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As we say in Dixie,Tyla flung a craving on me.

We do run limblines from time to time.Also we noodle fish or jug fish.My little brother used to grapple for catfish.Stick your hand in a hole and grab them.I have caught a few small flatheads this way.Its to much like work though lol.

Snakes we're every where.Seen around 50 I would guess counting cottonmouths and water snakes. I did manage one pretty sunperch I took a break in the shade and just soaked it all in for awhile. Caught a couple small ones while relaxing. The last fish of the morning was a smallmouth bass which was a treat. When I got back to the truck he was waiting for me. Made it home safe and sound but exhausted.

I haven't had much time for nature in the past month.Today I skipped work and headed out to a local creek.Its still a little early in the year for creek fishing but I couldn't wait any longer. Immediately after casting off I spotted the enemy. Fishing was slow and the water was very cold but I managed a few.

We were bowfishing one night when this little turtle no bigger than a coin started to hunt minnows in our bright lights so I scooped him up.

Most rednecks keep a couple extra plugs laying in their boat in case of trouble.A drunk redneck changing a spark plug while stranded in the swamp.Theres probably tons of them in the river systems in my opinion.

I've never found a gator gar.Even pushed back deep in the mobile Delta.No luck

I ain't no Yankee but yes in Alabama we have around 30 types of turtles.What we call terrapins live in the woods and yes they stink.I had a terrier who ran loose as a kid and he would bring them home and chew em till he got inside. I caught my youngest daughter a baby turtle two years ago. He's still small.His aquarium is washed and scrub once a week or her room will stink.She is ready to release him as she is tired of cleaning.We just waiting for river water temps to get up to room temps.

I'd be more scared of that bait than a big gator That gator tail good eating if done right. Do you have many gator gar in your area?

We got this 12 footer years ago.The hide man said he guessed this gator to be 70 but he said it could be older. He was covered in scars.He was missing his right front foot if you look close. If you look closely in this picture you will see that a 12 foot gator has a weewee the size of a crayon Gators stink so bad that while riding in the back of the truck with this dinosaur I got sick and had to vomit over the side of the truck.It landed on the windshield of a new Mercedes Good times