Herds of Rays

The pond was full of these fellas yesterday. Saw anything from 2-3 to probably 100 like this photo.

What is happening? Are they migrating, spawning, what?

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party?

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That’s gotta be it. They herd* of the 2 cases of Coronas we had on board.

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Angry Tea Baggers? Latinos upset about the new immigration law?

Where did you see them?

About 5 miles out.

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we had a huge area of manta rays go under us at the GTH once,blacked out the sounder(they were only20-30 ft down so we could actually see them,some of them were huge)),mother nature has a way of astonishing you sometimes…

last couple sets of cage buoys,skates as far as the eye could see,yesterday.

some cobes in there as well.

dayum thats alotta rays! Looks to me like a party got busted and they are movin’ out.

I’ve looked on the net for any info. These are Golden or Cownose rays. They migrate long distances, and can be found as far south as the Caribbean and as far north as New England. They pass this area in the late spring and apparently again in the fall.

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You could have saved yourself a lot of gas if you would have just taken a picture at the Wappoo boat ramp today.

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Not sure about this migration thing but, they are about as common as sparrows.

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Originally posted by Gut Wrench

we had a huge area of manta rays go under us at the GTH once,blacked out the sounder(they were only20-30 ft down so we could actually see them,some of them were huge)),mother nature has a way of astonishing you sometimes…


you’re definitaly right about the astonishing part. just the things you se out in the ocean, likea pod of whales or manta rays like you said.

cownose rays aka dingbats. used to be a shrimpers nightmare prior to excluder devices. saw them inshore this weekend too. probsbly make good hammerhead bait

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Originally posted by Swamp Angel

cownose rays aka dingbats. used to be a shrimpers nightmare prior to excluder devices. saw them inshore this weekend too. probsbly make good hammerhead bait


How could that be. Shrimpers said that excluder devices would ruin their ability to remain in business? Maybe it didn't? It's only been 30 years or so.
quote:
Originally posted by Swamp Angel

cownose rays aka dingbats. used to be a shrimpers nightmare prior to excluder devices. saw them inshore this weekend too. probsbly make good hammerhead bait


We saw a 9’ hammerhead on the surface while out there. He was smack in the middle of a bunch of rays. Figured he was feeding.

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They are running from the oil spill.:face_with_head_bandage:[:0]

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They have been in our cove in Murells as well.

Great pic.

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those are some clam eating suckers

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saw a bunch more today right off of the carolina yacht club. they were probably a foot across and there were hundreds of them. incredible

strip…strip…FISH ON!