Super User SirSnookalot Posted February 14, 2012 Super User Posted February 14, 2012 Yesterday afternoon I walked a canal ( Bob West ) on 441 a few miles south of the Lox ramp in Boynton. I fished in about 1.5 miles, I was then on the boundary of the Lox preserve. I'm hearing all kinds strange noises, was a little spooky, not to mention if I had a medical problem or attacked by a gator I wouldn't be discovered too quick. Not going to that again. But I did catch fish . Quote
Super User tomustang Posted February 14, 2012 Super User Posted February 14, 2012 Life Alert and a .44 Mag should help you out with that 1 Quote
Shane Procell Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 I can relate to being in remote locations and getting spooked. Fishing in the Big Cypress about 20 miles from anybody. I was all tucked in under some thick overhanging trees. The I hear a woman screaming at the top of her lungs. Freaked me out and scared the snitt out of me. Turned out to be a panther and it was making its way down the same bank I was standing on. I left quickly! Quote
Super User Sam Posted February 14, 2012 Super User Posted February 14, 2012 Get the Spot Unit and wear it. If you do get eaten by a gator the authorities can tell where your body is. Just a suggestion. Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted February 14, 2012 Author Super User Posted February 14, 2012 At least in saltwater getting eaten by a bull shark, is over too quick too worry about....lol Quote
The Guy Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 In reality though it is probably more dangerous driving on the highway to these areas than fishing them, some of the snowbirds down here this time of year amaze me with their driving. Quote
Super User Hi Salenity Posted February 14, 2012 Super User Posted February 14, 2012 CCW all the way!!! Quote
1234567 Posted February 15, 2012 Posted February 15, 2012 ahh yes, the comfort of a little extra punch on your hip should make it a little less spooky! Quote
Triton Bob Posted February 15, 2012 Posted February 15, 2012 And yes a CCW is a must. In fact I do beleave here in Florida you can open carry while fishing off shore or in the glades. If there is a LEO here maybe he can confirm. I have never seen anyone do it though. Quote
John G Posted February 15, 2012 Posted February 15, 2012 x3 on the CCW. I carry a Glock19 everywhere I go for the most part. Quote
Super User Hi Salenity Posted February 15, 2012 Super User Posted February 15, 2012 And yes a CCW is a must. In fact I do believe here in Florida you can open carry while fishing off shore or in the glades. If there is a LEO here maybe he can confirm. I have never seen anyone do it though. I'm not LEO but I think your talking about the second amendment, the rite to bear arms. And yes open carry SHOULD be legal. You need to check with your LOCAL LEO before you try it. For example I can not carry (ccw) on a state park. I interpret this to include state managed lakes. Quote
MagicMoment Posted February 15, 2012 Posted February 15, 2012 I know the feeling. I was out a few weeks ago and kept getting the feeling I was being watched and soon did I notice there was a big gator behind my boat. The fact that the water was ~50 degrees made its presence even more spooky. Quote
piscicidal Posted February 15, 2012 Posted February 15, 2012 I was fishing on Okeechobee one morning in the fog. All of a sudden a loud WHOOOOSHHHH noise came right behind me from the water! When I say right behind me...I mean like right next to the boat...5-10 feet away! It was the sound of air/water being expelled into the air. I wheel around straining to see through the fog, half expecting to see the Loch Ness Monster bearing down on me. Turned out to be a school of manatee coming up at once to exhale. I didn't even know manatee existed in Okeechobee until that moment. Quote
1234567 Posted February 15, 2012 Posted February 15, 2012 I was fishing on Okeechobee one morning in the fog. All of a sudden a loud WHOOOOSHHHH noise came right behind me from the water! When I say right behind me...I mean like right next to the boat...5-10 feet away! It was the sound of air/water being expelled into the air. I wheel around straining to see through the fog, half expecting to see the Loch Ness Monster bearing down on me. Turned out to be a school of manatee coming up at once to exhale. I didn't even know manatee existed in Okeechobee until that moment. Thats actually pretty freaky. If it was me, I'd probably still be questioning if it were manatee! Quote
piscicidal Posted February 15, 2012 Posted February 15, 2012 Thats actually pretty freaky. If it was me, I'd probably still be questioning if it were manatee! It shocked me...in the micro seconds between hearing the noise and seeing the manatee, my mind was trying to process what form of doom I was turning around to face. It was coming up blank. As mentioned, at that point I didn't even know manatee existed in Okeechobee. Quote
GLADES Posted February 16, 2012 Posted February 16, 2012 I was fishing on Okeechobee one morning in the fog. All of a sudden a loud WHOOOOSHHHH noise came right behind me from the water! When I say right behind me...I mean like right next to the boat...5-10 feet away! It was the sound of air/water being expelled into the air. I wheel around straining to see through the fog, half expecting to see the Loch Ness Monster bearing down on me. Turned out to be a school of manatee coming up at once to exhale. I didn't even know manatee existed in Okeechobee until that moment. I have seen several manatees in the rim canal and in the Clewiston cut. They are in there. Quote
GLADES Posted February 16, 2012 Posted February 16, 2012 What I keep my eyes open for while fishing alone is those big pythons. I haven't seen one yet though. Quote
0119 Posted February 16, 2012 Posted February 16, 2012 I'm game. Florida cop for 25 years. Florida state statutes do provide a "sportsman" the right to carry in plain view, a firearm for self defense. But only while in the field and engaged in "sportsmanlike" activity. Thats the traditional acts of fishing, trapping, netting, hunting, camping and birdwatching. The "sportsman" must be afoot, afield and meet the definition of a sportsman. Municipalities quickly grab ahold of this and designate wooded areas in their jurisdictions as bird sanctuary as allowed by Florida State Administrative Code, thus engaging the one exception to this law so sportsman cannot carry a firearm. On the east coast most counties are border to border municipalities so you'll have to check whose jurisdiction your in. Quote
Super User South FLA Posted February 17, 2012 Super User Posted February 17, 2012 Plenty of manatee in the Lake! Just think of that next time you go running around at speed without a life vest on! They actually bump the lock gates when they want the lock tender to open them to move in and out of rim canal. Quote
Triton Bob Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 I'm game. Florida cop for 25 years. Florida state statutes do provide a "sportsman" the right to carry in plain view, a firearm for self defense. But only while in the field and engaged in "sportsmanlike" activity. Thats the traditional acts of fishing, trapping, netting, hunting, camping and birdwatching. The "sportsman" must be afoot, afield and meet the definition of a sportsman. Municipalities quickly grab ahold of this and designate wooded areas in their jurisdictions as bird sanctuary as allowed by Florida State Administrative Code, thus engaging the one exception to this law so sportsman cannot carry a firearm. On the east coast most counties are border to border municipalities so you'll have to check whose jurisdiction your in. I was waiting on this post...The best way is to just have a CCW. Make life a whole lot easier. Thanks Quote
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