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Old Apr 30, 2016 | 09:03 AM
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Saw this catch this morning at Vilano Beach, Florida. Weight estimate is 40 - 50 pounds.




















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Old Apr 30, 2016 | 09:12 AM
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Wide body must be the GS species.
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I don't think Stingrays are good eating... Was it a "catch & release"?
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I don't think Stingrays are good eating...
Mmmmmm... pancakes.
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It's filthy... saltwater will ruin the finish... I'd say a good wash, clay bar, and protective wax.
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I don't think Stingrays are good eating... Was it a "catch & release"?
Beautiful animal.....should have let it go!
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Stuff it and use it as a hood ornament.
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Beautiful animal.....should have let it go!


They are magnificent to watch while diving. I would never kill one.
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Ah....two names Steve and Irwin........first name and more importantly. LAST

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I'm pretty sure its been lowered and I am sure that those side skirts are wider than OEM stock to me...


Oh and I was diving a while back and dropped some food too quickly in the Caymans and the hydraulics sucked the food and my forearm up on a Stingray pass. It hurt like the devil and I had a 3 inch hickey that took over a week to disappear.

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I did the grand cayman stingray dive there like puppy dogs must have been 30 of them . Very strong and if you don't feed them when thay think you should thay give you a pinch
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