I got a pretty decent ray in the tube on 12 lb. last summer. Don't want to guess the weight but it had about a 50 inch wingspan and the world record is 180 lbs. with a 63 (I believe) inch wing so I imagine it was in the 80 - 100 lb. range. The fight was way out-of-hand. There were a few times I was actually scared. Didn't see the thing for like 30 minutes. Snagged it in the wing so the whole time I kept feeling "head shakes" making me think I hooked into a huge barndoor flattie. Kicked to the beach to land it losing a fin in the process. All in all it was pretty exciting but of course I wish it would been a halibut!

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You can't catch tomorrow what you kill today - please practice catch and release.