I see alot of snakes in them trees,even seen a sqirrel throw one out of a tree,most are BIG and LONG old chicken snakes.So for I've been lucky one hasn't droppped out on me or in the boat b/c I no longer look up like I used to.Been fishing shoe and hill for years and still haven't seen a rattler,thank GOD,seen 100's of copperheads and cotton mouths.Every spring they start climbing the tree for bird,duck eggs and young sqirrels.Them old snakes are pretting smart by knowing what trees to climb for bird eggs.I've seen them swim along slowing watching birds fly in and out of a tree and make a bee line to the ones having eggs or young birds.last year one was swimming along and a wood duck flew out of a tree and he was like super snake comong across the water to the tree.I trolled over when he was about 3 feet up the tree and beat them off with a boat paddle.Didn't do no good b/c the next day they were 2 in the nest.Its the reason for my screen name"Turtlebait" when I die I hope I'm fishing and more likely fall out of the boat and turtles will eat me,maybe a bowfin will take a bite or two.

With the long tie string on the yoyo's I used a 5 gallon bucket and put the yoyo inside with the hook hanging on the rim.