Please help ID this Ray

[RobinF]

Hi guys, can anyone help ID this little guy that my boy caught in the Knysna Lagoon, not sure what stingray he is:

[sparky]

twin eyed skate

[Lenny]

Biscuit Skate .http://www.ultimateangling.co.za/index.php?topic=13514.msg212962#msg212962

[REEFMAN]

It's a Twineye skate - Raja miraletus .


A Biscuit skate looks like this

[RobinF]

Thanks guys. These small skates and rays gave us such fun on light tackle.

[SAfish]

I have never caught one before, but I am sure it must have been a good fight on light tackle. What bait did you get it on?

[RobinF]

Hi Hermann,

We caught two Blue Spotted rays, this one in the pic, and a small duckbill (Or eagle). The one Blue Ray was quite big and he was THICK. He weighed quite a bit.

So two were caught on pilchard head wrapped in delicious pilchard guts. The other two picked up the mud prawn. They are awesome fun. No 'pik pik', just 'Dankie and totsiens!'

All were caught east of the rain bridge on the mud flats side in that near channel. All at night.

[SAfish]

Lekker, I can't wait to get on the water again.