nc easter bass fishing

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

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

I don't know about NC but the Gators in FL are starting to come into
breeding season and they get REAL cranky then. Gators use the heat from the
sun for body heat and will sleep on the bank after a heavy feed (the heat
helps them to digest). Doc (who relocated to NY State after hurricane
Charlie)
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Rodney Long wrote:

jeff wrote:

alligator!!! this was a huge gator for nc...at least 8-10 feet (my
conservative guess...but, then i was hyperventilating a bit at the time)
nose to tail, very fat. he was snoozing in the sun...eyelids closed. i
was walking the bank, paying little attention to anything but the water,
trying to place casts close to the bank 10-15 feet in front of me.
suddenly, there was an unusual smell...it was so unusual that it caused
me to stop and look around. i thought there might be a dead
animal...then i saw it. about 20 feet in front of me. my jaw dropped,
and i ran as fast up the grassy bank as any geezer hoping not to wrestle
with a gator on an easter sunday. i've no experience with gators up
close and personal, so took these two photos and retreated. he never
moved. i don't think he even woke up...


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.

"jeff" wrote in message
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alligator!!! this was a huge gator for nc...at least 8-10 feet (my
conservative guess...but, then i was hyperventilating a bit at the time)
nose to tail, very fat. he was snoozing in the sun...eyelids closed. i
was walking the bank, paying little attention to anything but the water,
trying to place casts close to the bank 10-15 feet in front of me.
suddenly, there was an unusual smell...it was so unusual that it caused
me to stop and look around. i thought there might be a dead
animal...then i saw it. about 20 feet in front of me. my jaw dropped,
and i ran as fast up the grassy bank as any geezer hoping not to wrestle
with a gator on an easter sunday. i've no experience with gators up
close and personal, so took these two photos and retreated. he never
moved. i don't think he even woke up...

You big sissy! I'm not sure that you are man enough to jump-start one of my
vehicles, ever again!

Love,
Op