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re: Alligator Setup
Posted on 7/27/23 at 4:15 pm to LARancher1991
Posted on 7/27/23 at 4:15 pm to LARancher1991
I've watched enough "Swamp People" that I feel this is pretty solid advice.
Tie your line to a tree branch with a lot of give, not to a tree trunk or the gator can snap the line.
Place the bait about 2 ft. above the water to up our chances for catching bigger gators.
Be sure to use heavy duty line so the gator has less chance of biting the line and popping it and use heavy duty stainless steel hooks like the ones used to catch sharks.
Nasty chicken leg quarters seems to be the bait of choice and the gamier it is, the better for attracting gators.
Oh, and don't forget to "Choot em" before trying to get them in the boat.
Tie your line to a tree branch with a lot of give, not to a tree trunk or the gator can snap the line.
Place the bait about 2 ft. above the water to up our chances for catching bigger gators.
Be sure to use heavy duty line so the gator has less chance of biting the line and popping it and use heavy duty stainless steel hooks like the ones used to catch sharks.
Nasty chicken leg quarters seems to be the bait of choice and the gamier it is, the better for attracting gators.
Oh, and don't forget to "Choot em" before trying to get them in the boat.
This post was edited on 7/27/23 at 4:17 pm
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Posted on 7/27/23 at 4:17 pm to gumbo2176
I don't recommend stainless hooks. They are softer than normal steel hooks and straighten out easier.
Posted on 7/27/23 at 4:22 pm to gumbo2176
Some of that is true but I tie to solid objects like bases of trees 95percent of the time and only time it pops is if there are broken cement or something jagged nearby for them to rub against. Also stainless hooks don’t matter. I buy the boxes of bronze colored hooks. Not sure what they are made of.
Also to the OP I do better in deeper water for some reason. I typically buy my chicken leg quarters a few days in advance and place in a styrofoam icechest with no ice to “get right.” I’ve heard the best bait is gator stomach if you can get it from the buyers. Never tried it myself.
Also to the OP I do better in deeper water for some reason. I typically buy my chicken leg quarters a few days in advance and place in a styrofoam icechest with no ice to “get right.” I’ve heard the best bait is gator stomach if you can get it from the buyers. Never tried it myself.
Posted on 7/27/23 at 5:03 pm to gumbo2176
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Place the bait about 2 ft. above the water to up our chances for catching bigger gators
I haven’t hunted them in about 15 years but we used to follow a guideline that alligators can jump out the water half the distance of their body length. I don’t know where that information came from so don’t quote me on it. But I remember we would set the lines higher if we were after a specific big alligator. We pulled up half of a roughly 6’ gator on a line one time and started targeting the one that ate him, so we set the line high off the water and caught one right at 10’. They were going for $50/foot then so we got a $500 check for that one. Good times.
Posted on 7/29/23 at 10:50 am to gumbo2176
quote:You left out, "Go to commercial as soon as the show reaches the point of being watchable".
I've watched enough "Swamp People" that I feel this is pretty solid advice.
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