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[*] posted on 1-1-2012 at 01:51 PM
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cool video east of san jose,,past that point in your video (punta gorda) where I spent yrs helping biuld a house,depending on a water truck, (still do) that was always breaking,or deverted to another house,and hung over drivers,it was an amazing feat,,and I have seen a lot of jumpers inthat area,rather consistent of any place I know..:cool: K&T
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[*] posted on 1-1-2012 at 11:28 PM


captkw... Whaaaaat?..... or were the past few ones Tecate Typing?
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[*] posted on 1-2-2012 at 02:01 AM
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HOLA, I'm trying to understand your post,,but,no luck ,,,but I did watch video again,and my post is valid..are you,,implying,that is not punta gordo ?? uuuhh, that there are no jumpers in the video???? what's your point ?? and it's a great video,,,back, to finding ice for my tecate...out:cool: K&T
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[*] posted on 1-4-2012 at 07:44 AM


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I belive the local's (me) usally call them monteray's or monterey's.. they are not referd to as diablo's(devil"s)


Hey Cap...What you are hearing the locals say is "manta-raya". Not Monterey. That's a big city in Mexico.

One will also hear them referred to as "cubana". Why...I have no idea!

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[*] posted on 1-4-2012 at 02:02 PM


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... Manta rays are rarely seen in the Sea of Cortez now, having been mostly killed by fishermen. They can reliably be seen at the Revillagigedos Islands, about 250 miles south of Cabo San Lucas, but sightings in the SOC are unusual. Mobulas, on the other hand, are still relatively plentiful in the SOC. They are the rays that commonly breach and launch themselves out of the water, which is a spectacular sight. In my experience mobulas are most often seen in the summer months.

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I've also witnessed many leaping Mobula in the East Cape/Bahia de Palmas area. And like Ken said, mostly in the summer.
Baja sounds like a real long shot for Mantas now a days.
(Personally, I've never seen one in Baja waters).
If swimming with a Manta is your goal, maybe another Location will heighten your odds. Throughout the 90's I made many trips to Puerto Vallarta and had regular Manta sightings on the southern shores of Bahia Banderas.(mostly fall). In those days, I saw them while Kayaking/small boating as far inside the bay as Los Arcos(islands/rocks) and Mismaloya beach. (reachable by car-& as close as 200 yards offshore).
This could be an alternative option to the Revillagigedos Islands to start a Manta search.
But, that said, I don't know what toll the "sea Scallop" industry has taken on Mantas down there over the last 10 yrs.
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[*] posted on 1-4-2012 at 04:20 PM
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hola, what, I hear the most, is monta raya's which is montery's is some some dialect's and I have been all over the mainland and have been,, close to monterey,mex but did not drive into it,,but today, I worked in moterey ca, which has LOT of baja ties,,that alot of people, dont seem to read about or tie in the fact's,,I'll start with cabrillo......:cool:........ K&T
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[*] posted on 1-7-2012 at 08:37 AM


I'm curious to know why they jump? Is it flight from predators, chasing prey or just for fun?



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[*] posted on 1-7-2012 at 08:44 AM
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fetus,,that has been,discussed, around, many a baja camp fire,,and I think,,so far,,the number 1 vote,,so far,,is that,,simply put,,,,,they are happy,,,,2nd ,,vote,,getting rid of hitchhiker's.(parasite's)........3rd,,vote,,,playing,,UFO....:lol: K&T
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[*] posted on 1-7-2012 at 09:02 AM


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I'm curious to know why they jump? Is it flight from predators, chasing prey or just for fun?


Festus the prevalent opinion among marine biologists is that they jump to dislodge parasites and other hitchhikers. I prefer the anthropomorphic explanation - it just feels good!




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fetus,,that has been,discussed, around, many a baja camp fire,,and I think,,so far,,the number 1 vote,,so far,,is that,,simply put,,,,,they are happy,,,,2nd ,,vote,,getting rid of hitchhiker's.(parasite's)........3rd,,vote,,,playing,,UFO....:lol: K&T
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