Thread: Are snakes @ reelfoot that bad?

Not only am I freaked out about bringing my new boat and hitting stumps and damaging it but now I have to worry about Coppermouths? You Reelfish experts and locals have a big task ahead of you to try to convince me not to cancel my trip. I am willing to hear from you all though. I've heard great things about the lake.

Originally Posted by Crappie Xtreme

Why would you want to kill one anyway? They do not hurt a thing. I understand you are very scared of snakes especially after what happened to you. But I have been going to Reel Foot for a long time and have never had any problems. I personally like snakes I caught a Cotton mouth there a few years back. The only reason I caught it was because it was in an area where there were several boats and I figured someone would have an encounter with it and kill it. The snake was given to the state viewing center there in Tiptonville. I have seen a ton of water snakes and have had them try to get in the boat but they won't hurt you. I wouldn't cancell a fishing trip to a great lake like Reel Foot because of what people say about snakes. If you went and got into some of them huge Bream or Crappie they have, you would forget all about them snakes.
Now the Red Wasps and huge Wolf spiders that hang around them cypress tree's I can do without. But I still go and have a great time every time.

My two cents on this issue.

CX.

I appreciate your two cents and your opinion. It's not that I want to kill snakes but it's just the fact that it's illegal to kill one. What am I to do when one jumps in my boat or falls out of a tree on my wife or son? Of course I'm going to kill it! Crappie XTreme, maybe you can just fish with us so if one jumps into the boat or we see one, you can catch it for us. Are you crazy? We'll see how much you like snakes when a Western Diamondback Rattlesnake bites you. Maybe Steve Irwin (Crocodile Hunter) didn't die. He just changed his name to Crappie XTreme. I'm just messing with you, I appreciate the fact you like snakes and I don't think snakes are bad, I am just deathly afraid of them now. The Red Wasps and spiders don't bother me though.

I appreciate the fact you like snakes and I don't think snakes are bad, I am just deathly afraid of them now. The Red Wasps and spiders don't bother me though.[/QUOTE]

I can't say I blame you for not being scared of them. I'm sure it was really bad being bitten by a rattle snake. The laws are the same here in IL it is illegal to harm them also.
Now the Wasps and Spiders I don't like. Spiders give me the geebs and wasps are just plain mean. But you can't let that stop you from going because the fish are unbelievable in the Foot. I caught a Bream last spring there that was a pound. As far as your boat goes pay for a guide and have him take you out. One good thing about a guide is he will use his own boat and will more than likely put you on fish. I use my own boat when I go and have never used a guide. But If I would have had a guide for the first couple years I probably would have learned the lake faster. But with all the years I have been going I have learned the lake pretty well. Or well enough to get on fish when I go. Reel Foot is one of my favorite lakes if not my favorite lake. It is a beautiful lake.
I think you will like it if you go. It is stumpy and if you are not careful you may hit a stump. But go slow and just raise your motor up so you won't damage it if you do hit one.

Sorry I didn't mean to sound like a jerk in my first post that was not my intention. I just hate to see someone cancell a great fishn trip because of what someone says.


CX.

Sorry I didn't mean to sound like a jerk in my first post that was not my intention. I just hate to see someone cancell a great fishn trip because of what someone says.


CX.[/QUOTE]


I don't think that at all! I didn't take it that way as I was just joking around with you. I'm leaning toward just going and not worrying about the snakes. For those of you that duck hunt there at Reelfoot, don't you guys worry about your dog. I was just thinking that I better not take my yellow lab for a swim in the lake. This is all new to me since I just moved down to TN from Wisconsin about 5 months ago. We didn't have to worry about poisonous snakes. When I lived in California we had lots and lots of Rattlesnakes but never had to worry about them being in water.

If you're looking for snakes, it's a gimme that you will see some. But if you have your head down and fishing, you won't see as many. :D

Originally Posted by talltimber

If you're looking for snakes, it's a gimme that you will see some. But if you have your head down and fishing, you won't see as many. :D

Some of them you just cant miss.

Now them danged BIG BIG BIG Spiders in the trees creep me out worse than anything!!!!

I forgot about that! Im a full grown man and they get big or bigger than my hands!!!!! So big in fact you can see thier eyes from a distance. That is some creepy sh*t

I've been to Reelfoot 3 times, I seen cottonmouths 2 times! I don't like them toothy snakes either!!!!! The times I've been there I can spend alot of time looking for snakes because the fish get lockjaw when I show up!

Originally Posted by Slipped Cork

Thank's for the reply guy's.Some people make thing's alot more drastic than they really are.I'm headed to the foot in may!

Around here in middle TN the old timers used to tell us that certain creeks were full of cottonmouths. Ironically, the same creeks seemed to be full of fish as well. Even the hint of a snake will scare some people away. Anyway, all of my favorite fishing holes are full of cottonmouths ( HA HA)