https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/13012/was-this-a-dumb-thing-to-doJust got back from two weeks in Puerto Vallarta. Didn&#39;t swim much (still with a bum shoulder). I really only swam once, and it was a very short swim. My mum-in-law has a time share (week five, always the same unit). She got a bonus week (week fouren-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/203920?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 12 Feb 2018 11:06:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:32e13669-e69d-4bf6-b064-aac6c4afe9bbForceDJThere&#39;s also the chance that YOU could have become entangled in the line and pulled under. That being said... I probably would have done the same thing too. Dan<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/203908?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 12 Feb 2018 11:03:48 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:6621ca49-71d8-45c7-bab2-a7e5ffb4bc36SojerzI caught one while fishing in cape cod bay. my hook had snagged it in the back. After what seemed like a long time I got it to the surface and managed to get the hook out. It seemed pretty docile too - just watch out for the tail.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/203901?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 12 Feb 2018 10:45:23 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:e8e370ec-e002-45ee-8d0c-727695994bf0__steve__Not sure if it was dumb or not but I would have done the same thing. Get a scuba knife for rec OW swimming/snorkeling, never know what rare hazard awaits<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/203863?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 11 Feb 2018 15:18:53 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:b4f7bb5c-e932-40a7-b605-b0c72065dd83Former MemberI don’t know if it was a ‘smart’ thing to do - Steve Irwin - but my boyfriend would have done the exact same thing (loves all animals). :applaud: Oh I guess manta rays don’t have the barb stinger... Still kind of risky to approach an animal in distress.<div style="clear:both;"></div>