Did my second wade today in GISP with my new ray-guards and LOVE THEM. I still do the "stingray shuffle." Didn't have a problem with rubbing my shins as in a previous post. I have been stung twice while surfing back home in San Diego and would like to avoid it again. People don't realize that stingrays can whip those tails up and around to hit your shins/calves.
Imagine someone taking a bull whip with a needle sharp icepick at the end then whacking you... NO JOKE... the first time I was hit, the ray hit me so hard the barb went through my skin and into my small toe bone running to my heel... Second time in my calf. Don't plan on walking without crutches for a couple weeks and watching the wound turn into every color of the rainbow.
Like my grandpa always says "Son, its easier to stay out of trouble than get out of trouble." WEAR YOUR RAY GUARDS and save yourself a trip to the hospital... Read the article in the Saltwater mag from last year about the guy that almost had to have his foot amputated after being hit.
People say they shuffle their feet, but its the times AFTER you have been standing for a while. Your feet get stuck for a second in the mud, you yank the other foot out and stomp it down to regain balance.... THAT is when it happens, not when your walkin around.
My 2 cents
Imagine someone taking a bull whip with a needle sharp icepick at the end then whacking you... NO JOKE... the first time I was hit, the ray hit me so hard the barb went through my skin and into my small toe bone running to my heel... Second time in my calf. Don't plan on walking without crutches for a couple weeks and watching the wound turn into every color of the rainbow.
Like my grandpa always says "Son, its easier to stay out of trouble than get out of trouble." WEAR YOUR RAY GUARDS and save yourself a trip to the hospital... Read the article in the Saltwater mag from last year about the guy that almost had to have his foot amputated after being hit.
People say they shuffle their feet, but its the times AFTER you have been standing for a while. Your feet get stuck for a second in the mud, you yank the other foot out and stomp it down to regain balance.... THAT is when it happens, not when your walkin around.
My 2 cents
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