Lakes in specific components of the nation consist of much more than something you want in your livewell. Alligators. They can be no much more apparent than a rock or a log, so be cautious. You want to get a bite, not get bit.

Allow me reveal one of my bass fishing encounters with you.

This is bayou nation. When I go to the lakes south of Houston, I have to see for gators. So I’m usually keeping an eyeball peeled for ‘em. But sometimes …

So final evening I look and every thing is apparent so I stroll down to the h2o and start bass fishing. Following a couple of minutes, while I’m looking around I see this large log. This large log that will get oddly thinner at the finish up on the shore and thicker in the h2o, and has odd bumps on it. Maintain on .. that doesn’t look correct. I look extra up the log to see how much it extends into the h2o and…

It has two large ol’ eyes … lookin’ at me!! And it is only 10 feet absent (just a quick few of actions for a gator). Ooookay!

I slowly and calmly reel in my line (on the outdoors – on the inside, I’m in complete panic) select up my gear and transfer on.

So I go much more than to this other component of the lake, and now it is dark so I get up on a pier. I’m sitting in the woods in the dark and I pay attention to something walking down the pier in the direction of me. Not hefty enough to be human footsteps. With what small bit of starlight there is, I can see something about the dimension of a medium dog coming at me. What do I do now?

Properly, I cannot see what it is, but I can tell it is not a dog. So I get aggressive in the direction of it to see if I can scare it absent. Fortunately, it worked. I pointed the tip of my fishing pole in the direction of it and it scampered absent.

As it left I believed it looked like a large raccoon. Most most likely absolutely nothing to be concerned a lot about following all, but they can be aggressive and rabid. But it is creepy in the woods in the complete dark not turning into certain what is around you.

Then, in the h2o, I see the outline of this huge catfish swim correct up beneath me the pier I’m on. Wow! That is a large one! I’ve got to transfer bait up and fish beneath the pier and catch him!

So, I determine to location a mild on it and see if I can get a better look at this monster. I intention the spotlight straight down into the h2o and…

Hey, look at that weed … there had been no weeds along this pier earlier. Hmmm. So I lean extra much more than the pier to get a better look at this mystery weed …. YIKES!

That is NO WEED – It’s A CLAW – A Big CLAW!

There is a gator correct beneath me!!

Apparently (and I was in a place to confirm this on adhere to up visits) the gator is savvy to the actuality that individuals catch fish and location them on stringers around the dock producing a fantastic completely totally free and simple meal for the gator.

That is enough. I’m goin’ house. Neglect all about that macho stuff and discover how to play guitar.

Michael Russell
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