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how to release a ray?

  • 18-08-2011 01:30PM
    #1
    Icyseanfitz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,539 ✭✭✭


    hi lads caught my first proper fish last night :D about time id say haha, anyway it was a decent size sting ray no idea of weight or anything but it was about the size of my pc monitor in width, now me and my buddy had no idea how to release it properly, we got the hook out but we couldnt pick it up properly as its tail was swinging like crazy eventually it quietened down a bit and i managed to pick it up and throw it back in (hope it didnt die) but is there a proper way to deal with them?


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  • #2
    Sparks43
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,074 ✭✭✭Sparks43


    Always have a cloth or a set of gloves handy when fishing for StingRay

    Helps guard against the Spike also support the fish from underneath where you cant get whipped by the tail

    As for release gently place the Ray into the water past the 1st couple of waves
    Hold the fish gently so the fish can swim away once it regains its bearings

    Also watch and make sure the fish has gone into deeper water as it is very easy for the fish to get washed back onto the shore

    Nice catch m8 very well done


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