Bass Fishing
Lakes in certain parts of the country contain more than something you want in your livewell. Alligators. They can be no more obvious than a rock or a log so be careful. You want to get a bite not get bit.
Let me share one of my bass fishing experiences with you.
This is bayou country. When I go to the lakes south of Houston I have to watch for gators. So Im always keeping an eyeball peeled for em. But sometimes ...
So last night I look and everything is clear so I walk down to the water and start bass fishing. After a few minutes while Im looking around I see this big log. This big log that gets oddly thinner at the end up on the shore and thicker in the water and has odd bumps on it. Hold on .. that doesnt look right. I look further up the log to see how far it extends into the water and...
It has 2 big ol eyes ... lookin at me!! And its only 10 feet away (just a quick couple of steps for a gator). Ooookay!
I slowly and calmly reel in my line (on the outside on the inside Im in total panic) pick up my gear and move on.
So I go over to this other part of the lake and now its dark so I get up on a pier. Im sitting in the woods in the dark and I hear something walking down the pier towards me. Not heavy enough to be human footsteps. With what little bit of starlight there is I can see something about the size of a medium dog coming at
me. What do I do now
Well I cant see what it is but I can tell its not a dog. So I get aggressive towards it to see if I can scare it away. Fortunately it worked. I pointed the tip of my fishing pole towards it and it scampered away.
As it left I thought it looked like a large raccoon. Probably nothing to worry much about after all but they can be aggressive and rabid. But its creepy in the woods in the complete dark not being sure whats around you.
Then in the water I see the outline of this huge catfish swim right up underneath me below the pier Im on. Wow! Thats a big one! Ive got to move bait up and fish under the pier and catch him!
So I decide to put a light on it and see if I can get a better look at this monster. I aim the spotlight straight down into the water and...
Hey look at that weed ... there were no weeds along this pier earlier. Hmmm. So I lean further over the pier to get a better look at this mystery weed .... YIKES!
THATS NO WEED ITS A CLAW A BIG CLAW!
There is a gator right underneath me!!
Apparently (and I was able to confirm this on follow up visits) the gator is savvy to the fact that people catch fish and put them on stringers around the dock; making a great free and easy meal for the gator.
Thats enough. Im goin home. Forget all about that macho stuff and learn how to play guitar.
Michael Russell
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