Comments on: Large Eagle Ray jumps in our boat! http://howtodoflorida.com/2009/05/08/large-eagle-ray-jumps-in-our-boat/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:30:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rick Webster http://howtodoflorida.com/2009/05/08/large-eagle-ray-jumps-in-our-boat/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Rick Webster Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:28:03 +0000 http://howtodoflorida.com/2009/05/08/large-eagle-ray-jumps-in-our-boat/#comment-102 This Canadian fished with Captain Sean this winter on five occassions. He is a wonderful host and a fine fisher person. His enthusiasm for this sport and ensuring that his clients are "catching" rather than just fishing was unprecedented. Booking him for an excellent day on the waters of Estero Bay will be a memory that shall not leave me anytime soon. The Ray looks exciting. Perhaps Sean can make that happen next winter when I return to the Fort Myers area. Rick Webster This Canadian fished with Captain Sean this winter on five occassions. He is a wonderful host and a fine fisher person.

His enthusiasm for this sport and ensuring that his clients are “catching” rather than just fishing was unprecedented.

Booking him for an excellent day on the waters of Estero Bay will be a memory that shall not leave me anytime soon.

The Ray looks exciting. Perhaps Sean can make that happen next winter when I return to the Fort Myers area.

Rick Webster

]]> By: Mari Darr~Welch http://howtodoflorida.com/2009/05/08/large-eagle-ray-jumps-in-our-boat/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Mari Darr~Welch Sun, 17 May 2009 03:28:06 +0000 http://howtodoflorida.com/2009/05/08/large-eagle-ray-jumps-in-our-boat/#comment-67 I can relate to your stingray story. Mine involves kayaking about 100 yards offshore last year on a one man oceangoing sit-on boat. The four-foot ray was jumping on the horizon, three feet up, seven inches over. It was awesome! Then to the far left it came up again. So pretty!! What wasn't so pretty was about 20 seconds later when against the bow of the kayak was a large rush of water. You guessed it. Up three feet, over seven inches. Bam, onto the bow of the boat. With a very long tail just between my legs. I can't exactly tell you how the next few seconds transpired. All I know is I think I screamed, perhaps the ray screamed and the next thing I knew I was in the water and the ray was gone. Crazy and very lucky. I can relate to your stingray story. Mine involves kayaking about 100 yards offshore last year on a one man oceangoing sit-on boat.
The four-foot ray was jumping on the horizon, three feet up, seven inches over. It was awesome! Then to the far left it came up again. So pretty!! What wasn’t so pretty was about 20 seconds later when against the bow of the kayak was a large rush of water. You guessed it. Up three feet, over seven inches. Bam, onto the bow of the boat. With a very long tail just between my legs. I can’t exactly tell you how the next few seconds transpired. All I know is I think I screamed, perhaps the ray screamed and the next thing I knew I was in the water and the ray was gone. Crazy and very lucky.

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