Found my first sting ray

[jeepGold]

Or rather, it found me. Never felt pain like that before and I've had some pains in my life. Hit the bone and thrashed until it broke loose. Went through my boot too.

 

[austin]

Be very careful. See a good podiatrist and next time SHUFFLE your feet

 

[CASPER-2]

...DONT KNOW IF THE MANTA RAY WOULDVE WORKED
TAKE CARE - BE CAREFUL OF INFECTION

 

[flgliderpilot]

Blood for silver, Neptune charges tax this day.

 

[Supatramp]

Wow, that hurts, just looking at it

 

[HenryWaltonJonesJr]

So sorry that happened! Better that getting it in the chest which has been known famously to take a life.

Just curious if you were shuffling or had any indication what was about to happen?

I'll stick to fresh water hunting thanks!

 

[OBN]

The price of Gold Number 13? Sorry to see and can imagine that thing flopping around stuck in your foot. Hope it heals fast so you can get Number 14....

 

[firemac]

Years ago one of my friends was hit through his tennis shoe, entire leg was swollen twice its normal size. He was in hospital two days. Yes see a podiatrist, part of the barb could still be broken off in there. Get well soon

 

[stefen]

Pee on it...stops the burning pain

 

[penzfan]

OUCH!!!

 

[Jason in Enid]

shuffle! shuffle! shuffle! Also, go to a doctor, you can get some REALLY nasty infections from those hits.

 

[Oddjob]

Man I remember the first time I found the wrong end of a Cownose Ray down at Padre Island. I was home on leave and went out for some shallow fishing about 400 yards out.

I must have screamed like a baby, never in my life did 400 yards seem like 400 Light Years away. Guess someone called for help because paramedics where there right as I crawled out of the water. They said just lay there, like no kidding I was going to go for a run.

18 days in the hospital and one surgery, 30 days medical leave and 90 days down before I was allowed to even think about training again.

Jeep Gold, I hope you shot that fish; and then ate it because they taste great. Hurts me looking at and now I want to go shoot one.

 

[surfnturf]

Bummer! Very painful .... heal quick, the yellow misses you! You must be going too deep(hard to do the shuffle at neck deep)!

 

[redcobra8u]

Just imagine with no boot. I'll be happy to take over your spots while you recover. [emoji4]

 

[flgliderpilot]

I've stepped on about 50 stingrays without booties here in FL, once 13 in one day (I counted). But as soon as I feel them squirm under my foot I jump and they swim away. I wonder if the booties would keep me from feeling them right away, and they would have time to turn and jab me.

I'm not suggesting that wearing booties is a bad idea, I do wear them when it's cold or rocky, but I'm just wondering if they keep you from realizing you are standing on a stingray a few seconds too long : |

 

[lookindown]

I get careless and stop doing the shuffle and step on them all the time...its just a matter of time until one gets me...like you, everyone says the pain is intense...hope it heals quick.

 

[jeepGold]

Just imagine with no boot. I'll be happy to take over your spots while you recover. [emoji4]

Someone already did, Where do you think they found the Omega watch? 10 ft from where I got hit

 

[jeepGold]

as for the stingray shuffle, that was hard because the water was very turbulent and it was hard just to keep my self upright in the rocks. this little ******* didn't give any notice . Just rammed his bard into my foot and I could feel it pulsing trying to dig deeper and thrashing at the same time. I yelled pretty dang loud.. I will admit.
Not sure if it's related but last night( some 30 hrs later) I got a SEVERE headache and chills and vomiting. I think it was a super sinus'headache, Advil sinus medicine helped. I had to take the night off work. Now I feel like a bad hangover.

 

[Captain Caveman]

Dude that sucks! And is very scary! I do the shuffle and hope it continues to work. I might give up shallow water hunting if I ever get stung!

 

[jeepGold]

giving up water hunting isn't an option until i get bit by something worse. Or find my Super Bowl ring