cheers guys!
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Jeffree
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i got a medium eagle ray at
i got a medium eagle ray at hillaries last week.
35lb braid on 50lb flurocarbon. and snelled 6/0 gamas and a running sinker.
2012 4000 catalina, and a 962 demonblood.
hope that helps.
not all asians keep undersize fish.
scano
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can u keep them?
just a question
is it legal to catch a couple in the freo area of the swan and keep a couple for a feed?
the reason i ask is we have a couple of 457 visa mechanics at my work who are always asking me to bring them one in to cook up
just want to make sure it is above board to do so before i go fishing for them with the though in mind to keep one to try eating
scano
Jeffree
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dunno if you can keep them
dunno if you can keep them or not, but i never do.
just the thought of eating a stingray freaks me out.
not all asians keep undersize fish.
garethgkr
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What type of asian are
What type of asian are you!?!?
Jeffree
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LOL. i know right!
LOL. i know right!
not all asians keep undersize fish.
beau
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Sum ting wong wit you jepprey
Sum ting wong wit you jepprey
Jeffree
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oi, i find that racist!
oi, i find that racist!
not all asians keep undersize fish.
beau
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I find an asian cringing at
I find an asian cringing at the thought of eating some dim sum eagle ray wing discriminating. Guess we're even then!
Jeffree
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hahahah :)
hahahah :)
not all asians keep undersize fish.
aalfred
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Yes you can,You can keep to
Yes you can,
You can keep to rays per day or 2 sharks. But you cant keep 2 sharks and 2 rays. But 1 and 1 is ok.
Cheers Seb
fishing fanatic
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i get heaps behind carnac.
i get heaps behind carnac. size 6/0 octopus hooks snelled withe 50 pound braid and 40 pound leader. but i have caught heaps and soms monsters with 25 pound mono and 30 pound leader. use any dead fish with the hooks sticking out and then berely with either tuna heads under the sand at the wave breaks or fish pieces
aalfred
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heaps of burly!!! That brings
heaps of burly!!! That brings them in.
cudbfishn
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I got 1 on 8lb the other day.
I got 1 on 8lb the other day. wasnt fishing for it took a bit to get in.
Jeffree
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i got one in the swan on 4lb
i got one in the swan on 4lb on a 1000ci4 BEAT THAT! ahhahaha. was chasing bream.
not all asians keep undersize fish.
cudbfishn
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Hahaha nice one. Ill pay
Hahaha nice one. Ill pay that.
beau
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Hey buddy try palm beach in
Hey buddy try palm beach in between the two boat ramps there, there are heaps cruising along the shallows, I used to hook them on the fly gear when I was going down there learning how to cast.
beau
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This big guy chased me up
This big guy chased me up onto my ski while I was cleaning squid I had caught earlier at the beach I mentioned earlier. Prenty of them around there
meglodon
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thats one hell of a ray
that is one family size ray there
mulloway_hunter
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yea i'm looking at getting a
yea i'm looking at getting a deep freeze soon and saving a few small ones for shark bait in summer but knowing my luck as soon as i get a deep freeze i wont ever catch one :(
buschy
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40lb ish
I've caught plenty of eagles and stingers of varying sizes (including some absolute monsters) over the last couple of years. I typically use 40lb mono with a 60lb flouro leader....this stops most of them. Still get smoked by the big sharkies. Have used 60-80lb braid with a lot of success on the really big stingers up north.
Usually find rig doesn't matter too much....snelled hooks are good if you want to rescue your tackle. Gangs will often be partiallly swallowed so you may have to cut the line to release. I find most of my rays and sharks are bycatch chasing mullas - so normally running ball sinkers or stars to a heavy duty swivel. Then leader to hooks. Bait wise anything works for rays.
I find the biggest challenge is always getting them onto the beach, can be extremely challenging in surf conditions especially if you have a bit of a drop off.
garethgkr
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How do you guys get rays off
How do you guys get rays off the bottom?
My last two trips out I seem to be getting rays that stick to the bottom for 5 mins then get up and gun for the horizion and repeat step 1. This is with a locked drag and 300m of 30lb braid. Good thing the knots slipped just before it reached the backing.
Wahoo
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play the
guitar like Slash or Hendrix.
Fishin for a feed and fun.
Batty
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Guitar
Lifes a game but fishing is serious !!!
harry_davis
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Thanks guys for all your
Thanks guys for all your advice... i'm feeling more confident now!
Limit your kill, Don't kill your limit...
Buz
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Just make sure that if
Just make sure that if letting anyone else know about catching and keeping rays that you cant do it around the Hamelin Bay boat ramp/main beach area now(i know its no where near Perth but just for info sake).
Such was the outrage when some people of Asian origin went down and caught, killed, and cut up one of the resident friendly big rays down there(called Stumpy as she didnt have a tail or barb) that it has now been made a safe zone for stingrays by fisheries.
*not being racist to Asians, part Asian myself, but thats what appeared to be the race of people that killed Stumpy.
bitten
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Go out and target mulloway
Go out and target mulloway your sure to get one
Hutch
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There are plenty around
There are plenty around Perth, and especially around Rotto. Salmon Bay at Rotto has sh*tloads, and they are literally right by your feet.
Just about any tackle is fine, although I recommend a fairly heavy rod and reel with at least 20lb line. The terminal tackle doesn't matter I find, and they will take just about any bait they find.