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« on: August 12, 2011, 11:03:43 PM »
Do rays feed on crabs? I figure they do and it helps explain why this year hasn't lived up to expectations. Plus I didn't notice many jellyfish my last time out.. Could it be the water isn't very salty? Or maybe the rays ate them too!!
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« Reply #1 on: August 13, 2011, 02:56:12 AM »
Quote from: mother crabber on August 12, 2011, 11:03:43 PM
Do rays feed on crabs? I figure they do and it helps explain why this year hasn't lived up to expectations. Plus I didn't notice many jellyfish my last time out.. Could it be the water isn't very salty? Or maybe the rays ate them too!!


Yep............yep..................don't think so....................... Grin
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« Reply #2 on: August 13, 2011, 10:20:37 PM »
This yr is close.to last just started later...bad winter kill this yr compared to last
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« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2011, 11:03:47 PM »
Thanks for the replies. I'm hoping in Sept. things will improve. Good luck!
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« Reply #4 on: August 14, 2011, 07:55:10 AM »
I was using my bucktail rod at Beaver Dam last month and hooked five large cow nose rays in 5 foot of water. I only got one to the boat side. The rest took off in the stream and broke me off. The marina said they they have had an influx of them back there. Not sure if it was the crabs that drew them back there though or just the warm shallow water. They all hit my bucktail tipped w a bunker tail.
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« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2011, 10:20:20 PM »
i dont know about any other species of rays, but the cownose ray found in the chesapeake will destroy crabs if given a chance. when i was younger i used to make money off of their wings. would go into our local bait and tackle store, pick up a dozen peelers, snag some #1 hooks, refit my 7' surf/pier rod with 40# line and have at them. half a peeler per hook on a rig, and i would just snag those suckers like crazy. wouldnt be in the water more than 3 minutes before i would see my pole bend over and watch my line slice through the water as they took off with them.

never seen anything work better at catching rays.
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« Reply #6 on: December 06, 2011, 08:52:17 AM »
we quit usin squid cause we cant keep the rays off the hooks when we flounderfish Sad
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« Reply #7 on: December 06, 2011, 09:02:10 AM »
Quote from: flounderpounder on December 06, 2011, 08:52:17 AM
we quit usin squid cause we cant keep the rays off the hooks when we flounderfish Sad
You made me stop and think.... I don't think I have ever caught a ray seaside..   Huh  Plenty of clearnose skates.
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« Reply #8 on: February 01, 2012, 07:34:53 PM »
A ray will eat about 75% of it's weight every day in crabs, clams, mussels and seed oysters. Average ray ! kill is 55lbs for a southern and 40lbs for cownose. Most days I bowfish I get 800 to 1000lbs of rays.
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« Reply #9 on: February 02, 2012, 09:54:36 AM »
What do/did you guys do with the rays and wings?
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« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2012, 02:53:03 PM »
Quote from: CaptMoose on February 02, 2012, 09:54:36 AM
What do/did you guys do with the rays and wings?

I get all the tendons out and grind it into burger for using in cajun dishes and burgers when we are down there.
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« Reply #11 on: February 06, 2012, 02:46:42 PM »
Quote from: CaptMoose on February 02, 2012, 09:54:36 AM
What do/did you guys do with the rays and wings?

dumpster...something has to fill em up after sea ducks go out.. Grin
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« Reply #12 on: February 06, 2012, 07:09:55 PM »
I make a mean sea duck sandwich. There is nothing wrong with them if you treat 'em right. Not hard to do either!
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