Exactly. I had a night ended once because of this and learned my lesson. I have had a few species of sharks do this also. Sometimes you don't even get to see what it is that takes your line. The big rays are the nastiest.mark poulson wrote: ↑Tue Dec 26, 2023 3:59 pmThat sounds brutal. I imagine that, by the time you can cut your line, half the spool of line is gonetoddmc wrote: ↑Sat Dec 23, 2023 5:57 pmI've had them come up and eat my bait in Newport Harbor while walking docks for spotted sea bass. They just swim off and spool you. I started to carry an extra spool of line after it happened the first time.mark poulson wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2023 1:35 pmDid you boat flip the sea lion, or was it a long distance release?
What Other Species Have You Caught by Accident?
Re: What Other Species Have You Caught by Accident?
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Re: What Other Species Have You Caught by Accident?
I can only imagine how hard a big ray pulls.
Re: What Other Species Have You Caught by Accident?
Mussels. Clams. Turtles. Seems like anything other than a fish will bit my lure at times haha.