First time hunter.......

bswiv · September 7, 2013, 04:42 PM

Made a trip to the lake this morning with the wife, daughter and her boy friend ( His first time on a gator hunt. ). Caught this guy ( 11' 8" ). Kind of odd in that we heard them bellowing just like in the spring and then this guys swims out all bowed up a few hundred yards away.

Got lucky in that he was in some THICK stuff when he went down and.....but he settled instead of swimming off as they usually do. Gently set a big hook in him and slowly raised him to the surface, rod in one hand and harpoon in the other. Soon as he came into sight hurled the harpoon and from there it got wild as he was green. Pulled the boat all over for a while before we could get another harpoon in him.

Where we got lucky was in that if he had bolted when the hook was the only thing in him we'd of lost him.

And yes the boyfriend was PUMPED, shaking like crazy. In fact mention was made that "golf is NEVER this exciting!".

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TXAZ · September 7, 2013, 04:49 PM

Now thats a catch. Congrats!

BIG P · September 9, 2013, 05:41 AM

Congrats nice lizard.I can smell the nuggets cooking from here.

globemaster3 · September 9, 2013, 08:26 PM

Well, the fact the boyfriend survived the hunt must mean you like him! I'll have to remember that option when my girls hit that age... Take them gator hunting...

lefteye · September 9, 2013, 08:39 PM

He must play golf on dry ground.

bswiv · September 11, 2013, 05:36 PM

GLOBEMASTER:

His next learning experience will be with firearms..........and yes I think teaching him may well be worth the trouble! I'm sure the daughter thinks so.

globemaster3 · September 12, 2013, 10:16 AM

That's good! Glad to hear he's a keeper.

I knew a girl that when she brought prospective boyfriends home, dad would go into his reloading room and start cranking out .45 ACP. The young man would have to go in there to get his "dad brief" before taking the daughter out on a date. The intimidation factor was hilarious.

My oldest showed me a "Dads Against Daughters Dating" tshirt. Behind the words was an AR. Below it was "Shoot the first one, and word will get around!"

I was thinking about modifying it to say "Take the first one gator hunting, and word will get around!"

Only thing, that would have ATTRACTED me as a teenager!

Art Eatman · September 12, 2013, 11:03 AM

"Now, son, I wouldn't mind going back to prison, if anything happened to my little girl."

September 7, 2013, 04:42 PM	#1
bswiv Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2006 Location: NE FL....... Posts: 1,081	First time hunter....... Made a trip to the lake this morning with the wife, daughter and her boy friend ( His first time on a gator hunt. ). Caught this guy ( 11' 8" ). Kind of odd in that we heard them bellowing just like in the spring and then this guys swims out all bowed up a few hundred yards away. Got lucky in that he was in some THICK stuff when he went down and.....but he settled instead of swimming off as they usually do. Gently set a big hook in him and slowly raised him to the surface, rod in one hand and harpoon in the other. Soon as he came into sight hurled the harpoon and from there it got wild as he was green. Pulled the boat all over for a while before we could get another harpoon in him. Where we got lucky was in that if he had bolted when the hook was the only thing in him we'd of lost him. And yes the boyfriend was PUMPED, shaking like crazy. In fact mention was made that "golf is NEVER this exciting!". Read more: http://forums.floridasportsman.com/s...#ixzz2eFI2I2hY __________________ http://www.thefishermansdock.com/

September 7, 2013, 04:49 PM	#2
TXAZ Senior Member Join Date: September 5, 2010 Location: McMurdo Sound Texas Posts: 4,322	Now thats a catch. Congrats! __________________ Cave illos in guns et backhoes

September 9, 2013, 08:26 PM	#4
globemaster3 Senior Member Join Date: January 28, 2006 Posts: 1,482	Well, the fact the boyfriend survived the hunt must mean you like him! I'll have to remember that option when my girls hit that age... Take them gator hunting... __________________ NRA Life Member "We have enough gun control. What we need is idiot control."

September 9, 2013, 08:39 PM	#5
lefteye Senior Member Join Date: January 30, 2006 Posts: 1,433	He must play golf on dry ground. __________________ Vietnam Veteran ('69-'70) NRA Life Member RMEF Life Member

September 11, 2013, 05:36 PM	#6
bswiv Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2006 Location: NE FL....... Posts: 1,081	GLOBEMASTER: His next learning experience will be with firearms..........and yes I think teaching him may well be worth the trouble! I'm sure the daughter thinks so. __________________ http://www.thefishermansdock.com/

September 9, 2013, 05:41 AM	#3
BIG P Senior Member Join Date: July 8, 2010 Location: North Georgia Posts: 1,679	Congrats nice lizard.I can smell the nuggets cooking from here.

September 12, 2013, 10:16 AM	#7
globemaster3 Senior Member Join Date: January 28, 2006 Posts: 1,482	That's good! Glad to hear he's a keeper. I knew a girl that when she brought prospective boyfriends home, dad would go into his reloading room and start cranking out .45 ACP. The young man would have to go in there to get his "dad brief" before taking the daughter out on a date. The intimidation factor was hilarious. My oldest showed me a "Dads Against Daughters Dating" tshirt. Behind the words was an AR. Below it was "Shoot the first one, and word will get around!" I was thinking about modifying it to say "Take the first one gator hunting, and word will get around!" Only thing, that would have ATTRACTED me as a teenager! __________________ NRA Life Member "We have enough gun control. What we need is idiot control." Last edited by globemaster3; September 12, 2013 at 11:56 AM.

September 12, 2013, 11:03 AM	#8
Art Eatman Staff in Memoriam Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX; Thomasville, GA Posts: 24,798	"Now, son, I wouldn't mind going back to prison, if anything happened to my little girl."