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Jaybo
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Jellyfish?
are the jellyfish out this time of year? We plan to do some snorkeling and at least some wading - I know all about the shuffle if walking ..
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David K
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Where? Sting rays are what you shuffle for. If you mean sting rays then April is when they mate in Bahia de L.A. but Baja has 3000 miles of coastline.
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Jaybo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Where? Sting rays are what you shuffle for. If you mean sting rays then April is when they mate in Bahia de L.A. but Baja has 3000 miles of coastline.
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Err hehe.. Stingrays , yeah those .. Sorry, brain fart from working too many hours at work and planning/packing for the trip! I was thinking Gonzaga
and possibly Mulege/Loreto area or wherever the water was reasonably warmish 
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David K
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No warm anything this time of year... A big campfire on the beach at Gonzaga Bay would be great any month, however!
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Skipjack Joe
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You'll need a wetsuit for snorkling. The water should be below 60 everywhere. You could go for quick swims (10 min) and then come out and warm up.
That's if you're over 10. The young ones will stay in until their lips turn blue (shaking convulsively as they tell you through chattering teeth that
they're quite warm. LOL)
There aren't many jellyfish in April. The rays, however, will be in the usual places: San Lucas Cove, Concepcion Bay, Pacific lagoons, etc.
The warmest body of water is probably Mag Bay, but who wants to go snorkeling there.
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dean miller
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What did people do before wet suits?
Set on the beach?
And say Lordy! Lordy! I wish some one would invent at wet suit?
Let them experience the water with out thermal protection..
SDM
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chuckie
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41 degrees in Mulege when I put the boat in the water couple days ago, and windy, Dean. I doubt many folks would stay in the water long..
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The 3000 mile swath of warm water in the Pacific right now is still in place all the way east across the SOC and touching the mainland. It is 69º and
loooooaded with jellyfish --- so much food for the fish that the fish are not biting down here like they would be if the water were regularly colder
now, did not hold so much food for gamefish and turtles, dorado, etc. Lots of marlin and dorado reported up by 88 at Cerallvo island north of us.
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I'm a distance swimmer and spend A LOT of time in the water in Bahia Concepcion. There seems to always be some stingrays, at times more than other
times. I don't walk into the water without a pair of water shoes. They provide significant protection and of course make walking on rocks and sharp
stuff easy.
water shoes
[Edited on 2-13-2013 by SFandH]
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LaTijereta
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Water Temps... Typical for Loreto this time of year..
http://www.tempbreak.com/index.php?&cwregion=ml#
Democracy is like two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.
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Martyman
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Water shoes wil not protect you from sting rays.
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Pompano
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Some water shoes are better than nothing....and SOME water shoes are better than others, like the Ray-guard ones with ankle protection. The problem
with them is...they are mucho dinero and clod-hopper heavy.
I always have a pair of water shoes aboard my boat or when taking a stroll down a shelly beach.
Jellyfish are there, too. Very common danger snorkeling around Bay of Conception. You can see them quite clearly through your facemask. Little
guys hanging in the water, usually from the surface, and are easily detected ...AFTER YOUR LIPS AND CHEEKS START BURNING!!
Here's some useful information on sting rays, jellyfish, and man-o-wars encountered in Baja waters.
http://www.bajainsider.com/baja-life/health/stingraysjellyfi...
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pompano
Some water shoes are better than nothing....and SOME water shoes are better than others, like the Ray-guard ones with ankle protection. The problem
with them is...they are mucho dinero and clod-hopper heavy.
I always have a pair of water shoes aboard my boat or when taking a stroll down a shelly beach.
Jellyfish are there, too. Very common danger snorkeling around Bay of Conception. You can see them quite clearly through your facemask. Little
guys hanging in the water, usually from the surface, and are easily detected ...AFTER YOUR LIPS AND CHEEKS START BURNING!!
Here's some useful information on sting rays, jellyfish, and man-o-wars encountered in Baja waters.
http://www.bajainsider.com/baja-life/health/stingraysjellyfi... |
That is an excellent link Roger! Thank you... I didn't even know there were stone fish in Baja. When I lived in Darwin, Australia, the stone fish were
a serious issue along with the man'o wars and box jellies. Swimming was forbidden in the wet season because of them.
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SFandH
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Martyman
Water shoes wil not protect you from sting rays. |
It's better to have them on than not. Good ones offer considerable protection, especially from the slicing, glancing strikes. I was hit twice by
stingrays before I started wearing water shoes. Both times it was a shallow slice on the top of my foot, probably as the startled ray swam away. Still
very painful. A water shoe with a rubber or neoprene top would have prevented the injuries. Way better than going barefoot.
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Jaybo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by SFandH
| Quote: | Originally posted by Martyman
Water shoes wil not protect you from sting rays. |
It's better to have them on than not. Good ones offer considerable protection, especially from the slicing, glancing strikes. I was hit twice by
stingrays before I started wearing water shoes. Both times it was a shallow slice on the top of my foot, probably as the startled ray swam away. Still
very painful. A water shoe with a rubber or neoprene top would have prevented the injuries. Way better than going barefoot.
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Yeah I picked these up last night:
Water shoes
[Edited on 2-13-2013 by Jaybo]
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durrelllrobert
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Jaybo
are the jellyfish out this time of year? We plan to do some snorkeling and at least some wading - I know all about the shuffle if walking ..
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Raw jelly fish are tasty sprinkled with vinegar and sugar. Had them once in S. Korea
Bob Durrell
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Skipjack Joe
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I don't believe there are stonefish in baja. The picture looks like that of a scorpionfish, or "sculpin" as they are called in southern california.
Yes they are painful, but delicious. They make an excellent chowder.
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chuckie
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I have been using a pair of wader boots, that are normally worn over stocking foot waders Velcro closures, felt bottoms...Cabelas..
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Pompano
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Water shoes to protect those tender feet.... and for just knocking around...Here you are!
Voted by a panel of stingrays to be...'The Ugliest Shoes in Baja'...and maybe those legs, too!!
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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Mulegena
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While out for a hike I jumped in the sea by Mulege on Feb. 1, clothes 'n all, for a good 10 minute dip. It was cold at first, but then warm.
Bring a 3-mil wetsuit and you'll be fine.
"Raise your words, not your voice. It's rain that grows flowers, not thunder." ~Rumi
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