Bad news at the Bridge

[Shawn Kimbro]

1. There's a brown algae bloom.

2. There's a ray invasion.

Both are early this year.

[nosloclan]

They are in Eastern Bay in force....

[crabby and son]

Doesn't look like you can get a bait through that.........Gary

[Skip]

I think the price of retrieving snagged anchors just went up.

Man , I hate those winged demons

[B-Faithful]

Great. Chumming is just getting good. The last thing we need is a couple of rods going down with those things.

[Steve F]

Shawn,
We never seen one today but if they are bunched up like that we are in trouble

[kevlar]

Thanks for the info. Does the western side look like that too?

[hippie]

I have question, I'm not hijacking the thread. When I fished on the De. Bay everyone said those cownosed rays were very poisonous. The stinger at the base of their tail was supposed to be 1 1/2" long and if stung it was the same venum as a king cobra snake. You would halocignate and be in the hospital for 2 weeks. Is this true?

[Rivercat09]

Things are indeed firing early this year. We tore the 12 inch croakers up yesterday, so the good is going along with the bad. Real drag about the algae blooms though.

As for the cow nose rays and the stingers? Yes, I do believe that those suckers do have stingers, but someone should confirm this...

[Shawn Kimbro]

Originally Posted by hippie

I have question, I'm not hijacking the thread. When I fished on the De. Bay everyone said those cownosed rays were very poisonous. The stinger at the base of their tail was supposed to be 1 1/2" long and if stung it was the same venum as a king cobra snake. You would halocignate and be in the hospital for 2 weeks. Is this true?

I don't think it's as bad as a king cobra, but a lot worse than a bee sting. I've read about people who thought they were gonna die after getting hit by one. Capt. John Smith got a stinger in the leg on one of his explorations and went as far as planning his burial. Turns out he recovered fast and ate the culprit for dinner.