So I was fishing today in the hopes to catch another bass lunker like i did a couple of days ago when I got tied up with this 3 1/2 foot gator. I thought about cutting the line but i saw he was a manageable size and I didnt want to leave a hook in him so we played tug o war for about 15 mins on my 10 lbs braided line until i could get my kayak to shore and then i brought him up on land, grabbed him, took the hook off him. Snapped a couple of pictures for us and let him go. Didnt catch any fish but this guy sure dragged me around for awhile. SO GOOD TO BE A FLORIDA BOY.

NICE! I have many stories similar to that... unfortunately they usually involve a bigger gator

WOW! great pic's and story,WTG.

Tender vittels there

Nice gator never actually had the chance to hold one myself.

I was thinking a big pike not an actual gator! I don't think I would have needed my hook back that bad!

I was thinking a big pike not an actual gator! I don't think I would have needed my hook back that bad!

Us Florida boys never like losing hooks:).... Plus it is just a large lizard to me. it's part of everyday life

Us Florida boys never like losing hooks:).... Plus it is just a large lizard to me. it's part of everyday life

I guess I've unhooked live snapping turtles myself. Same bad bite and attitude, just minus the teeth.

That would have been my dinner!

Very cool! Congrats to you.

i did the same thing when i visited lake toho on my vacation from new york. i was fishing a spook when a 4 footer came up and started chomping on it. i would have unhooked it but i was fishing like 7 feet above the water on a concrete wall and i didn't think my rod would take it. i didn't have my braid scissors (im an idiot) so i was forced to muscle the bait out of its mouth. luckily it spit it out. it then spent over two hours watching me, feeling cheated.

Dang I think I woulda let him have my hook lol