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Re: Things you've seen while fishing that nobody would believe
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08/18/23 05:13 AM
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Alan
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Let's hear 'em.
Father-in-law and I saw a boa / python in Richland chambers that was in the top of a bush that went into the water and I swear, it took 35 seconds for that mofo to unravel. Snake had to have been 15'-18' feet long.
We both saw a giant alligator snapping turtle in the back of Birch at Fork that was beyond belief. I think a few people on this board have now seen that one over the years and that makes me look not as crazy when I think about that day and how big that turtle was.
What have ya'll seen? I saw a big alligator in the back of Williams that was huge but that is a long ways from Birch.
2000 518dvx 200 efi Mercury
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Re: Things you've seen while fishing that nobody would believe
[Re: Allison1]
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08/18/23 05:24 AM
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Alan
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Let's hear 'em.
Father-in-law and I saw a boa / python in Richland chambers that was in the top of a bush that went into the water and I swear, it took 35 seconds for that mofo to unravel. Snake had to have been 15'-18' feet long.
We both saw a giant alligator snapping turtle in the back of Birch at Fork that was beyond belief. I think a few people on this board have now seen that one over the years and that makes me look not as crazy when I think about that day and how big that turtle was.
What have ya'll seen? I saw a big alligator in the back of Williams that was huge but that is a long ways from Birch. I am pretty believable (that was the joke in my post) but I saw the Columbia Space Shuttle coming apart from a public ramp on Cedar Creek. I did not know what it was at the time but on the way home the radio was talking about it so it was a believable story.
On the lake that day, almost half the way up the lake around the golf course I looked up while fishing a brushpile and saw an F16 coming directly at me at no more than 200 feet high. As he got closer he turned over on his side and I guess that was to look at something he saw in the water. I could clearly see him as he went over.
I saw the Columbia Shuttle on Fayette County that fateful day. I thought it was a meteor.
2000 518dvx 200 efi Mercury
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Re: Things you've seen while fishing that nobody would believe
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08/18/23 09:11 AM
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Stroker XS
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I was fishing a couple weeks ago and found a prop suck in the top of a stump. Shaft from the gear case was still in it and the prop was solid in the tree. ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2023/08/full-108123-195160-16cdae0e_7c8d_46a5_a7ac_581d465fff25.jpeg)
Stroker 250xs
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Re: Things you've seen while fishing that nobody would believe
[Re: Rescue Fire]
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08/18/23 10:57 AM
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CCTX
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I was fishing below Inks lake one summer afternoon. Fishing was great as they were discharging water. I heard the sound of young people screaming and then the sound of something heavy made out of metal skipping/dragging along concrete/rocks. I look up and I see a pontoon boat full of teenagers hitting the spillway and then turning at a 45 degree angle. Thankfully, it stopped just like you see in the movies sort of seesawing teetering with the front third of the toon over the spillway. Then I see the kiddos all jump or step off the boat in a panic and run along the spillway to safety.
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Re: Things you've seen while fishing that nobody would believe
[Re: thediscochef]
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08/18/23 11:31 AM
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LakeTylerMan
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[quote= a UFO over Pond Creek at Ray Bob this April, around 5pm. Silver sphere that made strange movements and then zipped straight up and out of view. I've never seen anything move that fast. [/quote]
I saw the same thing on Lake Tyler. Was running out of a cove to the main lake. Looked up and saw what looked like a silver ball. It moved out in front of me and then turned into the next cove where I happened to live. I expected when I rounded the turn to see the sphere moving up and away from the lake. But when I got there the orb was long gone and nowhere to be seen. And I'm not sure I even believe in UFOs.
2024 Skeeter FXR-L, Yamy 250 SHO
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Re: Things you've seen while fishing that nobody would believe
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08/18/23 11:43 AM
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wild bill
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Night fishing Palestine in the 70's Heard something running through the woods got light out an saw an armidillo jump into the water. We sat there a few minutes and wondered what made it jump into the water A moment later it surfaced in the shallow water and ran into the woods on other side of the cove
On Tyler fishing a point with a carolina rig made a cast at same time a crane was flying by ............ crane flew into the cast and had weight wrapped around neck. the adventure really begain when I had to UN-wrap the crane from my carolina rig while holding the beak of the crane.
in the late 70's saw a big stick near the bridge on Hawkins the saw the shell of a HUGE turtle Have had many tell me they have seen this HUGE turtle also. wild bill
Fishing and Dogs, how much fun can one old guy have !!!
