- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
sting ray barbs(flounder gigging spinoff)
Posted on 3/5/14 at 9:02 am
Posted on 3/5/14 at 9:02 am
reading that thread got me to thinking...how many of you have suffered from the sting ray barb? I recall reading a story in the old LA conservationist magazine as a kid about a guy who took a barb to the leg and had difficulty walking months later it was so bad. I've taken the "cut the line" approach since then when hooking one.
is it THAT painful?
is it THAT painful?
10
Posted on 3/5/14 at 9:05 am to specchaser
Steve Irwin
This post was edited on 3/5/14 at 9:06 am
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.
Posted on 3/5/14 at 9:12 am to specchaser
Don't know, don't want to know!!!
Posted on 3/5/14 at 9:21 am to specchaser
My dad will pull them in the boat. Then step on the tail below the barb. Then he cuts their face off with his knife.
Posted on 3/5/14 at 10:43 am to Nado Jenkins83
Jesus
Posted on 3/5/14 at 11:04 am to specchaser
Took one straight to the achilles back in 02, roughtail ray straight smoked my ankle and almost had to amp. Shits no joke, like a blowtorch getting held on a deep open wound once that venom gets steady and goes to work
Posted on 3/5/14 at 11:27 am to SaltLifer
i had to carry my neice out of the water with a stinger in her ankle SCREAMING bloody murder. tough little girl and it wipped her but badly
Posted on 3/5/14 at 1:32 pm to mack the knife
Pretty common with the amount of waders in SE TX. Pain can be intense. Saw a guy almost not make it to his boat after getting popped a few years back and he was only about 20 yards from it.
If you get hit, get as scalding hot water as you can stand on it ASAP. This will kill the pain. The pizz stream from your motor works well. After that, haul arse to the hospital and pray you don't have to drive yourself.
If you get hit, get as scalding hot water as you can stand on it ASAP. This will kill the pain. The pizz stream from your motor works well. After that, haul arse to the hospital and pray you don't have to drive yourself.
Posted on 3/5/14 at 1:44 pm to MWP
My brother got popped in the ankle a few years back. We were a few miles out, so we had to get back to the vehicle and drive about 20 miles to the nearest hospital.
He said it felt like his ankle was hit with a sledge hammer and set on fire at the same time. It swole up pretty bad and it was obviously very painful from his reactions.
He said it felt like his ankle was hit with a sledge hammer and set on fire at the same time. It swole up pretty bad and it was obviously very painful from his reactions.
Posted on 3/5/14 at 4:41 pm to specchaser
It's extremely painful. I stepped on one wade fishing one morning in GI several years back. I have a scar on my right instep. The pain shot all the way up to my right shoulder. I applied hot water and took an 800 mg Ibuprofen almost immediately after it happened, and although it still hurt for a few days, I was back out fishing later that evening.
Posted on 3/5/14 at 6:17 pm to LouisianaChessie
Yeah he hates them. I don't like to kill something for no reason. He is the same except when it comes to skates and armadillos
Posted on 3/5/14 at 7:41 pm to Nado Jenkins83
quote:
Then he cuts their face off with his knife.
This post was edited on 3/5/14 at 7:42 pm
Posted on 3/5/14 at 7:43 pm to BayouBrawl
quote:
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"
Posted on 3/5/14 at 7:44 pm to aaronb023
quote:
Then he cuts their face off with his knife.
But seriously, everyone should do this. Kill every one of those frickers, if for nothing else revenge for Steve Irwin
Posted on 3/5/14 at 7:52 pm to specchaser
Captain of our boat in the Cayman Islands got stung in the knee.
Apparently they don't sting you unless they feel threatened.
We were all swimming with hundreds of them around us in clear water. They'd come swim up under your feet and everything.
The captain was holding one so everyone could take a picture with it. After a while it escaped his arms and he jumped after it. I suppose it felt threatened and stung him. I got the frick out of the water after that. It was bleeding, but he said he was fine and it was the first time it happened to him.
Apparently they don't sting you unless they feel threatened.
We were all swimming with hundreds of them around us in clear water. They'd come swim up under your feet and everything.
The captain was holding one so everyone could take a picture with it. After a while it escaped his arms and he jumped after it. I suppose it felt threatened and stung him. I got the frick out of the water after that. It was bleeding, but he said he was fine and it was the first time it happened to him.
Posted on 3/5/14 at 8:17 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
quote:
But does it work?
So far.
I guess the thinking is that if you stepped on a stingray, it might think you're a predator/threat.
If you shuffle your feet, the stingray sees you coming and gets out of there....or if you brush up against the edge of it, the stingray might not feel as threatened (compared to getting stepped on out of nowhere).
Disclaimer:
I've always shuffled my feet, and all of the above is just a guess.
Posted on 3/5/14 at 8:33 pm to specchaser
It doesn't have venom, but the barb is similar to blue crabs and a swordfish.
They have a marine bacteria that will infect and the infection can get painful. My pinky swelled up to the circumference of my index finger.
While on the subject, we shucked a peck of live crabs. The "merus" or the little barbs on the "bicep" of the claws are what would jab us while we overcompensated on opening them. We were never pinced by the claws. Got infections on our hands and finger......always use gloves.
They have a marine bacteria that will infect and the infection can get painful. My pinky swelled up to the circumference of my index finger.
While on the subject, we shucked a peck of live crabs. The "merus" or the little barbs on the "bicep" of the claws are what would jab us while we overcompensated on opening them. We were never pinced by the claws. Got infections on our hands and finger......always use gloves.
Posted on 3/5/14 at 8:43 pm to Contender54
I've always shuffled my feet
ditto, and ive been lucky so far
ditto, and ive been lucky so far
Posted on 3/5/14 at 9:14 pm to mack the knife
quote:
I've always shuffled my feet
This works but be careful when setting the hook on the fish and moving backwards because that feet shuffling actually attracts them as they like to feed on the stuff you are stirring up.
Page 1 of 3
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News