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Re: Salt Water Angling
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 8:26 pm
by Toko
Re: Salt Water Angling
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 8:36 pm
by Bushcraft
nan wrote:thank you

They have a toxic barb halfway down the tail which I believe has a poison similar to that of certain snakes, but they aren’t electric.

The barb delivers a painful "sting" and can kill if around the heart area

Re: Salt Water Angling
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2013 8:38 pm
by Bushcraft
Toko wrote:What a beauty

Female?
Yip, the first honeycomb was pregnant

so we released her quickly

Re: Salt Water Angling
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 10:52 am
by Flutterby
Stunning BC!!

I thought that was called a leopard ray...shows how much I know! -O
Re: Salt Water Angling
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 11:18 am
by Bushcraft
You are correct Flutts, all in SA call it a "honeycomb" ray, but it's also known as a leopard ray

Re: Salt Water Angling
Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2013 11:19 am
by Flutterby
Aha!

Re: Salt Water Angling
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 11:11 am
by Bushcraft
The sandshark or giant guitar fish is a favourite catch for many on the KZN coast and their primary concentration is from November to March. They are exceptionally strong fish and can keep an angler busy for hours.
In all the years that I have fished for them I have only seen 1 “angler” keep a sandy for food, but haven’t seen him again as other anglers would throw him off the rocks if he showed his face again.
Re: Salt Water Angling
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 11:18 am
by nan
magnificent fish... Shark

Re: Salt Water Angling
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 11:55 am
by Flutterby
Re: Salt Water Angling
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 4:10 pm
by Bushcraft
I do, but use a trout rod otherwise it's no fun
