nc easter bass fishing

"Charlie Choc" wrote in message
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On Sun, 08 Apr 2007 20:09:06 -0400, jeff
wrote:

bring your kayak up and i'll point you in his direction. you measure
him. g

Willi and I saw a bunch in the Everglades, and you did have to watch where
you
were walking (and paddling). They said the only reported 'incident' in the
park
was when a kid hit one on a bike. Here's a 'close up of one. ;-)
--
Charlie...
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That's a cool picture. The last time I fished a tournament in Florida on
Lake Okeechobee, I had a 7 footer eat my Zoom SuperFluke. I was using a
flipping stick with 50 lb. PowerPro line and managed to get it up to the
boat three times before it broke off! I don't know what I was going to do
with it at the side of the boat, because I certainly wasn't going to try to
get my fifty cent lure back!

But they sure do fight good! :-)
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Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
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G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
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jeff wrote:
Rodney Long wrote:

jeff wrote:


Maybe the gator was dead, might explain the smell and it not moving

I can't remember ever smelling a gator that smelled like rotting meat


don't think so...one of his front legs was still wet. but, i don't
know. my first such encounter. it wasn't rotting meat...but a
definite odor that caught my attention.



As cold as it was, he was probably trying to get warm in the sun then,
I bet he could have barely moved since it was so cold



he looked like a sprinter to me! g no doubt he was basking in the
sun. i've no experience with gators...my bet is he was a man eater,
playing possum til i got close enough. g

i wish i'd been more stalwart now that i'm safely home...but at the
time, since i'd already been bloodied by a flounder, i figured i'd
better not test an alligator's patience.


First picture is one swimming next to the kayak on a small pond we were
fishing. I got used to them and comfortable with them swimming around
the kayak. I even had one swim under it. However, I think I would have
freaked if I had tipped the kayak.

The second picture is of a salt Croc. Now those you have to be a bit
more concerned about. Charlie probably has a much better picture using
one of his big close up lens.

Willi

On Mon, 09 Apr 2007 09:45:35 -0600, Willi wrote:

Charlie probably has a much better picture using
one of his big close up lens.

Here's one of the croc. The only time I got nervous around the gators was when I
almost paddled into one at the takeout at 9 Mile Pond, although I did try and
keep track of where they were while we were paddling. ;-)
--
Charlie...
http://www.chocphoto.com

"Charlie Choc" wrote in message
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On Mon, 09 Apr 2007 09:45:35 -0600, Willi wrote:

Charlie probably has a much better picture using
one of his big close up lens.

Here's one of the croc. The only time I got nervous around the gators was
when I
almost paddled into one at the takeout at 9 Mile Pond, although I did try
and
keep track of where they were while we were paddling. ;-)

Those things are just incredibly mean looking! If ever a creature looked
like it could cheerfully eat a human, it would be a croc, even moreso than
an alligator in my estimation.
--
Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers
http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com
G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods
http://www.herefishyfishy.com

Willi wrote:



First picture is one swimming next to the kayak on a small pond we were
fishing. I got used to them and comfortable with them swimming around
the kayak. I even had one swim under it. However, I think I would have
freaked if I had tipped the kayak.

The second picture is of a salt Croc. Now those you have to be a bit
more concerned about. Charlie probably has a much better picture using
one of his big close up lens.

Willi

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neat photos... where were they taken?

there is simply no way i'm going to kayak around gators, much less a
croc. i don't think i'd have a problem with gators as long as i'm in a
proper boat. i think crocs are best viewed on film from the relative
safety of a theater seat. kayaking around them? yikes!

jeff

On Mon, 09 Apr 2007 20:32:15 -0400, jeff wrote:

neat photos... where were they taken?

Everglades NP

there is simply no way i'm going to kayak around gators, much less a
croc. i don't think i'd have a problem with gators as long as i'm in a
proper boat.

Here's Willi with a nice cichlid on. IIRC there were a couple of gators about 20
yards away to the right of the picture.
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Charlie...
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