Hit the OC shore line last night without any bait... my buddy luckily had a couple fresh macks from the peir and I quickly landed a 50"+ leopard. Quick release after she beat my shin up with her tail. I must be getting old because I was moving slow last night and everything beat me up. About 11:30 my long rod finally goes off again and I tighten down the drag and this thing heads out to Catalina. It burned about 200 yards of drag at around 15lbs and then finally stopped. It Charged the sand and then I fought it for another 5-8 mins just outside the break until a big old ray slid up on the beach. She was easily over 50" as well and I couldn't get my thumb and middles finger in her head holes to do a one handed landing like most rays. Cut her up and put her in the cooler then ran a chunk out for bait. Clickers stayed silent until about 3:30 when I got a hit but missed the hookup. Upon inspection the ray had small scratch marks and one decent puncture but that was it.
There's always tonight.
Wow! A 50+ in ray cut up for bait. That's an easy 60+ lbs of bait. Ready for the big one 8)
-Keith
: Dark_Knight_9C1 December 28, 2017, 01:28:49 p
Wow! A 50+ in ray cut up for bait. That's an easy 60+ lbs of bait. Ready for the big one 8)
-Keith
It gave me 11 baits. 4 from each wing and 3 body pieces.
Yes, you will get old and slow ;D ;D :P :P :P
Good to meet you last night. Any luck on the bat wing? Your chunck of bait was the size of my bait cooler. ;D
: WheresMyBeer December 28, 2017, 11:19:44 p
Yes, you will get old and slow ;D ;D :P :P :P
Don't remind me, yesterday Denny told me I'm closer to 70 than 65 :(
: JayRay December 29, 2017, 09:09:48 p
Good to meet you last night. Any luck on the bat wing? Your chunck of bait was the size of my bait cooler. ;D
I caught bottom and lost my leader. I'll go swim for it Monday. Ed lost his.
I need to catch another ray to carve up for bait!
Think I'll save a piece for myself as well. Try some of the recipes I've found ;D
: xjchad December 29, 2017, 01:24:08 p
I need to catch another ray to carve up for bait!
Think I'll save a piece for myself as well. Try some of the recipes I've found ;D
Keep it all for bait ;D
Hopefully, that spot will produce something for us this weekend. ;)
: BackBayMan December 29, 2017, 02:26:50 p
: xjchad December 29, 2017, 01:24:08 p
I need to catch another ray to carve up for bait!
Think I'll save a piece for myself as well. Try some of the recipes I've found ;D
Keep it all for bait ;D
Did that chunk give an idea how big that ray was? Lol
: Chris December 29, 2017, 02:43:58 p
: BackBayMan December 29, 2017, 02:26:50 p
: xjchad December 29, 2017, 01:24:08 p
I need to catch another ray to carve up for bait!
Think I'll save a piece for myself as well. Try some of the recipes I've found ;D
Keep it all for bait ;D
Did that chunk give an idea how big that ray was? Lol
That wasn't a chunk. I hand cast chunks. That was a SLAB :o
: BackBayMan December 29, 2017, 07:57:26 p
: Chris December 29, 2017, 02:43:58 p
: BackBayMan December 29, 2017, 02:26:50 p
: xjchad December 29, 2017, 01:24:08 p
I need to catch another ray to carve up for bait!
Think I'll save a piece for myself as well. Try some of the recipes I've found ;D
Keep it all for bait ;D
Did that chunk give an idea how big that ray was? Lol
That wasn't a chunk. I hand cast chunks. That was a SLAB :o
TP gets whole rays and if we had tiger and hammers all year that would be the norm.