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Got picked for gator tags! Now I have questions
Posted on 7/25/13 at 10:38 am
Posted on 7/25/13 at 10:38 am
They notified by phone and not mail. This is the 4th year I applied and finally it worked out. 
Now for my series of questions.
1. Any advice for someone who has never hunted/caught gators before?
2. Who is the best taxidermist for a head mount? How about tanning the skin for boots?
3. Does anyone have a leather company they recommend? I've been looking at Ponder Boot Co in Ft. Worth
Eta. Look at these babies. I'd wear the shat out of em
Now for my series of questions.
1. Any advice for someone who has never hunted/caught gators before?
2. Who is the best taxidermist for a head mount? How about tanning the skin for boots?
3. Does anyone have a leather company they recommend? I've been looking at Ponder Boot Co in Ft. Worth
Eta. Look at these babies. I'd wear the shat out of em
This post was edited on 7/25/13 at 11:32 am
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Posted on 7/25/13 at 10:41 am to Redfish2010
quote:Choot em?
1. Any advice for someone who has never hunted/caught gators before?
Posted on 7/25/13 at 10:59 am to ForeverLSU02
quote:Mudda Fricka
Choot em?
Posted on 7/25/13 at 10:59 am to Redfish2010
quote:Sell 'em and just go buy a pair.
How about tanning the skin for boots?
Posted on 7/25/13 at 11:01 am to Redfish2010
Buy lots of bleach. It is the only thing that will get that nasty arse smell off your hands, body, boat, and anything else that may come in contact with them.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 11:05 am to Redfish2010
Mentor program:
Posted on 7/25/13 at 11:15 am to kywildcatfanone
You talking about the lottery tags? Been waiting for results. What area? Tanning hide professionally, boots made etc. very expensive. Look at American tanning and leather website. Very good info there.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 11:24 am to Hankg
Yeah. Atchafalya Delta. I don't know the dates or anything yet but te meeting is August 21 in New Iberia
Posted on 7/25/13 at 11:24 am to Hankg
Same here. I applied but haven't heard anything yet.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 11:25 am to Redfish2010
Hunt em in a kayak.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 11:37 am to OldHickory
My advise ( I've had close to a hundred gators pulled into my boat in the last three years) don't need as big a hook and line as you would think. I use 12/0 hooks and 900 lb braid. Most use 1200 lb tarred twine. Make your lines 30 to 40 ft long. The key is to give the gator enough line to stay in the water and feel safe. They won't fight line too much that way. I tried to save money last year and use 20 ft lines. The water was low and end of line was only a few feet off bank in a couple feet of water. I had three straightened hooks the first day. First time that has happened to me. Lengthened my lines back to 30 ft plus, gave the area a week to rest and reset the lines. Caught two right at 10 ft. Also I like beef melt as bait with chicken leg or thigh also on hook. Let melt sit in sun till starts to turn green. Melt for smell, chicken for attraction ( white skin).
Posted on 7/25/13 at 11:45 am to Hankg
This post was edited on 7/25/13 at 11:51 am
Posted on 7/25/13 at 12:24 pm to Geauxtiga
quote:
Sell 'em and just go buy a pair.
This, it aint worth the time or expense to have shoes/boots made from your own gator hide..
Posted on 7/25/13 at 12:41 pm to 34venture
quote:try vinegar
Buy lots of bleach. It is the only thing that will get that nasty arse smell off your hands, body, boat, and anything else that may come in contact with them.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 12:51 pm to Geauxtiga
quote:
quote:How about tanning the skin for boots? Sell 'em and just go buy a pair.
sell and buy a pair. Extra paper work needed to keep your own gators, skinning, scraping salting, etc. Its not worth it.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 12:54 pm to Redfish2010
How many tags?
Posted on 7/25/13 at 12:56 pm to CootKilla
quote:
try vinegar
Is that what you use to get the dead dog smell off of you? :rimshot:
Posted on 7/25/13 at 1:48 pm to CootKilla
[: Buy lots of bleach. It is the only thing that will get that nasty arse smell off your hands, body, boat, and anything else that may come in contact with them
try vinegar [/quote]
Yes, then use the bleach to get rid of the vinegar smell
try vinegar [/quote]
Yes, then use the bleach to get rid of the vinegar smell
Posted on 7/25/13 at 3:20 pm to Redfish2010
Congrats We got some tags last year but haven't heard anything this year yet 
We had more fun & success riding around & snagging gators last year than our hook sets. Also snagged some turtles And like some have said sell the frickers & buy you some shoes
We got some tags last year but haven't heard anything this year yet We had more fun & success riding around & snagging gators last year than our hook sets. Also snagged some turtles
And like some have said sell the frickers & buy you some shoes Posted on 7/25/13 at 7:35 pm to Nascar Fan
We use poles and float the bait on styrofoam. Plies due to no trees in the marsh for the most part.
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