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for those of you who kayak on wheeler and clog the fishing...LOL...heres a little something to think about...
Alligator Charging Kayak 7 12 20 - YouTube
remember no guns on wheeler......it aint safe for yall to be fishin in my hole..uh I mean those gravel pits.....:biggrin
https://youtu.be/jhzc5J1BJNU
I have never see one in limestone but hope to this spring. At a distance :biggrin
That's crazy scary.
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Wow, prolly protecting nest as it didn't eat him. IMHO
Nope, nope, nope
Dang, that happened so fast. I would have had to stop back up the creek and yank that spray skirt off so I could clean the inside of that yak out....
That would be a big NO for me !!! Thank goodness I will never be in that situation main reason I’m to fat for a kayak [emoji23]
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Big males will charge especially during the breeding season and Momma will protecting a nest or little ones. That's the reason when you see one you should give them their space.
I was bowfishing at Millers Ferry around 25 years ago and we had a 10-12 footer come under the 16' boat we were in. We were in about 3' of water. It rocked the boat about as much as that guys canoe. We were on an elevated platform so we were never close to the gator, but it was still scary.
Glad we don’t have gators around here
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that I know of. Noticed it said Waccamaw NC which is pretty close though.
Thanks boss. I had about gotten over the paranoia. Lol
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that will get your attention fo sho! now I see why my buddy bymo didn't buy a kayak but a john boat with gatertrax instead. havn't seen anything but 6 footers or smaller but you know the bigger ones are in there somewhere.
Scary!!
Wish they would stock them here, Cut down on jet skiersQuote:
Originally Posted by SuperDave336
Doesn’t phase them around here, I’ve seen people riding jet skis in stump filled flats and way back up in some creeks. I guess they just see water and automatically think it’s ok or safe to ride in it.Quote:
Originally Posted by footballcoach
It's going to take a lot more than a lil ole gator to keep me from fishing.
I see them pretty regularly at wheeler. I've had a couple of big ones go under my kayak and canoe. No big deal. I'd advise against cornering them back up in a little slough like that guy did though. Their exit will get a bit more forceful when you do that.
See them daily when fishing in delta down here. And you need to give them their space. If I see one I generally move through his area like the guy did on the video after the fact. There like a snake never back them in a corner as most of the time they will win. They been living in the water longer than we have! But one thing for sure I bet that guy used his gator repellent and had to wash out his kayak. Good video of what can happen and those of us who does fish out of one always be aware of your surroundings. I have been known to be to focused on the fish and get right up on them before. I can tell you their breath stinks.
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does their breath smell like jet skiers or crappie fishermen....:biggrinQuote:
Originally Posted by silverroach
Well the one I got within arms length of back some 20 years ago while setting a trot line at dusk dark one afternoon. It was fishy smelling. So you make the call. But that was right as the jet skis got really bad. But I have no intentions of finding out again.
But I will say it almost made me use my natural repellent we have all been equipped with. Ha.
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I mostly Bass fish Wheeler. I saw a good one at Blackwell Swamp this year.
A quick story not Alabama related.....I went to South Florida last year and brought my Kayaks. I was hellbent on fishing the Everglades from my kayak. My buddy told me where he recommended launching and I got after it. I could see about a 4 footer as I was launching in the shallows about 50 yards away and got a little unnerved but I figured as long as I could see him I was fine. I told myself if I got uncomfortable at all I was done and would leave.
After about 20 minutes of Bass fishing I decided to paddle to another area of the water so I put my pole in the rod holder and started paddling at a pretty good clip. Mid stroke moving pretty good in front of me at 20 yards the biggest alligator I've ever seen surfaced directly in my path perpendicular to my kayak and I'm headed straight into him. Don't ask me why but I grabbed my phone and tried to get a picture first then realized I was coasting right into him and did the sloppiest U turn of my life almost flipping myself. He went under before I coasted over where he was and I got my ass out of that body of water. I spent the rest of the day fishing the canals from the bank and saw countless gators. I was catching Bass and Mayan Cichlids. The game warden came by and chatted with me about the kayaks on top of my car and I told her where I put in and what had happened.....her reply " yeah, people don't really do that here. Trip of a lifetime though lol
When I use to fish around gators all the time in Georgia I worried more about stepping on one in the high grass on the bank then seeing them in the water, LOL!