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JoeT · Horse Mullet Joined: 19 Feb 2009 Posts: 209

just curious if this is one.i came across this guy crusing a shallow flat on sunday thought it was a red from far away and made about 6 cast with my fly and no takes .i walked over and to amazment this is what i find never have seen one.

MakoJJ · Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 8:34 pm Post subject:

Cool video. Thanks!
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Matt · Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 9:14 pm Post subject:

Just from a quick google search, it sure looks like one.
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extreme fisher · Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 9:19 pm Post subject:

Too cool!! Thanks for sharing.

R.Arnold · Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 9:41 pm Post subject:

to the best of my knowledge it is, I've done a little research on them because I caught one on the mansfield jetty years ago that I thought was a guitarfish. I turned it loose, but after looking at the record, mine was bigger. Oh well, I didn't lose sleep not being known as the state record lesser electric ray record holder haha. cool video, and it looks like a good sized one

ThrillinSTX · Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 11:37 pm Post subject:

Hiya!,

Sure is. Great video! Its great see one swimming in the natural habitat and not on a hook for shark bait.
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Tyler · Site Admin Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 12865

Reminds me of the one BJ Noles caught and his dad grabbed twice after thinking the first shock was a fluke Smile

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Central Scrutinizer · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:46 am Post subject:

I would concur with your ID. Cool video too.

If you can only see them from above, one of the ways to tell the Narcinidae (lesser electric ray - your fish) from the Torpedinidae (Atlantic torpedo ray) is the relative size of the second dorsal fin. The lesser has a second dorsal that is nearly the same size as the first, while the torpedo ray's is much smaller.

Now if you can turn it over (not recommended!! Razz

), then the size of the jaws is the key. One has a wide mouth, the other has a very narrow mouth. Either way, very cool find.

JoeT · Horse Mullet Joined: 19 Feb 2009 Posts: 209

Thanks for the info ive read a little about them and found that they feed at night which leads to believe something might have been wrong with this guy i dont know he looked fine.funny thing is that something made want to grab this guy and get a better look which im glad now i did not.

ROBDOG · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 10:24 am Post subject:

No doubt that would have been a record on the fly, if you could get it to eat. Thanks for the post.

sit_and_bull · Horse Mullet Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 154

Is that a "guitar fish"? I am sure Billy Sandifer would know. Foward the link to him.

layzday · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:32 am Post subject:

Looks like a (Skate Skite) Not sur on spelling but it will shock you if you grabe it any where near its head. I cought one, one morning in the surf casting for mullet never seen one before tryed to pick it up and shocked me. Its not a bad shock feels like a 12v battery shock but will surprise you when you grabe it. But if you grabe it by the tail it wont hurt you.
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ltorna1 · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 17 Apr 2009 Posts: 3240

Very cool. I would have casted at that thing all day thinking it was a red from afar too.
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cdhknives · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 03 Aug 2012 Posts: 297

That's a new one on me, so I looked it up. "Critically Endangered" !?!?!? That explains why I've never seen one...making the video extra cool!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_electric_ray
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SeaLevelApparel · Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:33 pm Post subject:

Sweet!
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