I personaly prefer wading the flats with a pitch fork.
Treble hook or bucktail on spinning tackle.
Just an average fisherman.
good ol fashion snatch hook
I snag them from the Bridge or Beach with a Gotcha Lure.
Gig, bow, snag hook.
i gig them, snag them,shoot them(with a bow),ive cast netted them, and if i find another way that i have to try to get them ill start doing that too
A cast net mostly, but I have also had some luck catching them on small dead baitfish like pilchards, pinfish, or half of a baby whiting. Big rays will eat a small bait.
I just snatch hook or gig them but another good way is to just hang out on a crowded fishing pier like Redington or the Skyway and watch the tourists "slinging squid" they usually get quite a few rays and catfish and have a hard time unhooking em, I jus ask em if they want a hand with my dehooker in hand and help em out. They usually dont want em for anything and are usually glad to give em to ya. 