re: sting ray barbs(flounder gigging spinoff)

Posted on 3/5/14 at 9:11 am to specchaser

Posted by BayouBrawl

Junk Yard

Member since Aug 2012

1151 posts

Posted on 3/5/14 at 9:11 am to specchaser

No idea. I just know that when I was a kid, they told me to shuffle my feet. It scared me enough that I've heeded that warning since.

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Posted by DirtyMikeandtheBoys

Member since May 2011

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Posted on 3/5/14 at 7:43 pm to BayouBrawl

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I just know that when I was a kid, they told me to shuffle my feet. It scared me enough that I've heeded that warning since.

But does it work?

I have been doing this as well, but have never had the luxury of testing the theory. As I am doing it I am thinking "This shite ain't gonna stop that fricking barb from tagging my arse"

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Posted by TaserTiger

Houston

Member since Dec 2008

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Posted on 3/7/14 at 2:41 am to BayouBrawl

Shuffle your feet. Sure it works.

But. But. But!!!

Shuffling your feet also scares off flounders. See OP subject title re. "flounder gigging spinoff".

My reply is also intended for the numerous posters who agreed with "shuffle your feet".

What are each of you trying to do? Gig a flounder? Or scare off both stingrays and flounders in order to avoid a stingray barb?

To gig flounders, you "must" (IMO) take a chance and not shuffle your feet.

If you are casting while wading and trying to avoid being nailed by a stingray's tail/barb, by all means shuffle your feet. Just don't try that if you are flounder gigging. That's my opinion.

BTW, I have gigged stingrays while flounder gigging in the past. Now, that's a problem. You must be able to identify correctly. Correctly...

Good fishing.