| August 26, 2010 |
Coyote Attacks Topwater Bait |
This isn't a "Boy Who Cried Wolf" story — it's "The Angler Who Cried Coyote." Only angler Bruce Chandler wasn't bluffing — he actually did hook a real, live coyote on his topwater lure, and has a photo to prove it.
While fishing a Mississippi River slough, Chandler was casting toward shore when a coyote sprang from the grass, leapt into the river and snatched the surface bait, "in a blink of an eye."
What makes the story even more incredible is that the angler fought the wild canine to boatside, and with the help of a friend who was fishing nearby, unhooked and released it, without getting bitten!
Apparently, that likely outcome didn't even register with the pair during the heat of battle "All I thought was that coyote had the $9 lure I had just bought, and I wanted it back."
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What bait compelled Chandler to risk his own hide getting punctured? |
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To a friend |
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A friend to
Fishin' Informer |
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To Fishin' Informer Now! |
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