Monster Turtle

I had a girlfriend that went kayaking in San Diego Bay one day. She was terrified by some "monster" "as big as a fifty five gallon oil drum", that was following her around. I was skeptical, but she was pretty shaken up. Turns out there is a population of giant turtles in the south bay that can survive because of the warm water from the power plant. Some biologist think that they are leftovers from a commercial turtle operation from decades ago. Biologist have them all numbered and study them extensively...they also prefer not to advertise there presence, to protect them from human interaction. I learned to never, ever doubt that woman's unbelievable tall tales.
 
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As a kid growing up in the East, snapping turtles were fearsome and feared. "Skinny dipping" was often employed. And then there was the hit song on the radio "My Ding A Ling" by Chuck Berry regarding "swimming across Turtle Creek". The lyrics were simply hilarious to us hicks.
 
Also same person caught a 234 lb gator with 6 lb test line sure throws that theory out that you need 3X to catch big trout
 
I was once fishing a small stream in the Ozark's for Small Mouth bass with a topwater. I fished downstream to an area where the locals were fishing for gar with a .22 rifle. As I recall, they were quite quizzical about my fishing techniques. I headed back upstream, but never forgot the encounter.
 
Lue Taylor said:
Also same person caught a 234 lb gator with 6 lb test line sure throws that theory out that you need 3X to catch big trout
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I prefer 2X if they will take , the sooner I get them released the better. Not a great fan of leaving a hook in a fish that’s broke off ,
 
I've caught fish on a 0 weight rod with 6X tippet landed them much faster I see people fishing with 5 & 6 weight rods
 
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