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highrider
02-07-2008, 09:23 AM
ok. here it goes the best fishin story of my life {so far}
A friend and i were in a canal in palm coast florida, caught a few Bass on frogs so we stuck with them for the day. they are hard to put down after a few biguns ker splash them. but any ho we come across this smaller canal, mid august , tons of shade , and i get the bright idea of flinging my nice new spro frog back in there as far as i can sitting down, and from the uncomfortable side for long casts. i of course went over the lowest hanging branch so i decide to reel it up and try again.I get almost to the branch and change my mind figured i was half way back in there i might as well bounce it on the water a few times i know we can go back in and get a fish if we have to . so i push the button on my trusty baitcaster and the frog starts falling for about one second befor an owl , yes an owl, comes out of the woods grabs my frog and proceeds into the woods on the other side for about 20 yards. all i could say was what in the http://thebassholes.com/bassin-forums/Smileys/TBC_Smileys/evil.gif was that!! my partner looks and asks how the heck i got my line over a limb turned left and 20 yards back into the woods. he didn't belive me either. we pull his little pond prowler 10 ' plastic boat, sitting room only,back into this even smaller canal.gators, black widows all kinds of fun critters down there. when we get into position to see the owl and possibly get my frog back i look over his shoulder and there sits the second owl not 10' from his head. now we start thinking that this was all a plot by the critters to pay us back for sticking a few bass with some sharp hooks. but i did get out alive and will be back soon. i just never knew how small that pond hopper was till i couldn't find a place to hide :http://thebassholes.com/bassin-forums/Smileys/TBC_Smileys/smiley.gif and yes i did get my frog back.
I have an eye witness and a pic of the OWL LMAO, Thats a day i will never forget!


later all
rich
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gofish
02-07-2008, 09:26 AM
had em snatched by other frogs an snakes before but never an owl! lol.(4ft snakes lots a fun ta git off the hook lol)

capt.kirk
02-07-2008, 09:47 AM
Down there in Wewahitchka Fl at Donnies house they got an owl that
will try to snatch your gill bait if you aint careful,an if you would harm
that ole owl then it would be Gloom,Dispair an agony on you,I beleive
Miss Angie would come un done on ya :evilgrin0025: Kirk

heath19
02-07-2008, 10:08 AM
i have caught plenty of other frogs on mine, and had one big ole snappin turtle try to grab ahold of it one day but i never let him get close enough since i figured that would be the end of my frog if he got ahold of it.:confused0018:

highrider
02-07-2008, 01:33 PM
here is a pic of one of the thieving owls!http://www.whereifish.com/thepond/imagehosting/thum_295347ab4ed71c158.jpg (http://www.whereifish.com/thepond/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=175)