Ray – Sting (Dasyatis pastinaca)

Ray – Sting (Dasyatis pastinaca)

Jerry O’Connor with the only specimen Sting Ray of 2012

Jerry O’Connor with the only specimen Sting Ray of 2012

Specimen weight: 13.608 kg (30 lbs)
Record: 33.2 kg, Tralee Bay, 1999

Disc heart-shaped, not greatly elevated. Tail whip-like, without fins, but with a long, barbed venomous spine near its junction with the disc. This can inflict severe and possibly dangerous wounds. Grows to over 70 lb.

Best Times to Fish Sting Ray
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