Big 'ole alligator snapper, best not fucked with.You probably aren't prepared for this encounter. The course monster inspecting a sand filled divot. Her name is Mel and she lays her eggs in a fairway bunker.View attachment 5304985View attachment 5304986
Don't fuck with me before coffee, you won't like me. You won't like me any better after coffee but your problem not mine.I had a huge one follow my lure, tried to climb in the canoe. I bonked it lightly on the shell with the paddle, it flipped out and really tried to get in the canoe. So I bonked it agin and took off, it chased me for 1/4 mile...like a freakin horror movie.
That looks like a regular snapper, a big one, shell is differentBig 'ole alligator snapper, best not fucked with.
Pretty sure it was just a normal snapping turtle but I was a young teenager when it happened. I've snagged one with a lure before accidentally while fishing. I thought it had gotten snagged on a log at first and then I saw the line moving. Took about 10 minutes to get it close enough to grab and luckily the hook was caught in the shell right behind the head so it popped out easily. Damn thing did almost give me a heart attack hissing and snapping at me but I can't blame him. Probably saw my gut and thought he was dinner for sure.Was it alligator snapper or regular snapper? They have both in VA
Around here they catch them and put them in a 55 gallon barrel with clean water for a few days. It lets them expel any waste they have in their digestive system and the meat is supposed to be much milder. I've never tried it as they can carry some nasty parasites and I don't need that kind of fun in my life.Had a friend in Kansas that would shoot them in the head then clean them and make turtle soup, I didn't try it.
I once attributed a day going sideways to using the wrong type of glass for my cold brew one morning. Be watchful. Anything could happen.Morning all.
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The coffee mug is on the left today ... wonder what weird shit is gonna happen later.
I have fond memories of exo cheese. You don't see it around much anymore.Exodus Cheese in the Starry v3, okay but not thrilling.
I was so sad when my GreenHouse Exodus Cheese was too old to germ. Now I don't feel so bad. Especially since I grew some GH SSH along with my Mr. Nice SSH and the GH was mids and that is being kind.Exodus Cheese in the Starry v3, okay but not thrilling.