bit more luck

[Lord of the Rays]

Went to a special spot bout 300km out from adelaide and did some ballooning.
I only brought 2 small bonito and 1 small mackerel to use as bait so we pretty much ran out after the first day.
The Bonito worked a treat! got a hit in 90min in, balloon went bang and the ratchet ran out pretty hard. but i tried to set the hook too soon and ripped the bait out of its mouth while it was running.

that got my adreneline pumping!
so i put the other bonito out and 3hrs later i hooked up on sunset, and caught this 4.5ft bronzie with its stomach hanging out of its mouth. it didnt go hard, not a run, swam straight in, ready to be gaffed .

the next day without targeting sharks we caught a fiddler ray and a decorator crab. the wind was blowing to hard into the shore.



next time im bringing MORE bait and ill have to stay for longer, it was a fun trip.

[TeEnAnGlerPro213]

[kiz]

that ray is pretty cool looking. Was it much of a fight ? Nice work

[Swordslayer71]

Good stuff That ray looks pretty cool, almost like a wobbegong(I'm not saying that it could be, I'm aware it's not, just noting the similar shape). A lot of big fish and sharks throw up their stomachs when they're stressed, doesn't necessarily mean they're dead, but it aint a good sign either. Heck even camels do it. Either way good report, and keep 'em coming I know I'm not the only one who enjoys reading reports from "down there".

[hklbery]

wow! that ray looks like a guitar fish ... very cool catch!

[C-MONEY]

Your not suppost to use ballons anymore because the seaturtles eat them. If you can use something else, please use it.

[JSG2891]

would he be ok using styrofoam floats?

[Lord of the Rays]

ok yeah, that's a banjo ray. they're ok to catch when nothing else is around, but they get in the way otherwise and they dont fight very hard, they dont take runs either. i brought that one straight in on 15lb.

aside from literally vomiting up its guts affecting its fightability from a stressful point of view, it probably wasn't able to breath properly because of that ergo compounding its potential activeness. when we got it up and it hit the deck it went pretty mental though!