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 Post subject: catherines AKA hammerhead big ray
PostPosted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 9:35 am 
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its a day of the nurses slow nibbling bites and chewed up crushed baits and we are backing in the sun with a real lite west breeze when we get another nurse bite on the 12/0 catherine picks it up and cranks like hell to set the hook the fish acts like a nurse but alot heaver i hold onto her harness and can feel the pull of the fish when it makes its short runs but it doesn't go far and a little back and forth we are thinking its the king of all nurse sharks she works it closer and into the wade gut wear it just stops and iam thinking its not hung up there are no rocks on this beach so i help by hand lining it and i can feel the head shacks well so i thought it was actually wing beats of the biggest sting ray i have ever seen caught she works it close enough to leader and the tail is so thick i can actually get a tail rope on it and it takes four of us to get it on the beach we try to lift it up to see if we can get the hook out no deal we couldn't lit it high enough to evan see its mouth so i cut it close take the pics and send it on its way .i got him in the water and he sits there watching me while he gets his breath back and slowly turns and flies away but after an hour he comes back and stairs at us for about 15 minutes and leaves again i guess sort of a thank you for letting him go and not filling a couple freezers with shark bait..he measured 11ft nose to tip of tail and 6ft wing tip to tip

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oh thanks herbert for the help good fishing with you budd

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 Post subject: Re: catherines AKA hammerhead big ray
PostPosted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 9:41 am 
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Great catch. I sent Catherine a PM telling her how psyched my daughters (6&8) are that she (a girl) caught such a big fish...

That was a huge sting ray - I had no idea they could get that big.

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That is an old fish, good on you guys for letting it go. I don't think there are too many older or bigger than that one, what a beauty!! How long was the barb?


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 Post subject: Re: catherines AKA hammerhead big ray
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iam with you geo way to old and majestic of a fish to kill but if he was 4ft or less he would have ben bait for sure ..he had two barbs one was 6 inches the other 7 inches before drying we will bring them to the barbecue to show them off

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 Post subject: Re: catherines AKA hammerhead big ray
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That was one hell of a sting ray...Props to Catherine again... :toast:

Maddawg, I was very glad I could help. Will be going back again this weekend coming let me know if you need my help again.


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Very cool catch! Its weird how stingrays just stop like your in a snag.

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Damn. :shock: . That beats the one on dfp that TJ got :shock: . No cobes on that???

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Awesome catch! I don't think i would have the heart to use it as shark bait either. That is a once in a lifetime catch! Congrats :dude:


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big ray catherine! dont think imma see much bigger than that in my lifetime :toast:

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that thing was immense!! what a monster. great catch..

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Great catch catherine you just put a bunch of us to shame with that thing... :wink:
thats a monster for sure...
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Kudos Catherine nice orange 12/0 OR 14/0 the boyz look worried .

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That is more ray than I ever want to try to drag in. Great work and great catch.

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Congrats Catherine....you worked it like a BOSS.

Awesome, bad-to-the-bone skillz.

Thats a pivotal catch.....

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I cant stop looking at this stingray. Its a dinosaur.

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 Post subject: Re: catherines AKA hammerhead big ray
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What a monster, too bad I got there too late to see it :( would of loved to see it in person.

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Congrats on the stingray. :cheers:

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Big props to Catherine, Dawg on a Monster Ray. Def, one for the books, I wouldn't want to be swimming around something like that in deeper water and get him pi$$ed off.

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 Post subject: Re: catherines AKA hammerhead big ray
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Damn, Nice Catch!


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 Post subject: Re: catherines AKA hammerhead big ray
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That is a ray of rays ! Wow !

Is the red reel a Senator ?
If so, I'm surprised; thought that read sideplates just went up to 6/0.


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Wow thats amazing Mark, biggest Ray ive ever seen by far. p.s it was wierd seeing "my new rod/reel" in those pictures.. haha thanks again.. haven't caught anything big on it thus far. but got a a few nice blacktips.. hopfully will get something big soon..

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tyler290 wrote:
Wow thats amazing Mark, biggest Ray ive ever seen by far. p.s it was wierd seeing "my new rod/reel" in those pictures.. haha thanks again.. haven't caught anything big on it thus far. but got a a few nice blacktips.. hopfully will get something big soon..


makes me happy knowing its going to good use :happyfisherman: :happyfisherman: :happyfisherman:

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The Rod Reel that caught this ray is mine.

Which one did you get Tyler?

The 14/0?

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strizile wrote:
The Rod Reel that caught this ray is mine.

Which one did you get Tyler?

The 14/0?


Tyler has a 14/0 so yeah i'm guessing yours.


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strizile wrote:
The Rod Reel that caught this ray is mine.

Which one did you get Tyler?

The 14/0?


no, i have the 14/0 with the orange green rod..and no not the rod the ray was caught on..

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Cant wait to take it for a trip. Hopefully I will not have to delay my vac til first week of May cuz I am planning to end of April for 2 days Sharking and 2 days regular.

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man, thats a HUGE ray! congratulations!!!!

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Thats a huge ray nice work.

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