Snagged

At least I thought I was. Stuck the rod down in the water to knock it loose and it moved. Line movement was like none I had never seen before. 2lb rig so I couldn't put tons of heat to whatever it was so I just tried to stay in open water. Back and forth for a good long while and I finally palmed the spool and gained a little line to see a Soft shell come to the surface and had my little Beetle spin in the left front foot. Well, that explained the line movement. Of course he wanted no part of the net and here we went again. Finally got him in the boat and he goes scurrying about and me looking for higher ground, knowing how far they can snap those jaws when they want to. That had to be funny to watch, glad no one was around. Stuffed the net in his face and got my bug back, then to get him back in the net. Those things can really move! He still swims, none the worse for the affair. No water in the live well but a good day out. Thanks for coming along.....Skeet.

Hey Tim, that's quite an accomplishment especially on 2# line! :ThumbsUp The first one I ever snagged while slow trolling, made my heart skip a beat! Thought I had some kind of big fish. lol They sure can have their way with ya with light line and a 12' rod. Thanks for the report always enjoy. :ThumbsUp

Regards

Glad you let him swim on. 2# line, you did good to get him to the boat.


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A few months back a car a ways out in front of me stopped and put on the flashers.
By the time i got there a lady had gotten out, walked in front of her car and picked up a pretty big one.
Had a hand under the shell on both sides and just walked it across the road where there was a large retention pond.
Just saying guys, just saying. lol

I've stopped the work truck in the lane of traffic to rescue a Gopher more than once. I bet I will one day get some static from our safety guy, who moves only a fraction faster than said Gopher. I've eaten turtle in the past but they are just cool and visit me regularly when I'm out. He deserved a pass.

My Lab loves Gopher turtles. I have to put them across the fence to keep her from playing with them. One day she brought a very large one in the house through her dog door. Don

Lot of work cleaning them but they are pretty tasty.

Grab it by the neck. No problem.

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Grab it by the neck. No problem.

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I'll watch!

Good job Skeet. I caught one once, took forever to get in. Tore up my net too. Funny thing is, it was only hooked barely on the side bottom of the shell. Not even punctured.

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I'll watch!

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When younger I watched a man grabbing cooters by the neck. Later on I could not go the rest of my life and not try that. So when I got the chance I grabbed it by the neck, stretched out of course by pulling the line tied to the hook in it's mouth. Tease them with something to make them bite on. pull their neck out and grab it. It is not slimy like a eel. If you grab it by the neck he ain't going nowhere. If you do don't let him go slowly.

I ain't kidding.

That is a lot like grabbing a skunk by the tail and quickly lifting it off the ground so it cant brace it feed to spray you. You just better be able to toss it a long way to let it go. Don

Would never grab a skunk by anything, pole cat either.

You guys grab all you want....i am gonna pass on that

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Hey Ronnie - if i bring one over to your place -
Will you grab it by neck so i can watch ? ??

Bring it on and camera to. Do I need to stand in the yard and wait?

Not yet - i'll call ahead of time to let you know i have one