Fish story and a half...

[Nasty]

Yesterday, my brother in law along with two buddies went to fish the Mermentau jetties. He swears the following is true: They dropped the anchor near the jetties. But, didn't get a solid hook yup. He began tugging on the rope and felt a big tug that rocked the entire boat (18ft xpress jon boat). The boat began to shake alot. Then all of a sudden a monster ray surfaced right under the boat. He claimed it was wider than the boat and the flippers were throwing water in the boat and shaking it. Needless to say they were crapping! The ray then dropped down in the water and began pulling the boat out to the Gulf. It was pulling so hard it began throwing water over the bow and pulling the bow downward. They were really crapping now. They were frantically looking for a knife to cut the rope. They found one and cut the rope. He said there was so much tension that when he barely put the knife on the rope it snapped like a twig. What a story! I wish I was there! I guess he is telling the truth. Thought I would share it. Anyone ever heard a story like this before? He should of thrown the boat in reverse and wear that ray out and pull it in. But, I guess it was pretty darn scary.