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I've been down in Florida with my wife and girls.Tried shark fishing a couple  times but they have moved offshore.Last night we went and shot stingrays.Me and my oldest daughter shot 46 in about 4 hours.Most were cownose rays.I kept a dozen of them for shark bait next summer.

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We shot a few good southern stingray that put up a fight.

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There is four types of ray that you can legally shoot in Florida.Usually  we get 3 types but the fourth type is a little more rare.Last night was the first time we ever got all 4 species of ray in one night I think.My daughter managed a butterfly ray.

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I was a proud father watching my girl shoot them arrows like Robin hood.

 

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2 minutes ago, Daniel cain said:

Lamping them in the shallows Rick?

Yes thats how to shoot em.Basically a bunch of high pressure sodium street lights connected under the elevated  deck you see in the picture.The lights are powered by a Honda generator.Its a lot of fun.I personally enjoy bowfishing stingrays more than deep sea fishing.A decent size southern ray will cut your hand and can drag you overboard as you are fighting the fishing line with nothing but your hand.If any of yall ever make it down florida way I would recommend  giving this a try.

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My father always shot a traditional  long bow for deer.I  have shot hundreds of fish with a recurve bow.The compound bow is generally better for bowfishing when you are shooting a couple hundred times as fast as you can for a few hours.Im laid up in the condo right now rubbing my shoulders while the wife and kids are at the beach?

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2 hours ago, Rickshaw swami said:

I've been down in Florida with my wife and girls.Tried shark fishing a couple  times but they have moved offshore.Last night we went and shot stingrays.Me and my oldest daughter shot 46 in about 4 hours.Most were cownose rays.I kept a dozen of them for shark bait next summer.

2077867418_Screenshot_20211013-120352_Message.jpg.44625bab036e9c11e67c2de49c529956.jpg

We shot a few good southern stingray that put up a fight.

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There is four types of ray that you can legally shoot in Florida.Usually  we get 3 types but the fourth type is a little more rare.Last night was the first time we ever got all 4 species of ray in one night I think.My daughter managed a butterfly ray.

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I was a proud father watching my girl shoot them arrows like Robin hood.

 

Good evenings sport there mate. Did the 34 you didn't keep get put back or used by others as bait? If put back do they survive?

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8 minutes ago, hambone said:

Good evenings sport there mate. Did the 34 you didn't keep get put back or used by others as bait? If put back do they survive?

They were put back alive.Most do just fine if shot through the wing.Some of the smaller cownose i kept for bait would have died if released.The only thing we killed that got wasted was the black drum in the last picture.It got tossed to the crabs.

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2 minutes ago, Rickshaw swami said:

They were put back alive.Most do just fine if shot through the wing.Some of the smaller cownose i kept for bait would have died if released.The only thing we killed that got wasted was the black drum in the last picture.It got tossed to the crabs.

?. Are the black drum shit eating/bait then?

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On 14/10/2021 at 01:24, Rickshaw swami said:

It wasn't me ?

I've never eat one.Local folks has warned me against it.

Is that due to pollution of some sort?

Or local taboo or custom as in parts of Australia?

 

Rays are  usually excellent to eat.

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16 hours ago, comanche said:

Is that due to pollution of some sort?

Or local taboo or custom as in parts of Australia?

 

Rays are  usually excellent to eat.

I have asked around and everyone local says they are the most disgusting  thing to eat .I know the southern rays can store red tide in their flesh and sharks wont even eat them lol.The cownose ray is red bloody meat which generally  isn't consumed in seafood in our culture.

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