Okuma reel with 160 pound main line and a 300 pound leader.
11" or so stinger
This fish was 183 cm wide or 6 feet and they said it weighed around 200 kilograms or 440 pounds.
They have a hard time getting hooks over 9/0 here and these little babies were constantly bending and breaking on us
My photobucket stopped working so I will post some more photos soon
My friends 200 pound ray that was 131 cm wide.
Fish Siam is a great charter and was extremely helpful. They have an interesting fishing method I had never thought of. They leave six 30 meter leaders in the water under different floats and tie into the line when a stingray takes it.
RIVER MONSTER 
FOR SURE,,, where's Jeremy Wade?? Dude:D 
that is a massive ray cONGRATULATIONs!!!
PS ,,,GAVE IT A STICKY,THANKS FOR THE AWESOME PICS
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Thats Gotta Be Area 51 
dude did you go to Thailand to catch that?......big ray brother congrats
I was fishing about a kilometer away from Area 51 and I am currently living in Thailand. This was one of my big reasons for coming here and I had it booked for 6 months.
Today we went again and caught a small 30 kilo one and lost one that fought longer then the 200 kilo one and didn't even move off the bottom the whole time it was on.
I was fishing about a kilometer away from Area 51 and I am currently living in Thailand. This was one of my big reasons for coming here and I had it booked for 6 months.
Today we went again and caught a small 30 kilo one and lost one that fought longer then the 200 kilo one and didn't even move off the bottom the whole time it was on.
did you pay these people to take you on that boat?
I was fishing about a kilometer away from Area 51 and I am currently living in Thailand. This was one of my big reasons for coming here and I had it booked for 6 months.
Today we went again and caught a small 30 kilo one and lost one that fought longer then the 200 kilo one and didn't even move off the bottom the whole time it was on.
did you pay these people to take you on that boat?
It was a charter, $860 for two days fishing and a night at the hotel
Just wondering what your guesses on the weight would be? After looking at the page of Giants there were some larger then mine that were estimated at lower weights of 160 kg. the guides told me they thought it was about 200 kg but no one has ever weighed them accurately.
Just wondering what you think.
Thats awesome! Sweet fish! Wish I would have fished more when I was there! We were pretty busy with Operation Cobra Gold though. I hope to go back some time soon though 
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