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Article: MUD MARLIN AND THE CHARTREUSE GRUB; LURE A WINNER ON BAT RAY, OTHER INSHORE FISH.(SPORTS)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
- Article date:
- July 29, 1999
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Byline: BRETT PAULY Angling
Is that a marlin?
Usually that question gets an unintelligible response from a frantic angler readying for the battle of a lifetime.
Not this time. Only chuckles, ribbing and profanity followed.
For this opponent - the much-maligned bat ray - has long been thought to be unworthy, the laughingstock of inshore marine specimens. But because of their habit of peeling off line - often in screaming fashion when lightweight tackle is employed - with their powerful ``wings,'' they are unaffectionately dubbed mud marlin.
But I quite disagree with the lousy assessment of this unusual and prehistoric species, ...
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