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 Re: Stabbed By A Stingray
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08/05/14 05:42 PM
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Diezel_Rocker
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Man, I have been to Matagorda hundreds of times and only saw a couple stingrays but that was a while ago. I grew up in that area. On St John (USVI) the locals say you have to try to step on a ray because they will always get out of the way. Before the last hurricane there used to be hundreds of rays that hung out at Honeymoon Beach on St John. They would surround anyone entering the water due to people feeding them. I don't recall anyone getting stung ever. So, I guess you stepped on it? I just want to understand how you go stung so I can make sure I avoid that situation!! Glad you are doing better.
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Re: Stabbed By A Stingray
[Re: NewGulf]
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08/06/14 02:04 PM
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Jim Ford
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The first time I fished East Matty I launched at Rawlings Cut and paddled east along the south shore. I saw several dozen stingrays that day, and actually hit a fairly large one with my paddle accidentally.
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Re: Stabbed By A Stingray
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08/06/14 05:05 PM
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NewGulf
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Man, I have been to Matagorda hundreds of times and only saw a couple stingrays but that was a while ago. I grew up in that area. On St John (USVI) the locals say you have to try to step on a ray because they will always get out of the way. Before the last hurricane there used to be hundreds of rays that hung out at Honeymoon Beach on St John. They would surround anyone entering the water due to people feeding them. I don't recall anyone getting stung ever. So, I guess you stepped on it? I just want to understand how you go stung so I can make sure I avoid that situation!! Glad you are doing better. i grew up fishing all over east and west matagorda bays and in the last 25 years the rays have literally taken over the bays....when i was young we would go floundering and maybe see 1-2 rays you go now and you might see 100...thats the difference
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Re: Stabbed By A Stingray
[Re: NewGulf]
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08/06/14 05:48 PM
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God bless you didn't end up like Steve Irwin. Did you have any trouble getting back to shore?
It was a different world when we were boys and girls....
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Re: Stabbed By A Stingray
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12/10/14 01:47 AM
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God bless you didn't end up like Steve Irwin. Did you have any trouble getting back to shore? my cousins had to pull me in i couldnt put any pressure on it at all...when it stabbed me it went over halfway thru my leg glancing off the bone and it was pretty boggy where we were....
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Re: Stabbed By A Stingray
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12/10/14 02:01 AM
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The first time I fished East Matty I launched at Rawlings Cut and paddled east along the south shore. I saw several dozen stingrays that day, and actually hit a fairly large one with my paddle accidentally. no such place as Rawlings cut....rawlings baitcamp might be close but there isnt a cut named after them
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Re: Stabbed By A Stingray
[Re: NewGulf]
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12/11/14 10:00 PM
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Jim Ford
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The first time I fished East Matty I launched at Rawlings Cut and paddled east along the south shore. I saw several dozen stingrays that day, and actually hit a fairly large one with my paddle accidentally. no such place as Rawlings cut....rawlings baitcamp might be close but there isnt a cut named after them You may be technically correct, but the bayou over to East Bay about 1/10 mile south of Rawlings' Bait Camp is known to - literally - thousands of people as Rawlings Cut. It has been so known for years. Just what is the proper name for that bayou??
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Re: Stabbed By A Stingray
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12/23/14 02:45 AM
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The first time I fished East Matty I launched at Rawlings Cut and paddled east along the south shore. I saw several dozen stingrays that day, and actually hit a fairly large one with my paddle accidentally. no such place as Rawlings cut....rawlings baitcamp might be close but there isnt a cut named after them You may be technically correct, but the bayou over to East Bay about 1/10 mile south of Rawlings' Bait Camp is known to - literally - thousands of people as Rawlings Cut. It has been so known for years. Just what is the proper name for that bayou?? it was called Parkers Cut but it was filled in by the army corp of engineers in all of their mighty wisdom in about 1985 or 86 so thats where youre fishing
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Re: Stabbed By A Stingray
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12/29/14 01:24 PM
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Jim Ford
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Parker's Cut was filled in in 92. It runs to West Bay. I'm referring to the cut over to East Bay, just south of Rawlings Bait Camp. It's on the east side of 2031,just at the end of the houses.
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Re: Stabbed By A Stingray
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07/16/16 06:51 PM
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Parker's Cut was filled in in 92. It runs to West Bay. I'm referring to the cut over to East Bay, just south of Rawlings Bait Camp. It's on the east side of 2031,just at the end of the houses. i grew up fishing there almost every weekend and i'm 46 now and have never heard anyone say rawlings cut before in my life...maybe some newbee trying to remember a spot or something calls it that
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