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Re: Things you've seen while fishing that nobody would believe
[Re: Rescue Fire]
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08/18/23 12:08 PM
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Chasin Hogs
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Fishing BPS series (Grapevine) years ago when Scott Gordon ran em. We got there Really early and ran to the back of Twin coves to see a light (boat). Wondering How anyone got there sooner as we got there as early as possible. As the sun comes up we noticed its not a bass boat. As the sun got up higher It was two chick's just hanging out . I mean hanging all the way out!!! They both had no Bras on (possibly naked) and didn't care we were back there. I have a witness. LOL
Till this day my buddy calls BS.
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Re: Things you've seen while fishing that nobody would believe
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08/18/23 12:10 PM
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Scuppernong
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I have seen that turtle in the back of Hawkins. Dang thing nearly scared the heck out of me when I looked down and that thing looked as big as the deck I was standing on. Have seen the gator back there too.
Harley Riding Hawg Hunter!
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Re: Things you've seen while fishing that nobody would believe
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08/18/23 01:12 PM
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Slacklinedime
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My dad and I were out fishing at Ray Bob back in Spring Creek we had 2 of the little 1 man plastic boats and just working around the cove. My dad had a rod over side trying to get cat fish, well he wasn't paying attention and over the side it went.. about 20min later I am work my way over to the same spot trying my luck for some bass using a Texas rig, I feel a bump and a fish take off with it start reeling and it felt super strange I get the fish up and was like "HAY he has a hook and some line in his mouth" pull the hooks out and start pulling in the line that was in his mouth.... you can guess what happened pops rig was attached to the other end and we got a solid 4lbs cat out of the deal.
Fishing Grapevine Lake last year I saw a diamondback water snake that had to be every bit of 5ft long never seen one that big till that day.
Do something different, you will be surprised what happens. 2020 Xpress H20B 115 Yamaha SHO
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Re: Things you've seen while fishing that nobody would believe
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08/18/23 01:27 PM
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Ken A.
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Re: Things you've seen while fishing that nobody would believe
[Re: LakeTylerMan]
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08/18/23 06:45 PM
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thediscochef
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I know I saw a UFO but I think it is just that: unidentifiable, in nature, purpose, origin or otherwise. Any assumption of what it could be is just a guess
Was Hee-Haw on? Was Hee-Haw on, for you?
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Re: Things you've seen while fishing that nobody would believe
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08/18/23 07:30 PM
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Dogfish_Jones
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Me catching more than 2 fish at one spot...
2020 Nitro Z20, Mercury 250xp 4 stroke "Sometimes I have to remind myself that it is called Fishing and not catching"
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Re: Things you've seen while fishing that nobody would believe
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08/18/23 07:36 PM
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Cameron
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Had a guy hook a giant crappie in 40 foot, he was overly excited and reeled it in as fast as he could. Came off after a few cranks. I told him it was huge and slow down…maybe 10 minutes later the fish belly up a few foot from the boat. Netted her- Air bladder was hanging out of her throat. Can’t recall what she weighed but it was over 2.5 Broke off a jig I hand tied on hook set. About a week later and a half mile a way I caught a fish with my jig in the roof of her mouth and a few inches of my braid hanging out of her mouth. What are the odds. This pic was glade early spring— ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2023/08/full-8095-195236-img_0902.jpeg)
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Re: Things you've seen while fishing that nobody would believe
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08/18/23 07:36 PM
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Stratos2011
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I saw this on Eagle Mountain a few years ago. ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2023/08/full-58135-195237-pic.jpg)
Last edited by Stratos2011; 08/18/23 07:37 PM.
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Re: Things you've seen while fishing that nobody would believe
[Re: Stroker XS]
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08/18/23 08:11 PM
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Dubee
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I was fishing a couple weeks ago and found a prop suck in the top of a stump. Shaft from the gear case was still in it and the prop was solid in the tree. I found one just like that at Fairfield a few years ago
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