Bycatch & release.

[FishRaiden]

Originally Posted by makobob

Jeremy does it with heaver tackle, you did it the fun way. BTW your gaff looks like mine only different colors. They are a FINE fishing tool.

Its always more fun on the lighter gear.

Originally Posted by CobraTandem

So was that a batray? If so, could you tell if it bit the big hammer or snagged? Whatever, that is great practice for the big butt you're gonna catch.

I've seen decent sized halibut actually breaching in that area chasing smelt while I was fishing off the rocks. Those three jetties are where my dad brought me up fishing (worth a mention since today is father's day).

From the way it ran and surfaced the couple of times, im pretty sure it was a Bat Ray. It almost wanted to jump out of the water 20' in front of me.

Yeah, ive caught a couple nice legal Butts in this area before. Lots of birds diving near the shore today, tons of bait. Just wished a Butt wouldve taken one of our baits today. Next time.