Went Bass fishing..but got something else

sac · 05-31-09, 04:16 PM

So me and bigfelk22 went to one of our lakes and got a little more than we bargained for. So I'm throwing a spinnerbait and Mr. Gator popped up right infront of my spinner and went for it.

So I threw it again to see what he would do and chomped at it again. So I went to cast again and then SNAP!!!!The line broke mid cast(gator teeth put a hurting on mono I guess)
We looked for like 2 min for the spinner and then it fell in the water 50yds away. That thing must have been 30,000 ft in the air.
Anyway, bigfelk22 was throwing a white trick worm, and what do you know, Gators like white trick worms and went after it like that worm owed him money. The fight was on!
20# Power Pro did great(I now am switching to Power Pro braid

) So we got him close enough to try to have the least amount of line hanging off him. Unfortunately he got hooked, but this will be a day we wont forget. Got some great pics too.

Jim80 · 05-31-09, 04:59 PM

nice pics man thanks

jim

nofearengineer · 05-31-09, 05:55 PM

That poor lil' gator...just mindin his own business when two mean ol' fishermen come up and harass him like that. Someone should call the ASPCA on y.... what am I sayin?!?! I probably would have done it too LOL. I can only imagine how much fun that was!! How big was he? Watch out you don't lose a hand or something.

bamabassman · 05-31-09, 06:19 PM

looks like a 4 footer or so to me. am i close? nice story. got a question fer ya tho......... whatcha'll gonna do ifn yas actually "catch" a gator? huh? hahahahahaha.

thanks for the pics. nice looking gator.

MississippiBoy · 05-31-09, 08:25 PM

Sounds like what me and my buddy Richi did last year. He threw his worm at a little 3 or 3 1/2 ft gator, who followed it back to the boat. Once he was there, Richi let him catch it, and hooked him just barely on one side of his mouth. He could pulled him in to where I could grab him behind the head and by the tail. I picked him up, both of us laughing and yelling victory cries. After the initial euphoria passed, I looked at Richi and said "Ok, now what?" Neither one of us had a camera, and nobody was around to see it. So, Richi took him from me and looked at him for a minute, then we threw him back in.

fishin spro · 05-31-09, 08:32 PM

looks bigger than 4 feet to me...i say 6...whos closer?

MallenManson · 05-31-09, 09:10 PM

Alligators are aggressive cuz they got all them teeth and no toothbrush

bamabassman · 05-31-09, 09:17 PM

ok waterboy........hahahahahaha.

MallenManson · 05-31-09, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by bamabassman

ok waterboy........hahahahahaha.

Will you be my friend????

MississippiBoy · 06-01-09, 12:15 AM

I'd be careful of him, Mallen. Something's wrong with his medulla oblon-gata.

Bassboss · 06-01-09, 08:15 AM

Ya, I freaking hate gators! They're pesky things, I lost my first spro popping frog to a gator chilling in a hydrilla mat, as soon as I cast, I hear a snap. I set the hook and my frog is gone, than I see the gator!

Thanks for the pics!

Bassboss · 06-01-09, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by bamabassman

looks like a 4 footer or so to me. am i close? nice story. got a question fer ya tho......... whatcha'll gonna do ifn yas actually "catch" a gator? huh? hahahahahaha.

thanks for the pics. nice looking gator.

That looks about right!

sac · 06-01-09, 09:10 AM

I think he was about 5ft. This guy popped up from the water and started chasing our lures around, it was like he didn't want us to fish there (or maybe he did? I think he wanted our catch) It was amazing seeing him chase our lures around. I guess we were fishing in the wrong spot at the wrong time.

sac · 06-01-09, 09:13 AM

It reminded me of Tarpon fishing at Boca Grand Pass. You could be fighting a 150lbs Tarpon and them BAM!

a 12ft Hammerhead bites it in half.

JB · 06-01-09, 09:20 AM

one of those popped up on me last year about less than a foot from my sandled feet, i eased back easy and went to another canal rofl

nofearengineer · 06-01-09, 09:32 AM

I owned a spectacled caiman named Milo once. I got him free from someone who didn't want to take care of him anymore. I thought it would be fun, but it ended up being a real hassle. He would wait until dark, then find a way to climb out of his aquarium.

You ain't never been fearful until you've stuck your hand blind under a chest of drawers to grab an angry 16" long crocodile!

I ended up giving him away (sound familiar? hah) to a guy who owned dozens of reptiles. Every time I hear a story of a caiman found in a local pond (it does happen once in a while), it always makes me wonder if it's my long lost buddy, Milo.

