Was looking at some old photo and come across this one i caught it about 3-4 years down the goldy, im not to sure what its real name is, i was just calling it an eagle ray cause thats what a mate told me it was.
Was looking at some old photo and come across this one i caught it about 3-4 years down the goldy, im not to sure what its real name is, i was just calling it an eagle ray cause thats what a mate told me it was.
yeah mate, looks like a smaller spotted eagle ray to me. the larger girls have VERY long tails! nice pick up, bet she went hard. were you land based? you get her on squid?
cuzza
Yeh i was land based and i got her on the plastic in the photo,it did fight hard all i can remember is my line peeling off, and looking into the water and seeing it flying off when i got it out of the water it was trying to hit me with its tail.Originally Posted by cuzzamundi
Hey J/E,
Not sure on the name but i saw one at Twin Waters weir, they are an awesome looking ray.
Marty.
They are the only ray I have ever caught trolling a 6" shallow running hard body lure in over 20 feet of water. Had be beat what this thing was...certainly wasnt a tailor that i was targetting.
Jack.
seen a fair few snorkelling around the place. beautiful graceful swimmers and if u get too close they really power off. i saw one bloke catch a monster in the seaway earlier this year. about 5 foot across. took him about 30 minutes to get in. an interesting catch on a lure though!!
I saw one swim under the Hornibrook bridge a few weeks ago. I looked it up when I got home and the closest I got was a Gold spot eagle ray.
The thing was swimming really slow...just beautiful to watch, almost hypnotic.
Beached an eagle ray that hit a quickly retrieved slug intended for big tailor that would have been 5 foot across. Had the hooks right in the corner of his mouth. Have seen schools?pods?herds? of big rays surfing the waves on the eastern beach at Moreton - very spectacular.
Lindsay
i as reading an article some time back on the guys in western australia who target these as sport,,,,, some of the sizes recorded are unbelievable,,,, and apparently they hit and run like steam trains,,
certainly are well colored,,,,,,
choppa
can it get any better??????????????,,,,,,,,,,,,,,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgG_TxEPaQE
My initial thought after hookup was that it must be a spaniard. It stopped the retrieve dead and ran instantly at high speed for near on 200 metres. Then when I saw the white of the under side of the wing I thought it must have been a manta that I'd fouled. Was very difficult to get out of the swash - every time a wave went back out, it would give half a dozen flaps and be back out in the gutter like a shovelly and took nearly as long as one to beach. Not sure what it would have weighed, but I'm thinking around 25 - 30kg - on 4kg Schneider.
yeh they go hard my brother caught a massive one 2 years ago...
ill post the link 4 you's to have a look
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p...r/100_1181.jpg
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