Gator Giggin’

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posted on November 24, 2015
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If the weather where you are has taken a wintry turn, here’s video proof that not all of our best hunts have to happen in the cold. Earlier this fall, while enjoying a balmy morning on one of Florida’s best fishing lakes with Capt. Jeff Conner (407-402-3269), NRA Publications Editorial Director John Zent hooked into an adventure far greater than any stringer full of bass could provide. The lifelong hunter learned that you can indeed call in 9-foot reptile, reel it in and realize a big-game dream many years in the making. Largemouth, indeed!

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