Like I said, he was a hassle, but he was really fun to watch hunt crickets on his "beach" in the aquarium. He would stalk them, then EXPLODE out of the water. He also ate a lot of goldfish, all except for one particular comet I offered him. Either he just didn't look tasty, or the fish was too fast; that danged goldfish eventually lived long enough to get too big for him to eat, so I started calling them "Milo and Otis", lol.

Crocs and Indiana = not good.

sac · 06-01-09, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JB

one of those popped up on me last year about less than a foot from my sandled feet, i eased back easy and went to another canal rofl

Believe me, we really didn't want this guy 2 ft away from us. We just didn't want the cut the line when grabbed the worm and have 25yrds of braid hanging off him.

Spros NetMan · 06-01-09, 03:43 PM

4ft or 6ft, he still has alot of teeth!!!!

aikenyounggun · 06-01-09, 05:36 PM

you should see the gators on Santee Cooper.... they are everywhere.... they started givin out gator tags last year and people took some 15+ ft gators......

cool story tho

MallenManson · 06-01-09, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mississippiboy

i'd be careful of him, mallen. Something's wrong with his medulla oblon-gata.

lmao!!!!!!!

MallenManson · 06-01-09, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sac

It reminded me of Tarpon fishing at Boca Grand Pass. You could be fighting a 150lbs Tarpon and them BAM!

a 12ft Hammerhead bites it in half.

Closest I ever came was when a big pike nailed a bluegill. Which really isn't close....

MallenManson · 06-01-09, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JB

one of those popped up on me last year about less than a foot from my sandled feet, i eased back easy and went to another canal rofl

Smart man...

MallenManson · 06-01-09, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nofearengineer

I owned a spectacled caiman named Milo once. I got him free from someone who didn't want to take care of him anymore. I thought it would be fun, but it ended up being a real hassle. He would wait until dark, then find a way to climb out of his aquarium.

You ain't never been fearful until you've stuck your hand blind under a chest of drawers to grab an angry 16" long crocodile!

I ended up giving him away (sound familiar? hah) to a guy who owned dozens of reptiles. Every time I hear a story of a caiman found in a local pond (it does happen once in a while), it always makes me wonder if it's my long lost buddy, Milo.

Like I said, he was a hassle, but he was really fun to watch hunt crickets on his "beach" in the aquarium. He would stalk them, then EXPLODE out of the water. He also ate a lot of goldfish, all except for one particular comet I offered him. Either he just didn't look tasty, or the fish was too fast; that danged goldfish eventually lived long enough to get too big for him to eat, so I started calling them "Milo and Otis", lol.

Crocs and Indiana = not good.

I have a bearded dragon that goes after crickets like they said somethin about his momma, but I'm willing to bet the caiman was much more fun to watch. Oddly enough, I have 3 lizards and I'm not even a reptile kinda guy

cassidyta · 06-01-09, 07:04 PM

Well, you all are beter than me. Since we don't have any large toothy critters like that out here, I would likely run around and scream if one popped up in my pond.

To quote Bill Cosby, first I would day it, and then I would do it....

MallenManson · 06-01-09, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cassidyta

Well, you all are beter than me. Since we don't have any large toothy critters like that out here, I would likely run around and scream if one popped up in my pond.

To quote Bill Cosby, first I would day it, and then I would do it....

We've got some of the furry kind, but they tend to stay away. If I was in the water & saw a gator or croc, I'd be running on top of the water like Richard Pryor in The Toy. Probably screaming like a girl too

05-31-09, 04:16 PM	#1
sac BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Punta Gorda FL Posts: 290	Went Bass fishing..but got something else So me and bigfelk22 went to one of our lakes and got a little more than we bargained for. So I'm throwing a spinnerbait and Mr. Gator popped up right infront of my spinner and went for it. So I threw it again to see what he would do and chomped at it again. So I went to cast again and then SNAP!!!!The line broke mid cast(gator teeth put a hurting on mono I guess) We looked for like 2 min for the spinner and then it fell in the water 50yds away. That thing must have been 30,000 ft in the air. Anyway, bigfelk22 was throwing a white trick worm, and what do you know, Gators like white trick worms and went after it like that worm owed him money. The fight was on! 20# Power Pro did great(I now am switching to Power Pro braid) So we got him close enough to try to have the least amount of line hanging off him. Unfortunately he got hooked, but this will be a day we wont forget. Got some great pics too. Attached Thumbnails

05-31-09, 04:59 PM	#2
Jim80 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Thomaston CT Posts: 3,862	nice pics man thanks jim __________________ In memory of Zooker 1/11/73-7/2/2010. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

