lazeeya858 and I decided to hit the bay for some batray action.. We got to the spot around 1:30 P.M..

We casted our bait around 1:35 P.M. and let the fun begin!

Woo hoo.. 10minutes lazeeya858 gets bit, but not that strong.. That little ray just nibbled him :? No hook set or anything.

For 4 hours straight WE had no bites or hookup at all! We were starting to blame the full moon!

About 6:00 PM I was near lazeeya and we were talking about fishing and the moon.. Then all a sudden.. I hear my clicker go off fast and loud!! So I run about 35 yards to get pick up my rod and set the hook! I got there around 30 seconds and picked up my rod and I let it load up while on gear then set the hook hard as I can! BENDO!

HOOKUP!!
*People start to watch behind me, spectators talking & eating, and asking me questions*

I see my jigmaster has barely any dacron left! The runner at least took 50yards of 50# mono and 100yards of 50# dacron! I let him run until he stops! Then let the fight begin!

First I thought I lost him so I decided to set the hook once again to be sure! Then all a sudden about 40feet, hes being stubborn and sucking the sand.. So I tap tap my line to piss him off , then he comes running once more! Then I horse him in! Pretty much after he was in 10feet range, I dragged him in while lazeeya858 pulled him in by his ears!

What a monster! People were taking pictures and loaded questions that I had to answer

I have to say this is a solid 75 pounder ray..
Worse part while lazeeya taking a picture of me.. I picked it up and I felt its stinger hitting my knee TWICE!

I was like " i think I got stung ".. and some old women said you need alcohol?, and I said "no thank you, im fine "

Woah.. I almost got punctured BADLY and turned out to be a scratch from the batrays stinger :x

The End

Picture time:

WOO HOO 75#!


Yeah hes my baby!


Ouch :cry: I hope im fine!

dAMN! yOU HOOKED UP. Great kid here!! You'll enjoy his energy!

That would have been a good fight!! Especially from the shore..

Nitehawk love the colours in this pic

should've asked her for a beer!

Nice fish

so are they a bad stinging fish or just a nasty puncture wound fish ,,

Very bad stinging fish and a nasty puncture!

Whereever you get punctured.. You will have that spot swollen up for 2-3 days! And soo much pain you need to take 600-800 MG of pain reliever!

Or I prefer using your own urine and apply it to the wound

glad you added that last bit.. was having visions of those thick aussies drinking their own pee after getting stung by a ray

i would nt muck around with rays at all i have hooked a few in the past if i know they are rays i cut the line no playin around my friend...................I can still hear steve erwin echoing in my head dont do it dave DONT DO IT ..........BUT MUST SAY NICE PICS ...

yep top bit of fishing there mate, hope to see more reports from the U.S. i will be hitting the beach next weekend i hope