briguy2817
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Sep 3, 2008
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... to a snapping turtle!
I was out fishing with my 7 year old daughter and cast my lucky neon green spinner out into our clubs lake when something took it. I could feel that it was a big fish but it didn't fight so I actually let the line go slack thinking it was some weeds. Well, the thing at the end pulled a little and that's when I knew I had something.
I reeled it to about 10 feet from us and I saw that it was a snapper, about 6 inches in diameter. Damn, how am I going to get the lure back, was the only thing I could think of. I was able to pull it up to about a foot away from us before the line snapped. The lure was caught in his mouth and was wrapped in such a way that it was very hard for him to pull his head all the way out.
I tried to hook him with another lure but missed as he swam away, with my favorite spinner still lodged in his mouth and neck area. Now I felt bad because he was going to die for sure. If not from the damage from the hook, maybe from starvation.
Ten minutes later, we were talking about him when I saw the lure on the top of the lake 10 feet out. What the heck, that one doesn't float, I thought. The turtle had come to the surface, probably to get a good look at me so he knew whose butt to kick later. Fifteen seconds later he went under never to be seen again.
I'm going to miss that ole lure.
Brian
I was out fishing with my 7 year old daughter and cast my lucky neon green spinner out into our clubs lake when something took it. I could feel that it was a big fish but it didn't fight so I actually let the line go slack thinking it was some weeds. Well, the thing at the end pulled a little and that's when I knew I had something.
I reeled it to about 10 feet from us and I saw that it was a snapper, about 6 inches in diameter. Damn, how am I going to get the lure back, was the only thing I could think of. I was able to pull it up to about a foot away from us before the line snapped. The lure was caught in his mouth and was wrapped in such a way that it was very hard for him to pull his head all the way out.
I tried to hook him with another lure but missed as he swam away, with my favorite spinner still lodged in his mouth and neck area. Now I felt bad because he was going to die for sure. If not from the damage from the hook, maybe from starvation.
Ten minutes later, we were talking about him when I saw the lure on the top of the lake 10 feet out. What the heck, that one doesn't float, I thought. The turtle had come to the surface, probably to get a good look at me so he knew whose butt to kick later. Fifteen seconds later he went under never to be seen again.
I'm going to miss that ole lure.
Brian
After seeing the goliath, I immediately cut the line and my ol' fishing partner excitedly said, "why did you cut the line, that would have made great turtle soup"