Stingray
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Boone & Crockett
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Stingray
Looking for someone to take 2-4 men out for 1/2 to 1 full day of bowfishing for stingray, probably late August. Any suggestions? Been to Horseshoe Beach, FL--liked it, but open for suggestions.
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FWIW, I found a boat captain near Gainsville that will take us out for a reasonable price. Plan to go in late Aug, maybe early Sep. I'll try to remember to post a review of his services.
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It sounds awesome... are you going to be using traditional bows on this outing?
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Finally got to go last weekend, and it was GREAT! I'll try to get some pics up soon.
We almost didn't get to go, wound up having to take a less than ideal date or wait until next year. It was cloudy and a little windy, which cut way back on visibility. Add to that the full moon tides and it was tough--but we still boated 5 rays in the 30-40 lb range, shot at several more, and saw tons more after they saw us and were headed the other way at around 90 mph. My son just missed one we guess was in the 70# range.
We also saw sharks, manatees, dolphins, sea turtles, etc. We spent the last couple of hours rod fishing. I caught a small shark, my son hooked about a four-footer (it cut the line), we caught 3 redfish and a few other oddities....already have two days booked for next year. I'll try to get some pics up soon.
We almost didn't get to go, wound up having to take a less than ideal date or wait until next year. It was cloudy and a little windy, which cut way back on visibility. Add to that the full moon tides and it was tough--but we still boated 5 rays in the 30-40 lb range, shot at several more, and saw tons more after they saw us and were headed the other way at around 90 mph. My son just missed one we guess was in the 70# range.
We also saw sharks, manatees, dolphins, sea turtles, etc. We spent the last couple of hours rod fishing. I caught a small shark, my son hooked about a four-footer (it cut the line), we caught 3 redfish and a few other oddities....already have two days booked for next year. I'll try to get some pics up soon.