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Harriest predicament you've ever found yourself in while in the woods?
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<blockquote data-quote="Pilchard" data-source="post: 5277882" data-attributes="member: 19427"><p>All the talk about gators got me thinking about a time I was actually spooked by one. There was a time when hallucinogens were involved but that's a story for a different time….</p><p></p><p>One time on Cayo Costa island along the SW coast of Florida I was wading a backwater pond. It is tidal but on a barrier island and 100% saltwater. I had spent the morning catching snook and juvenile tarpon. At one point I noticed a big gator(which most would think would be out of his element on the island). He was maybe three or four long casts away. I watched him as he went down and a minute or so later he had cut the distance by a third. He went under again only to pop up 50 feet away. It was then I realized that he was coming to check me out. When he went under the next time he surfaced about 15 feet away and I got nervous.</p><p></p><p>I was 150yds from the bank so I had no place to go. I'm not sure if it was smart but I made a cast over the gator's back and snagged him on purpose. When I did he freaked out and took off. I broke him off after a few seconds and quickly waded back to my boat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pilchard, post: 5277882, member: 19427"] All the talk about gators got me thinking about a time I was actually spooked by one. There was a time when hallucinogens were involved but that’s a story for a different time…. One time on Cayo Costa island along the SW coast of Florida I was wading a backwater pond. It is tidal but on a barrier island and 100% saltwater. I had spent the morning catching snook and juvenile tarpon. At one point I noticed a big gator(which most would think would be out of his element on the island). He was maybe three or four long casts away. I watched him as he went down and a minute or so later he had cut the distance by a third. He went under again only to pop up 50 feet away. It was then I realized that he was coming to check me out. When he went under the next time he surfaced about 15 feet away and I got nervous. I was 150yds from the bank so I had no place to go. I’m not sure if it was smart but I made a cast over the gator’s back and snagged him on purpose. When I did he freaked out and took off. I broke him off after a few seconds and quickly waded back to my boat. [/QUOTE]
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