I caught a 80-100 pound bat ray down in Palos Verdes this past weekend. It took about 15 minutes to get him to the surface. Very strong, but not fast at all. He sucked down a whole dead squid and pulled out 25 pound mono at a VERY heavy drag setting like he didn't care. What I hooked before was much much quicker, remember the spray flying off my line? Besides, I think most bat rays are caught on bait...not on fast moving crankbaits. Like I said, we'll never know for sure...oh well.
:'(