2 minutes ago, FloridaFishinFool said:

Ain't that the truth!

 

You fish in some beautiful remote places Swamp Girl!

 

I never really gave any thought to teeth behind me. They are always in front of me coming at me just like in the videos. Teeth in front. Teeth in back. It does add to the "enjoyment" for sure.

 

I've never seen a wild beaver. Seen plenty of bears but not around me fishing, and I never think about them either. Until now. Wolves? Glad we don't have those.

 

And to GreenTrout, that is big gator. A guy I know in central Florida who is a gator hunter and his recent catch on a spinning reel was 920 pounds!

 

Your gator was 14 feet and 800 pounds. This one out of central Florida was over 13 feet long and 920 pounds. Clearly Florida gators are more well fed! All that fat slows them down quite a bit. Well at least the big ones.

 

I should thank Kevin for taking this one out of my fishing waters.

 

 

Swamp Girl I got a place in central Florida kind of like what you described. Its a saltwater lake on an island along coast. I have to access it by intracoastal waterway and to get back in there is only like 12 inches of water and once there you gotta leave boat grounded and walk through woods to get to lake. It is completely landlocked and filled with snook, tarpon, reds and all kinds of fish in the 36 inch range give or take. Great fishing in there sometimes. This place is near Haulover canal where we put in at.

"And to GreenTrout, that is big gator. A guy I know in central Florida who is a gator hunter and his recent catch on a spinning reel was 920 pounds!

Your gator was 14 feet and 800 pounds. This one out of central Florida was over 13 feet long and 920 pounds. Clearly Florida gators are more well fed! All that fat slows them down quite a bit. Well at least the big ones."

@ FloridaFishinFool,

No doubt. Florida is the king of big gators. That said, don't ever let it be said Mississippi doesn't have some Big Uns, too.  And don't forget Texas. Some Big Uns have been caught in Houston, Metro area. They are huge.

Good Fishing

17 minutes ago, FloridaFishinFool said:

It is completely landlocked and filled with snook, tarpon, reds and all kinds of fish in the 36 inch range give or take.

 

Ah, so that's where Heaven is. I always wondered and now it's good to finally know.

 

19 minutes ago, FloridaFishinFool said:

Wolves? Glad we don't have those.

 

They're no problem. I've heard them, but have only seen ONE wolf in my entire life. 

Typical everglades spot that meets your description, hard to manage with a much higher risk of loosing them. Holding still for a while and then punching close to the yak increases the catch odds. Distance punching can be very physical, not only to hold them but also to plough over and dig them out. Hopefully they’re hooked good. If not, by the time I get to them, that heavy weight that I originally felt turns out to be nothing but a clump of soggy lettuce! 

 

5 hours ago, Swamp Girl said:

 

^This^ is why you youngsters should use your youth to its fullest. The day is coming soon when you'll have to settle for local lakes.

so very true. I have at least 25 great fishing spots that I can rarely fish these days. If I am having a really good day physically and the air quality is excellent and my breathing is good, I can MAYBE fish one of them. I miss the "old days" when it was a matter of which spot I would fish rather than which spot I CAN fish. But I still thank God that I can get out and fish at all. I know so many people my age (How did I get to be the same age as "old people"?) who cannot or will not do much of any physical activity.  

25 minutes ago, Kirtley Howe said:

(How did I get to be the same age as "old people"?)

 

Ha!

 

26 minutes ago, Kirtley Howe said:

I miss the "old days" when it was a matter of which spot I would fish rather than which spot I CAN fish.

 

I hear ya. I used to go, go, GO too.

I'm old too, when I read the title of this to myself this is what popped up in my mind.

 

Add me to the list of too old to reach places I used to fish. Back in the day I was always headed up north somewhere. Had a Toyota four by with a cap. Had the canoe on top, fishing gear and a sleeping bag in the back. See a speck of blue on the map and head for it. See ya in a few days. Amazing times. 

 

1 hour ago, jbmaine said:

Had a Toyota four by with a cap. Had the canoe on top, fishing gear and a sleeping bag in the back. See a speck of blue on the map and head for it. See ya in a few days. Amazing times. 

 

Brother.