i could not go shrimping this weekend so i went to lake marion yesterday with my gator tag. after 4 years i finally got a tag. i beefed up on knowledge by watching a bunch of tarzan movies beforehand. we put in at a landing that i do not know the name of but nobody there. went back into a cove where my buddy got an 11footer two weeks ago. around 2:30pm we spotted one. chased him down; got him to the boat and BANG! he was only 8 feet but he was also the only one that we saw all afternoon and did not want to stay half the night. got him back to lexington. processed him and probably ended up with about 60# of nice white meat. gator that size will eat better than the 11footer we got. know this is a shrimping site so i mentioned the shrimping part first. sure was a blast. thanks to my buddy tim and son jeremy for the help.
The 60 # of gater meat you got is a lot better than most of us got throwing the net!
Variety is the spice of life! That is why we love the Low Country so!! Thanks for sharing.
my wife has been after me every year to apply for a gator tag. I think she’s watched too much Swamp People. I’m 62 and don’t know if I would want to tackle even an eight footer. Congrats!
hey mid; i am 63 so that is no big deal. all you got to do is find you a buddy that knows a little about it. get yourself a couple of those $10 big treble hooks to tie onto some heavy line and a pistol and have at it. sounds simples doesn’t it? it really is fun.