01-28-2019, 01:31 PM
"I know it isn't a byproduct catch, but I still laugh about Tube Dudes description of the skunk he hooked that pounced on his jig years ago. You might have to describe it again just for the entertainment value of that encounter."
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[#0000FF]That happened while tubing on [/#0000FF][#0000FF][#0000FF][b]Pena Blanca...[/#0000FF]a small lake down near the Mexico border. I was working down the shoreline, pitching small jigs for crappie and bluegill, when I noticed a skunk rummaging through the leaves and grass near the shore...for whatever. Thinking to have some fun with the busy little critter I pitched my jig in front of it...so I could play a little "cat and mouse" keep away with it. But that skunk was quick. Before I could even move the jig he was on it with both paws. And my effort to jerk it away resulted in a "hookup"...and rolled him butt over teakettle.
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[#0000FF]The skunk was not happy. He wasn't spraying but if I could have translated his squeaky language I'm sure it would have been X-rated. Skunks do not have great eyesight but it was good enough for him to look down the line to which he was attached and see the source of his discomfort. Without hesitation he jumped into the water and began swimming toward me...fast. I wasn't concerned about getting sprayed...not with his backside under water. But I knew that skunks have been known to carry rabies. I did not want to experience his wrath first hand, rabies or not. So I put some power into my fins and put up a rooster tail to escape the mad creature. One more hard jerk broke the light line and I outdistanced him enough that he finally gave up and went back to shore.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]Wow. You actually remember something I posted a long time ago. Will wonders never sneeze?...or however that goes.[/#0000FF]
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[#0000FF]That happened while tubing on [/#0000FF][#0000FF][#0000FF][b]Pena Blanca...[/#0000FF]a small lake down near the Mexico border. I was working down the shoreline, pitching small jigs for crappie and bluegill, when I noticed a skunk rummaging through the leaves and grass near the shore...for whatever. Thinking to have some fun with the busy little critter I pitched my jig in front of it...so I could play a little "cat and mouse" keep away with it. But that skunk was quick. Before I could even move the jig he was on it with both paws. And my effort to jerk it away resulted in a "hookup"...and rolled him butt over teakettle.
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[#0000FF]The skunk was not happy. He wasn't spraying but if I could have translated his squeaky language I'm sure it would have been X-rated. Skunks do not have great eyesight but it was good enough for him to look down the line to which he was attached and see the source of his discomfort. Without hesitation he jumped into the water and began swimming toward me...fast. I wasn't concerned about getting sprayed...not with his backside under water. But I knew that skunks have been known to carry rabies. I did not want to experience his wrath first hand, rabies or not. So I put some power into my fins and put up a rooster tail to escape the mad creature. One more hard jerk broke the light line and I outdistanced him enough that he finally gave up and went back to shore.[/#0000FF]
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