WLB
10-13-2005, 10:21 PM
What Does A Bass Fisherman Do When He Hooks A Water Moccasin?
For a guy that is “scared to death of snakes,” one would think that Peter Ponds would not “mess with” a water moccasin swimming by his boat. Foolishly, that is not the case.
While fishing with 2005 BASS Federation Classic qualifier Jamie Fralick, the pro from Madison, Miss., hooked the big moccasin in the tail with a Pop-R topwater plug. “I pulled that snake behind my boat for probably 45 minutes trying to drown it,” Ponds said. “I never could.
“Finally I called my wife because she’s not afraid of snakes at all. She drives down the lake, gets in my boat, reaches down and grabs the snake behind the head. Then she unhooks it and throws it back in the water. And I got embarrassed.”
Imagine the ribbing Ponds will receive from his fellow pros once this story gets out.:D
For a guy that is “scared to death of snakes,” one would think that Peter Ponds would not “mess with” a water moccasin swimming by his boat. Foolishly, that is not the case.
While fishing with 2005 BASS Federation Classic qualifier Jamie Fralick, the pro from Madison, Miss., hooked the big moccasin in the tail with a Pop-R topwater plug. “I pulled that snake behind my boat for probably 45 minutes trying to drown it,” Ponds said. “I never could.
“Finally I called my wife because she’s not afraid of snakes at all. She drives down the lake, gets in my boat, reaches down and grabs the snake behind the head. Then she unhooks it and throws it back in the water. And I got embarrassed.”
Imagine the ribbing Ponds will receive from his fellow pros once this story gets out.:D