ever come across one of these while swishing (photo)

[leslie(nova scotia)]

From the land of the Bluenose....well when a Canuck says skate the only thing they think of is a pair of skates laced on to a hockey player.
Shown here is my daughter picking up the poor bugger who got washed a shore. Hear the flippers are good eating! Don't think one could glide across the ice wearing a pair of these skates!

[Gregory]

Hi,
Is that a sting ray? and is he alive?
Never seen one other than on TV.

Greg

[Metalman]

Leslie

I have heard that the wings of the skate are good to eat also, but never tried them!!! Ive caught several dozen of these off the coast of oregon !!

Greg , they are a type of Ray called a skate Im not sure that is spelled right but close enough !!

Rick

[JohnWPA]

Neat pic...He's a cool little guy....

John

[WeaponUSMC]

A skate is a Stingray without the barb that a Stingray would have, just a harmless sea creature. My brother stepped on a stingray and had the barb go all the way through his foot while swimming in Fla.

[bill(de)]

Don't know how many bottom rigs i lost because of those skates and they feel like a 10lb flounder and you fight that sucker and end up cutting the line. Bummer. I did hear that some folks punch out the wings and call the meat( Poor mans scallops) not sure if it's true though.


Bill