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    I've tried the OC Inlet area a few times over the last couple weeks. One trip was for the entire day; otherwise it's been evening trips for a couple hours after work. The Rt. 50 bridge has short stripers as usual. Biggest I've gotten is maybe close to 20" tops. I've haven't run into any blues there though I searched the flats behind Assateague once to see if any puppy red drum were around - nope. Soaked bait a couple times for sheepshead with no love there either (yet). They have to be there though... The tog bite is pretty much slacked off. Floundering has been good I hear. I've seen people I'm fishing with get keepers, but I've only picked up a couple shorts so far.

    Cownose rays are thick around the Rt. 50 bridge if you try so be warned. I was seeing big schools cruising through the pilings the other day the enite time I was out. Some were going up to the pilings right at the top of the water and feeding on mussels; it was neat to see them doing that. They're just a pain when you accidentally foul hook one under the bridge in tight quarters and current.

    It's a good thing cownose don't get as big as butterfly rays though... Hooked this one while trying for sheep. It ran me right into Eric (somedevil) who snapped a few pics when I was finally able to winch the dang thing up. We knew it was a huge ray but we kept saying to each other we had to get it up just to see it and confirm it wasn't the new world record 200 lb black drum Unlike a cownose, butterfly's don't swim through the water column very much and dig for the bottom hard. It took all I had to get it up and even then I feel like I just barely did. A good strength test for your knots though


    Brian

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    Holy crap! That thing is gigantic! Thanks for the OC reports, hope the sheepies show up soon
    Ryan
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    • #3
      Now that is a big one, when do the CNR's go away and the scaled ones re-appear.
      Freddie T

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      • #4
        haha, sweet man!
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        • #5
          Nice report & nice picture!
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          • #6
            Brings back some not so pleasant memories from our cobia trip, Brian. That southern Ray was around the same size lol. Guess I will share with the rest of you, that She snapped my heavy ProBlue G Loomis rod like a twig after taking 25 min. to get her to the surface. The most intense pullage of my life. So everyone please go and enjoy the sleigh ride ��, but know that sometimes it is a costly ride haha.
            Last edited by Hemingway; 06-25-2015, 02:35 PM.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Slobber Bob View Post
              A good strength test for your knots though
              LOL that's for sure!

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Shady View Post
                hope the sheepies show up soon
                Me too. I think they are there, but maybe I need to try some different baits. The water was a little dirty last time I tried but it shouldn't have effected things that much. I've seen in the weekly Coastal Fisherman paper that a few have been caught in OC and IRI this year. This weeks had a picture of 11 sheep speared at IRI. Maybe I need to send Joe down there to see where the heck they are in OC? Or maybe they just aren't ready to get into feeding mode?
                Brian

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Slobber Bob View Post
                  It took all I had to get it up and even then I feel like I just barely did.
                  Sorry to hear about your personal problem, I hear Viagra really helps. BTW... that was a huge ray.

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                  • #10
                    set my self up for that one I guess, dought!
                    Brian

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                    • #11
                      Wow, biggest I've seen caught via a yak. Thanks for the report.
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                      • #12
                        WOW Nice wingspan on that thing
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                        • #13
                          Looks like these guys might finally start chewing. The bite is far from "hot" but I was able to get one for the dinner plate this year finally!

                          Brian

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                          • #14
                            Great picture and some good eats. Well done.
                            Mike
                            Pro Angler 14 "The Grand Wazoo"

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                            • #15
                              kick-ass report and pics I don't usually think much of rays but that is pretty awesome catch

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