Stingrays?

Firedawg · 06-22-2009, 07:54 PM

How often do you guys see stingrays out there? If you could get some Ray's I would buy them from you for shark bait. It seems like you would come across them from time to time. Please let me know if anyone is interested.

saltfisher1 · 06-22-2009, 08:04 PM

I'm not sure thats legal in all states....Would be worth checking on.

minkmaster · 06-22-2009, 09:04 PM

If its anything like last week the stingrays were everywhere. It shouldn't be a problem.

saltfisher1 · 06-22-2009, 09:21 PM

I was gigging one night about 12 years ago in the pirates cove/josephine area and had the hell scared outta me by a big one....Me and the folks I were with were on an old wood boat poling it around with a crappy light rig on front....We had been talking about saltwater gators in the marsh for about ten minutes when a big ray in shallow water got spooked and hit the boat and knocked the bulb out....At this point I was thinking gator and about to crap my pants...All I heard was loud flapping in the water...The guy in the boat turned on the flash light to reveal the biggest ray I had ever seen...Probably 6 ft across.

BigRed38 · 06-22-2009, 10:34 PM

Went about 2 nights ago and saw close to 20 rays in a 2 hour span

Blake R. · 06-23-2009, 05:38 PM

They were everywhere when we went Saturday. Going to try it again tonight.

asago · 06-23-2009, 10:27 PM

Same here... if I were hunting rays and crabs instead of flounder I would have loaded up....

saltfisher1 · 06-24-2009, 09:31 PM

We caught this one back in the late 80's....killed it and chopped its tail off and turned it into big shark bait.....Digging this old pic up gave me an idea.....I bet they would be fun to bow fish for.......Bow hunters could in turn sell them to shark fishers.

new wave archery · 06-27-2009, 09:17 PM

we go bowfishing all the time for flounder and sheepiesand always see big rays, they are great shark bait. we usually use the 8-15 lbs for bait and the larger ones for chum. I ended up shooting another baa world record three weeks ago. 139.5 lbs. we always use the rays for something.

TammyT · 06-29-2009, 06:25 PM

I have caught 4 this week. They are a pain in the neck for me...

06-22-2009, 07:54 PM	#1
Firedawg Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 225	Stingrays? How often do you guys see stingrays out there? If you could get some Ray's I would buy them from you for shark bait. It seems like you would come across them from time to time. Please let me know if anyone is interested.

06-22-2009, 08:04 PM	#2
saltfisher1 Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,037	RE: Stingrays? I'm not sure thats legal in all states....Would be worth checking on.

06-22-2009, 09:04 PM	#3
minkmaster Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Jefferson County, MO Posts: 333	RE: Stingrays? If its anything like last week the stingrays were everywhere. It shouldn't be a problem.

06-22-2009, 09:21 PM	#4
saltfisher1 Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,037	RE: Stingrays? I was gigging one night about 12 years ago in the pirates cove/josephine area and had the hell scared outta me by a big one....Me and the folks I were with were on an old wood boat poling it around with a crappy light rig on front....We had been talking about saltwater gators in the marsh for about ten minutes when a big ray in shallow water got spooked and hit the boat and knocked the bulb out....At this point I was thinking gator and about to crap my pants...All I heard was loud flapping in the water...The guy in the boat turned on the flash light to reveal the biggest ray I had ever seen...Probably 6 ft across.

06-22-2009, 10:34 PM	#5
BigRed38 Senior Member Mingo Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 106	RE: Stingrays? Went about 2 nights ago and saw close to 20 rays in a 2 hour span

06-23-2009, 05:38 PM	#6
Blake R. Junior Member Cigar Minnow Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 12	RE: Stingrays? They were everywhere when we went Saturday. Going to try it again tonight.

06-23-2009, 10:27 PM	#7
asago Senior Member Snapper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Gulf Breeze Posts: 519	RE: Stingrays? Same here... if I were hunting rays and crabs instead of flounder I would have loaded up.... __________________ Instant Help for Georgia & Florida Anglers! georgiafishingbooks.com panhandlefishingbooks.com

06-24-2009, 09:31 PM	#8
saltfisher1 Senior Member Grouper Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,037	RE: Stingrays? We caught this one back in the late 80's....killed it and chopped its tail off and turned it into big shark bait.....Digging this old pic up gave me an idea.....I bet they would be fun to bow fish for.......Bow hunters could in turn sell them to shark fishers.

06-27-2009, 09:17 PM	#9
new wave archery Senior Member Mingo Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 107	RE: Stingrays? we go bowfishing all the time for flounder and sheepiesand always see big rays, they are great shark bait. we usually use the 8-15 lbs for bait and the larger ones for chum. I ended up shooting another baa world record three weeks ago. 139.5 lbs. we always use the rays for something. __________________ Visit my website at *Newwavebowfishing.com*

06-29-2009, 06:25 PM	#10
TammyT Junior Member Cigar Minnow Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5	RE: Stingrays? I have caught 4 this week. They are a pain in the neck for me...

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