Trotlining
2000
on the Alabama River
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Latest Fishing Report
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An early morning check of the lines in mid-June yielded several
blue cats in the 8 to 10 pound range, like this one held by G.
Alford.
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Brad Powe
Turtle Catcher Extraordinaire
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No that is NOT Janet Reno that Brad is
holding. It's a large alligator snapping turtle. These
pesky turtles have been stealing our bait and destroying our hooks and
lines. This one got caught red handed.
Most of the locals call them "loggerheads."
However, they are actually alligator snapping turtles--big ones!
They are prehistoric looking creatures and most folks say they
live to be very old, even older than humans. We estimated this
one at 60 to 70 pounds. It had claws of over 1 1/2 inches and a
tail nearly 2 feet long.
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Brad Powe (L) and G. Alford (R)
hoist a big cat from the Alabama River.
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Big fish make trotlining lots of
fun. This 27 pound blue cat livened up the day when it bit our
line. Some people fish for fun, others fish for food. We
fish for big catfish.....the only real
excitement.
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Once again here's the big turtle. He was a bit sluggish at
first as he was under the surface for some time after becoming hung on
one of our lines. He wasn't caught on the mouth but instead on
one of his front legs. He regained his strength a short time
later and crawled back into the backwaters of the Alabama River.
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An Alabama River sunset
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Brad Powe & G. Alford blast off to run the
lines.
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