This will be my second trip. I drew a tag couple of years ago. And was lucky got a smaller one 7 ft. But hey it was the first time ever going. We take a assortment of stuff to get them. Basic jest of the law states you have to get a line into the gator and get it to the side of the boat and bang stick it or shoot it with a handgun. No long guns allowed in the boat. I think they want to make sure you are able to retreive the gator. With that being said we carry the following
1. Big surf rod and 200# spiderwire and a big weighted trebble hook. You use this to trow over their back and snatch them. Fish them in close to the boat and get a bigger line in them. Use this only when we can not get close enough with the bow and arrow.
2. Harpoon we carry this if you get close enough you can actually trow the harpoon and get a line in them that way. Also use this to get additional lines in the gator if he has been snagged or arrowed.
3. Bow and Arrow (Muzzy gator getter). Basicaly a bowfishing rig allowing you to shoot a shoot a harpoon tip in the gator.
Both 2 and 3 have buoys attached and when you get the line in the gator you follow it around till you can get the buoys and then you hand fish the gators to the boat.
O yea forgot there will be some Gossmans making the trip. My cousin will have a psk sr (I gifted him for Christmas man I am nice), My standby Min-tusker, Gosshawk incase we get lucky and need it to quarter up the gator, and the micro wuk for the detail work.
Typicallys go at night and spot light them. You estimate the length by there snout length. Distance from nose to eyes in inches is similar to overall length in feet.
, be careful man. Definitely post pics!
