Gator hunting

[Valigator]

Hey guy, wish the rope could be that easy...thats an old Croc hunter tool....no ...after I get him as close to the boat as possible, we bank stick him, usually that doesnt kill them off immediately at least not my big boys...but it dazes them enough for me to take one hand under his mouth, one over and close his mouth and hang on...then another person has to take the tape and wrap his mouth...now we can go about the business of pulling him in...this was the one where we got his head up then the wench broke, so out came the ropes and we use the gaff and one end of the rope to wrap around him...then it was just brute strength after that...now that was with just me and my guy, which is tough, but I get my biggest gators when its just the two of us, dont know why just do...when you got a couple of full grown men in the boat plus the driver, its easier, but my 12'4" took me my guy and another 2 guys from another airboat to get in, then you got to get him balanced across the front, if you want a smooth ride back in and driving the boat on the trailer...
On that one pic where he is tied on the side..thats how we had to limp back to the launch that night, there was no moving him to the front...