The One That Got Away ;-)

[Buenchico]

[pastafreak]

Oh. My. God. Is putting it mildly. I always forget which are more dangerous...alligators or crocodiles...but one of them at least wouldn't be happy with just a tiny fish.

[bookbinder]

It's a good job the lad wasn't any closer to the water!

[gness]

Pity you didn't post that a couple of weeks ago, Chris. Dave and R took the boat out fishing. Caught one but came home empty handed.
Why? I asked.
We accidentally dropped it, they sheepishly replied.

Had Dave seen this we'd have had a story of their ordeal with the fish pinching alligator that had appeared in the Kerry bay. ;-)

[Ken4155]

Bleddy thing took his rod, too!

[pastafreak]

That will be one unhappy gator if it swallowed the line or the rod.

[bhg481]

Obviously not a very bright alligator as it chose to take the bait rather than the little boy at the end of the line.

[sanmac]

It's a good thing that the kid dropped the rod or he might have been dragged closer to the water.

[Old_Geezer]

Don't understand. He was still hooked and would've made a nice handbag and matching shoes. Why'd they let him go off with their rod ?

[10ClarionSt]

At least the boy got away! When we was in Florida one year, on Kissimmee Golf Club, I was going to play a shot from the side of a lake that had lots of sandy bars near the edge. Mrs Clarion said; Is that an alligator about 10ft out? When I looked, it lifted it's head and moved towards me. I shouted: it IS a kn alligator! When I turned round to get on the buggy, Mrs Clarion was already half way up the fairway and had left me to my own devices. I hadn't moved that quick for over 40 years, I'll tell you. Self preservation eh? :o)