Warm Water Wagon Fishin'

[Team M&M]

You ever worry about your feet dangling in the water? I was at Larto lake in the bayou a couple months back and I was catching bluegills and not paying much attention to anything else except the tree I was catching them under. I turned around for just a moment and at the rear of my boat was about a 10 foot alligator. Apparently he was attracted to my orange cork and everytime I threw it out he inched a little bit closer to the tree.

I waved my hand at him and said hello but he didn't move off like I thought he would. He stayed about a foot from the edge of my boat for a few more minutes before I had to reposition the boat and I fired up the trolling motor. Then he just sank down under the water real slow and I didn't see him again for about 5 minutes and I looked around and noticed him about 20 yards away near the bank.

The places I fish I wouldn't be able to function with my feet dangling over the side, lol. All I'd be able to do is hear the sound of Jaws music in my head.

[majflyboy]

Yep team M&M these are some of the reasons I wouldn't feel comfortable dragging body parts in the water.

[Sandwich Maker]

Yep, if there are gators in the area....I'm a no show! Unless you get way east or south of where I live there's none of those boogers. I'm not sure I'd feel safe even in a boat if I saw one of those bad boys.

[boatboy54]

boatboy, I was at Lake Kickapoo...close to Wichita Falls. Fished Ft. Phantom a few times this spring. You probably fished it a lot when you where in Abilene.

never did. too busy while i was out there but is a pretty nice lake