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Coach · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:27 am Post subject: "Hooked" - Nat Geo show???

guys, did you see the dude from - London being a guide in Thiland catching rays? I was always told to strum the line or tie a crabs claws together around the line and let it slide down and tickle the ray - bang, there on the move. I have tried both these - yall? I just don't know why this guy has to muscle them up??? Do any of yall - yes, I know why ray fish when there is other fish out there, but .....

I do get a kick of some of some of the Bioologists that can't cast...or when they hold the rod under the reel like a kid..... Laughing

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o_brother · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:37 am Post subject:

I saw it last night as well.. Could you imagine stepping on one of those and taking a Magic Carpet ride.. Wasn't the largest one nine feet across??? I think I have seen three or four different fishing shows now that show huge and weird fish..

Mike
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Coach · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:42 am Post subject:

I was surprised that the ray wasn't fighting when they held it or let it go -it looked all calm.. I guess when you are carrying a sword on your butt and can use it, you feel pretty confident.
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o_brother · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:50 am Post subject:

Those big rays were really calm... Nothing like the little buggers you catch down here.... I would not even be in the boat with someone trying to hold a 200 lb ray with a six foot long tail and a 10 inch barb.... The wife was watching the show with me and noticed how calm they were and that the rays were not trying to whip there tails either...

Mike
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dave · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:10 am Post subject:

I saw it too, it was a good show. I just wish they could have gotten the weights on some of those huge rays.

Mad Dog · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 10:51 am Post subject:

I wanted to watch that show but a thunderstorm took out our power. Yup, you heard right a thunderstorm in San Antonio, miracles do happen.

MD Wink

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hornytoadx3 · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 1:20 pm Post subject:

Personaly I liked River Monsters. I watched every episode and thought that guy knew what he was doing. I saw Hooked last night of course the later episode,I'm recording the whole series. I was not impressed with Mr. Nevada. But I was impressed with the size of those ray's. Yeah I saw that guy lose that big ray I think it could have been prevented. Who knows maybe I'm wrong I saw the shank break on the hook I'm guessing it was an Owner cause they were wearing the hats. And I love Owner hooks. Maybe to much muscle.
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chuck · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:15 pm Post subject:

one on of the hooked commercials it mentioned a 52" trout fresh water, i think he was in a river

landlocked beachbum · Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 3:35 pm Post subject:

Hey man, when you're a 1,000 lb stingray.............................. what's to get excited about!!!!! Shocked

Also a 52" FRESHWATER [real] trout ain't really anything monsterish, depending on the species. Lake trout get HUGE!!!!

This puppy was caught 1 hour and 15 minutes from my house many years ago:
http://arkansasroadstories.com/nature/trout.html
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Big John · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 07 Mar 2006 Posts: 2647

I thought they said the largest one was a 10' across female probably weighing over 1,000 lbs.