Redondo bat ray - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

HobieScot · 08-26-2015, 02:23 PM

Yep
A buddy of mine hooked into one at Newport harbor on 6lb test (we were targeting bass) on accident. We chased that thing around the harbor for 45 minutes before it finally wrapped him up on a concrete mooring

Was a fun and exciting 45 minute fight.

They can be a pain to initially get them off the bottom because they will lay flat on the sand and flutter their wings to cover themselves in sand creating a suction cup effect with the soft bottom. But once you get them off the bottom and get them heading up they can be a fun fish to fight. It's just getting them off the bottom that's the hard part.

Some people eat them but most people don't. The wings are supposed to be edible but I have never wanted to hassle with bringing one aboard to test out that theory.

But they are fun to catch

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08-26-2015, 02:23 PM	#2
HobieScot Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 370	Redondo bat ray Yep A buddy of mine hooked into one at Newport harbor on 6lb test (we were targeting bass) on accident. We chased that thing around the harbor for 45 minutes before it finally wrapped him up on a concrete mooring Was a fun and exciting 45 minute fight. They can be a pain to initially get them off the bottom because they will lay flat on the sand and flutter their wings to cover themselves in sand creating a suction cup effect with the soft bottom. But once you get them off the bottom and get them heading up they can be a fun fish to fight. It's just getting them off the bottom that's the hard part. Some people eat them but most people don't. The wings are supposed to be edible but I have never wanted to hassle with bringing one aboard to test out that theory. But they are fun to catch Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk