Quite a few years back my buddy and I came back into Deep Bay after the morning bite. While loading the boat my buddy cast a left over herring into the bottom of the boat launch area. Only about 8ft deep. Just after loading the boat on the trailer, my buddy let out a "FISH ON " Grabbing his rod he was into something heavy that fought like a sack of cement. Took him a while with 15lb line, but he skidded the fish up on the mud under the wharf walkway.... It was a skate, and a big one. While we were admiring his catch, a lady who had been watching from the wharf asked what we were going to do with it. "Well....let it go ! She asked if she could have a slab. My buddy said "no" as he didnt want to kill it for just a piece. BUT if she wanted to take the WHOLE fish and utilize it.... then she could have it Yes Yes Yes ! We dragged it up to the road and loaded it into her hatch back. We had to fold the wings up to make it fit. But she drove away all smiles. I often wonder what her husband said when she showed up with 60-70 lbs of fish , slime and mud in her car