Thread: Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat

I had forgotten about these danged birds. They are all around the park and as Gerald was backing me down the ramp I looked back and 3 were perched on his cricket box with their heads inside gobbling crickets fast as they could. Soon as I was off the trailer I ran back to shoo them off and two more attacked my box up front. These rascals have no fear and were all over the boat. I got the boxes covered and they went looking for other pickings.



An Oscar caught on a single hook Rooster Tail. Treble hooks in an Oscar's leather tough mouth is a nightmare, but catching them on spinners is a blast because they strike so hard it jars your fillings.

This is part of a fleet of many air boats that carry tourists into the glades to see alligators. (Whoopee)


One of the guys saw this in my boat and asked what it was. You can see how it's used in the picture, but who knows what it's called?

Sorry for the tie up. But sounds like you made a bad day good for Mr. Gerald. Ya'll have fun and be careful. Them gators might like some of that tender Carolina meat for lunch.

The airboats look huge! Don't know what it is but can see it would be helpful the swap

Good pics Ray and sounds like y'all have had an interesting trip with fishing different spots. Enjoyed the reports you have posted.

Glad that you all made a good day out of a bad situation. Thanks for sharing

Originally Posted by ScooperDude

The airboats look huge! Don't know what it is but can see it would be helpful the swap

Grady,they have 4 or 5 rows, each holding around 6 people. This park is run by Brevard County (Ft. Lauderdale) and bus after bus arrive from the beaches with tourist wanting to ride an airboat into the Everglades. We ran about 5 miles down the canal to escape the traffic and noise. They are unbelievably loud. Pratt/ Whitney aircraft engines and no mufflers.

Interesting bird life here. They have no fear of man and have trained us to feed them.


Being our last day, I set the cricket boxes out for cleaning.


We once had a cat that came flying into the kitchen whenever he heard the electric can opener. These Pelicans showed up at the door of the cleaning station when they heard the electric fillet knives running.
Thanks for following along with Gerald and me this week. We leave at 4:30 in the morning to head home.
Ray

Wishing all of you a safe trip home