Fell for it

Having my fishing rod always with me, I headed to a bayou close to the job. It was a park that didn't get much traffic. I had a cottonwood tree that had fell into the bayou that I loved fishing from. I had just walked out to the end of the tree and started fishing when i thought ' boy, my feet aren't but an inch or two out of this water ' and I know that a good size gator travels this spot. Being a little nervous that day, I was kinda spooked when an old man came out of nowhere in a pirouge. Trying not to show my surprise, I greeted him. He seemed preoccupied. Finally he said 'you'll should have been here earlier, as I came through I saw a squirrel eyeing a pecan on that tree you are on. Right where you are standing. He said that squirrel headed out to get that pecan and beating thing hes ever saw happened. A big bass came up and got that squirrel! He shook his head and continued past me. After he was gone , reflecting on how bizarre all that was, I realized ...... I had just fell for a joke that's been going around ALOT longer than I have! I'm not sure if he knew how bad he had drawn me into the trap. Would have been a highlight for sure!