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Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 9:56 pm

lowprofile

Posts: 85
Location: northern SD county

whats the biggest bat ray you guys have seen?

i got this 62"er the other day from the suds

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Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 10:24 pm

red fish

Posts: 1818
Location: Berkeley Pier

This one...

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Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 10:32 pm

lowprofile

Posts: 85
Location: northern SD county

red fish wrote:

This one...

how big was it?

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Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 10:34 pm

Rockfish Ninja

Posts: 206

red fish wrote:

This one...

Well that guy was a bloody mess, and massive, but
I can't get over the 70's clothes those guys are wearing, takes me back. LOL

I bet they drove back home listening to classic rock on the 8 TRACK tape player in their 79 chevy el camino.

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Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 10:39 pm

Mahigeer

Posts: 5499

The one in the red jacket who I think landed the fish is the legendary Mola Joe.

He now catches fish in Oregon, last I heard.

That pier is the Hermosa pier if I am not mistaken. I wish I had a chance to meet and learn from him.

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Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 10:42 pm

seabass_seeker

Posts: 1605
Location: Goleta

Rockfish Ninja wrote:

red fish wrote:

This one...

Well that guy was a bloody mess, and massive, but
I can't get over the 70's clothes those guys are wearing, takes me back. LOL

I bet they drove back home listening to classic rock on the 8 TRACK tape player in their 79 chevy el camino.

Funny thing is I also see three 2012 hipsters dressed up complete with aviator sunglasses and tight pants. Picture taken with iPhone and Instagram before they drove off in their Prius blasting classic 70's rock. Oh fashion, how you spin right round.

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Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 11:34 pm

Redkorn

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Well I'm 5'4... Some of the wing spans are bigger than me.

But more then not I catch shorter one..Big girls out of the wash near seal. I cant tell you how much the weight...alittle hard to do in the surf...just as hard as its to release them.

I stoped fishing for big Batties...one big girl destoryed guides.
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Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 4:37 am

pierhead

Posts: 412

Here is another:

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Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 11:18 am

illcatchanything2

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My son landed one in Berkeley that was 6' from wingtip to wingtip. I would not have believed it had I not measured it myself. It took him 1.5 hours to bring it in on 40# test. The bite was on that night as I hooked, landed & released 4 while he was still fighting that 1 Smile

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Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 2:03 pm

KO Fishing

Posts: 236
Location: Fresno, CA

Rockfish Ninja wrote:

red fish wrote:

This one...

Well that guy was a bloody mess, and massive, but
I can't get over the 70's clothes those guys are wearing, takes me back. LOL

I bet they drove back home listening to classic rock on the 8 TRACK tape player in their 79 chevy el camino.

I think they just called it "rock" though. Wink

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Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 2:26 pm

gn3hzeku1

Posts: 156

do people eat bat rays or am i getting them confused with another ray?

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Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 2:30 pm

c00perfish

Posts: 99
Location: United States

You can eat the wings if you tenderize them I hear - never done it myself.
I usually just release them. Leopards make much better ceviche!

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Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 3:09 pm

MsCMSchultz

Posts: 832
Location: It's all about location.

gn3hzeku1 wrote:

do people eat bat rays or am i getting them confused with another ray?

Yes, we ate one once just to try it. Flesh is a weird stringy, ALMOST but not quite gelatinous (so let's call it delicate) texture. We fileted the wings, dredged them in bread crumbs and pan fried them (my default cooking method when we are trying something new).

It was actually quite good (no, neither tasted like nor had texture of scallops).

However, we wouldn't do it again--very small yield--no sense killing a creature for waaaaay less than 25% yield.
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Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 3:14 pm

c00perfish

Posts: 99
Location: United States

MsCMSchultz wrote:

However, we wouldn't do it again--very small yield--no sense killing a creature for waaaaay less than 25% yield.

Truth - most of a bay rays weight is in its center body structure, not the wings. The wings are the only part one can really remove for cooking, unless someone has a good recipe for bat ray hearts/livers?

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Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 9:58 pm

Rockfish Ninja

Posts: 206

"I think they just called it "rock" though. Wink

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I sure did.... back then.

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