29-02-2004, 01:58 PM
Hehe yeah the banjo's are fun - I reckon just throw em up onto the beach (or boat) - no need to spear the buggers (probably bounce off the head anyway).
On a side note I was spearing with a friend the other day and what must be one of the biggest stingrays in PPB swam underneath me in about 3 metres of water. It was huge! Like 3 metre wingspan or so, it was like having the death star going beneath you, it just kept going. I know they are placid creatures, and I usually love seeing them, but the sheer size of the thing scared the bezeejus out of me. It's the second time i've seen it (it's got a favourite spot) but I'd forgotten about it. The first time I saw it, it was charging a few of us cos it wanted our fish. Got pretty insistent but finally went away.
Any idea how large they get to? I can't imaging anything much bigger than this one!
Also I never spear them - kinda seems silly. I'd be worried about getting stung, and I'd have no idea how to clean or fillet the bloody thing.
On a side note I was spearing with a friend the other day and what must be one of the biggest stingrays in PPB swam underneath me in about 3 metres of water. It was huge! Like 3 metre wingspan or so, it was like having the death star going beneath you, it just kept going. I know they are placid creatures, and I usually love seeing them, but the sheer size of the thing scared the bezeejus out of me. It's the second time i've seen it (it's got a favourite spot) but I'd forgotten about it. The first time I saw it, it was charging a few of us cos it wanted our fish. Got pretty insistent but finally went away.
Any idea how large they get to? I can't imaging anything much bigger than this one!
Also I never spear them - kinda seems silly. I'd be worried about getting stung, and I'd have no idea how to clean or fillet the bloody thing.