05-31-09, 05:55 PM	#3
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	That poor lil' gator...just mindin his own business when two mean ol' fishermen come up and harass him like that. Someone should call the ASPCA on y.... what am I sayin?!?! I probably would have done it too LOL. I can only imagine how much fun that was!! How big was he? Watch out you don't lose a hand or something. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

05-31-09, 06:19 PM	#4
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	looks like a 4 footer or so to me. am i close? nice story. got a question fer ya tho......... whatcha'll gonna do ifn yas actually "catch" a gator? huh? hahahahahaha. thanks for the pics. nice looking gator. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

05-31-09, 08:25 PM	#5
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	Sounds like what me and my buddy Richi did last year. He threw his worm at a little 3 or 3 1/2 ft gator, who followed it back to the boat. Once he was there, Richi let him catch it, and hooked him just barely on one side of his mouth. He could pulled him in to where I could grab him behind the head and by the tail. I picked him up, both of us laughing and yelling victory cries. After the initial euphoria passed, I looked at Richi and said "Ok, now what?" Neither one of us had a camera, and nobody was around to see it. So, Richi took him from me and looked at him for a minute, then we threw him back in. __________________ I smell smoke, and I hear sirens. Do you think that's a problem?

05-31-09, 08:32 PM	#6
fishin spro BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: sumter county lip ripper Posts: 500	looks bigger than 4 feet to me...i say 6...whos closer? __________________ Total Bass of '10: 54 Big Bass of '09: 5.2lbs

05-31-09, 09:10 PM	#7
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	Alligators are aggressive cuz they got all them teeth and no toothbrush __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

05-31-09, 09:17 PM	#8
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	ok waterboy........hahahahahaha. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

06-01-09, 12:15 AM	#10
MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	I'd be careful of him, Mallen. Something's wrong with his medulla oblon-gata. __________________ I smell smoke, and I hear sirens. Do you think that's a problem?

06-01-09, 08:15 AM	#11
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Ya, I freaking hate gators! They're pesky things, I lost my first spro popping frog to a gator chilling in a hydrilla mat, as soon as I cast, I hear a snap. I set the hook and my frog is gone, than I see the gator! Thanks for the pics! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

06-01-09, 09:10 AM	#13
sac BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Punta Gorda FL Posts: 290	I think he was about 5ft. This guy popped up from the water and started chasing our lures around, it was like he didn't want us to fish there (or maybe he did? I think he wanted our catch) It was amazing seeing him chase our lures around. I guess we were fishing in the wrong spot at the wrong time.

06-01-09, 09:13 AM	#14
sac BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Punta Gorda FL Posts: 290	It reminded me of Tarpon fishing at Boca Grand Pass. You could be fighting a 150lbs Tarpon and them BAM! a 12ft Hammerhead bites it in half.

06-01-09, 09:20 AM	#15
JB BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 8,655	one of those popped up on me last year about less than a foot from my sandled feet, i eased back easy and went to another canal rofl

06-01-09, 09:32 AM	#16
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	I owned a spectacled caiman named Milo once. I got him free from someone who didn't want to take care of him anymore. I thought it would be fun, but it ended up being a real hassle. He would wait until dark, then find a way to climb out of his aquarium. You ain't never been fearful until you've stuck your hand blind under a chest of drawers to grab an angry 16" long crocodile! I ended up giving him away (sound familiar? hah) to a guy who owned dozens of reptiles. Every time I hear a story of a caiman found in a local pond (it does happen once in a while), it always makes me wonder if it's my long lost buddy, Milo. Like I said, he was a hassle, but he was really fun to watch hunt crickets on his "beach" in the aquarium. He would stalk them, then EXPLODE out of the water. He also ate a lot of goldfish, all except for one particular comet I offered him. Either he just didn't look tasty, or the fish was too fast; that danged goldfish eventually lived long enough to get too big for him to eat, so I started calling them "Milo and Otis", lol. Crocs and Indiana = not good. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

06-01-09, 03:43 PM	#18
Spros NetMan BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Near Sparleberry Swamp, SC Posts: 23	4ft or 6ft, he still has alot of teeth!!!!

06-01-09, 05:36 PM	#19
aikenyounggun BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: aiken, SC Posts: 2,051	you should see the gators on Santee Cooper.... they are everywhere.... they started givin out gator tags last year and people took some 15+ ft gators...... cool story tho __________________ <>< Rather be Fishing ><>

06-01-09, 07:04 PM	#24
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	Well, you all are beter than me. Since we don't have any large toothy critters like that out here, I would likely run around and scream if one popped up in my pond. To quote Bill Cosby, first I would day it, and then I would do it.... __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

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