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ziacatcher · Posted: Mon May 18, 2020 9:27 pm Post subject: Stingrays galore!

Went out in the backyard area late this morning for a couple hours and the fishing was slow at best. Talked to a couple of my fishing buddies that also had the same results. Wound up with one red fish a 20 inch trout couple little dinks 4 or 5 skip Jack and a stingray. Sae schools upon schools upon schools of stingrays out there though so if any of you were wading be careful

greenhornet2 · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 25 Jan 2009 Posts: 448

I can't remember seeing them in these numbers previous years, schools all over the areas I fish.

rawlbay · Posted: Tue May 19, 2020 7:32 am Post subject:

All over the beach too. Made a quick trip south of BHP yesterday afternoon just to get out and saw six or seven on the bar, including two that I presume were mating? There was a big one on top swimming around relatively normally and a smaller one swimming upside down underneath like they were stuck together.
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fishaddict · Horse Mullet Joined: 04 Aug 2009 Posts: 150

May is the month I always see the most in the surf. It's also the month when they start laying babies. They won't hurry away when they are doing this. I always go barefoot in the surf. When I step on one I don't think, I just get my foot off fast as I can. It's worked for me for forty years. Knock on wood.

Marshall

The Screech Owl Box Guy
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ziacatcher · Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 6:37 pm Post subject:

You know, fishaddict, you just gave yourself the kiss of death with that statement.

Donnie · Posted: Thu May 21, 2020 7:24 pm Post subject:

bd0202 · Posted: Fri May 22, 2020 5:09 pm Post subject:

Honestly, that's what I do, too. I've stepped on several and as soon as I felt them it took me less than 1 sec to lift my foot and let them glide away. But there's always that tiny little chance of stepping directly on the tail barb, which if you read how they behave, they bury in the sand mostly to keep them 'anchored'. It's a fair approach. My experience may not be the best but it is accurate. Just don't swim over the top of a giant one and attempt to pet it. Wink

Bacterial infection and pain. Don't cause death unless directly stabbed in the heart or other organs of importance.

Sometimes ill wade with my crocs on, but they have so much plastic they try to float so they are hard to hold down.

Too many references and too early. I miss him, as do several million people. Wink

Be smart, be safe, and respect the fact you're in their home - you are inferior to them. I've always used that mentality any time I swim in the ocean. Rays, sharks, crabs, etc. And yes, I've stepped on (and even chased) by several crabs. They're $$$holios, but like I said - it's their home, not mine. I've also been tapped on the ankles by juvenile blacktips while fishing, with bait in my pockets. Was it scary? Not that much. Was it interesting they were that smart? Absolutely.
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