Last weekend we hooked into the batray at about 7:30 pm and I had my friend fight it so he could feel what fighting a large batray is like. We only knew how large it was when it decided to sit on the bottom after about 30 min into the fight. She dragged us to the reef in front of the parking lot and back up the road near the street parking twice. I called for my parents to bring the gaff at 9, but at 9:30 the hook popped out. Here is a video where the massive tail comes out of the water a few times after the 1:30 mark.
I've caught about a dozen in the 50 to 60lb range but this one was so big trying to pull her in with the waves still felt like bricks.
Posted by Far-Practice-7415