00:00Hot paw of the day, the odds of him coming out right now are not very good.
00:04This may have to be an early morning, late evening catch.
00:07We came out here to look for the alligator.
00:09We didn't see it, but I'm going to do everything in my power, and I'm going to splash and splash
00:13and throw rocks.
00:15Just like always, Shannon doesn't give up.
00:16She's constantly working.
00:17She's constantly giving every effort she can.
00:20It's called gator bait.
00:21Splash like this.
00:23Pretend you're the bait.
00:24There he comes.
00:25What?
00:26Where?
00:27Babe, that might be him come across.
00:28No.
00:29Yeah.
00:30Yeah, it is.
00:31That's him.
00:32They've got sensory pits all over their jaws, and so as these vibrations go across the water,
00:36it's got his attention.
00:37From the other side of that pond, here he comes.
00:52What I'm going to do is get this thing set up right here.
00:57What's taking you so long?
00:58Hush.
00:59Hush.
01:00Hush.
01:01I'm working fast, baby.
01:02Just keep his attention.
01:03When you're casting, you're bringing those hooks over the alligator.
01:06You don't want to hit the scale.
01:07You're not going to penetrate that.
01:09You want to penetrate the membranes that are around each scale.
01:11I'm going to try to go over his right side, the back of his neck.
01:19You got him.
01:20Hold on.
01:21This hole, baby, he ain't even fought.
01:22He ain't fought yet.
01:23He don't even have his hook yet.
01:24There he goes.
01:25There he goes.
01:26There he goes.
01:27Damn it.
01:28S**t.
01:29Game on.
01:30He's up.
01:31I probably got hooks all in a mess.
01:32Give me a minute.
01:33The reason you want to use these small treble hooks is because it's going to puncture that
01:34membrane.
01:35Now, I do understand there's several levels of skin underneath that membrane, but you
01:36don't want to use too big a treble hook where it can penetrate an organ.
01:37That's why we use those real small ones.
01:38And it's not always successful because of that, but I would rather the alligator get
01:39away from me than kill me.
01:40I don't want to kill you.
01:41I don't want to kill you.
01:42I don't want to kill you.
01:43I don't want to kill you.
01:44I don't want to kill you.
01:45I don't want to kill you.
01:46I don't want to kill you.
01:48I'm liking that one.
01:51He turned.
01:53He's getting farther and farther and farther away.
02:13There's some reason it won't go anymore.
02:17Is he fighting you back?
02:19The hook's going to break or we're going to catch him.
02:21Right here.
02:22He's running at you.
02:23Watch out.
02:24Cross your head.
02:25Watch, watch, watch.
02:26I see him.
02:27I don't know where he is.
02:28He's right here, he's right in front of me.
02:29Be careful.
02:30He's right here.
02:31I'm trying to get his head up.
02:32You know he can see you there.
02:33I know.
02:34Easy.
02:35That was close.
02:36Get tied for me.
02:37Easy, easy.
02:38Man, if we get this one, it's by the skin of our teeth.
02:49He's rolling, baby.
02:50Let's shut him down.
02:51Where's the head?
02:52I don't know where he's at.
02:53Get him.
02:54Got him, girl.
02:55Zip.
02:56Let's go.
02:57He's got him.
02:58Get out of there with him.
03:01My favorite part of every alligator catch is when that rope goes around the neck and
03:06you hear that rope go zip.
03:08That was a pretty good move.
03:09She might get the word gator charmer.
03:10That alligator came a long way to see her.
03:12Of course, I would too.
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