Eagle rays!

 Went for a lil fish down at pk jetty Monday morn to get some baits ended up catching atleast 30 nice sized whiting and 8 mullet was also tryna land me my first eagle ray which ended with verry little to no success. Lost 3 in total, 1st one spat the bait before i could get to the rod to hookup, 2nd my brother just about got spooled instantly with 300m of 20lb n 3rd raped me on my 4000bg n 7-15kg rod with locked drag!  

These fish are a awesome sport fish and id like to know where they get all the power n speed from

Yea the batoid

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 Well done on the whiting. Ah

Tue, 2017-07-18 10:51

 Well done on the whiting. Ah the old eagle ray, they do put up a decent fight but soon become a pest if your chasing mulloway, snapper etc. The power is self explanatory once you see one swimming at speed, it's "tail" comes in the form of two huge wings down the side of its body which are very powerful.

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Never been a pest for me

Tue, 2017-07-18 11:18

 I have done heaps of early morn n night fishes but never come across one unless targeting them yesterday i had fresh whole dead mullet out in the same area as me beother n he got the first 2 runs with only a dead buttery as bait. I later then put on a buttery n got a run within minutes. I have only ever hooked em on butteries so have never really been a pest for me

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 They're Only pests for

Tue, 2017-07-18 11:38

 They're Only pests for people that can catch actual fish

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Wah wah

Tue, 2017-07-18 12:15

What are ya tryna say 

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 Haha seems like all the

Tue, 2017-07-18 13:33

 Haha seems like all the nonsense in the last few weeks has gotten to you hutch :-)

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love it when

Tue, 2017-07-18 11:33

 they leap out the water but thats about it with those fuckers

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wont catch em sitting at home!

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 Nice job on the whiting and

Tue, 2017-07-18 11:44

 Nice job on the whiting and mullet  we often see eagles in the Mandurah estuary when netting for mullet, they can get a little to friendly while cleaning the net out chasing a free feed haha

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Right on

Tue, 2017-07-18 17:31

When cleaning the net they will sneak right up against you and scare the living hell out of you while they help themselves to your catch.
Well they scare the hell out of me.

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 Na, I'm with you on that one

Tue, 2017-07-18 18:59

 Na, I'm with you on that one haha

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Cheers

Tue, 2017-07-18 12:17

 Ive had my fair share of close incounters not the most injoyable when they come out of nowhere 

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Fkennnnn

Tue, 2017-07-18 17:34

 I fkennn hate rays!  We tend to hook them on almost every boat trip!

 

 

 

 

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 Ashen I'd be looking for

Tue, 2017-07-18 19:53

 Ashen I'd be looking for some different locations,  normally I've found rays= sand.

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Thanks

Tue, 2017-07-18 20:56

 Thanks for the tip mate.  I/we have hooked them on basically every type of bottom (sand, rocks, reef etc). I also thought they were found mainly around sand... 

Hutch's burley (Shorecatch) that he brings along must be a strong attractant to make the pesky buggers swim over reefs to get to my hooks!! Lol

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Eagle rays are like the

Tue, 2017-07-18 18:14

Eagle rays are like the greens a bloody pest and even worse if you hookem in the wing makes you think there's head shakes

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C'mon mate. That's a bit

Tue, 2017-07-18 22:31

C'mon mate. That's a bit harsh on the eagle rays

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Eagle rays go pretty hard.

Tue, 2017-07-18 20:20

Eagle rays go pretty hard. Pretty sure they are even classified as a gamefishing species.

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In the smoker

Tue, 2017-07-18 21:26

 good for a chew!

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 They are good for testing

Wed, 2017-07-19 09:17

 They are good for testing your gear and if all your knots are good. And if your full of piss and nothing else is on the chew ( for me thats more oftern than not )

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Why would ya eat a eagle ray

Wed, 2017-07-19 10:04

Great sport fish n thats the only reason ill ever target them aint killing a lil inocent eagle ray 

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 Don’t know how much truth’s

Wed, 2017-07-19 10:33

 Don’t know how much truth’s in it .. but apparently a large hole punch through the flaps makes clayton’s scallops . I know the one’s from fish and chips look and taste a bit suss along with the dodgy crab sticks that I was told was possibly tripe mix 

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 Yea ive heard some rumers

Wed, 2017-07-19 11:10

 Yea ive heard some rumers that fish n chips shops use ray wings for scallops and yea crabs sticks dont really tast like crab anymore do they

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Crab sticks

Wed, 2017-07-19 11:33

Are tripe with crab essence

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 Nothing wrong with

Thu, 2017-07-20 09:16

 Nothing wrong with stretching the arms on an eagle ray if it's a slow day on the beach!  It's a great way to put a smile on a beginner fisho's face too.

Plus it's a great learning curve for novices. Shows the importance of knot/rig strength, drag settings and how to land a stubborn fish in the surf. Better learning from your mistakes on a bloody ray so that you're ready when that trophy shows up!

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Right on

Thu, 2017-07-20 16:57

It sure does test your knots and rigs. And also brightens up the slow evening when nothing else is playing the game.

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Im glad my days of targeting

Thu, 2017-07-20 17:07

Im glad my days of targeting rays are done, but as said its a vital part of improving as an angler so all the best with that Jimbob!

Eagles are best for sure with jumping and direction changes but gee they make a mess of all your lines on the boat when snapper fishing!

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I am somewhat of a stingray specialist.

Wed, 2017-07-26 22:13

 I just go to the beach, targeting Mulloway and you guessed it stingrays. I can find them anywhere, reckon I could catch one in a roadside puddle.

10 to 15kg surf rod and an Alvey 650 soon sorts them out. Probably a bit overkill for the whiting though. Can be a pain flipping the big ones to get hooks back.

Lob out a tailor head on a 8/0 through the jaw and you will get a hookup if there is an eagle ray within 3km.

Cheers,

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