I once traveled with my brother and some of his biker friends way out in the everglads of florida and met some of his other friends, they lived on a Commune, spoke with a cajin accent we watched them catch catfish by swimming a canoe on its side down the bank while poking broom sticks up under the bank, they would startel the cats and they would come flying out and jump right into the canoe...on the broom stick about 2 feet from the end there was this big nail sticking out When I asked what it was for, they replyed when the water moccisins poke there head up between you and the bank if you push the stick at them while twisting the nail pulls the snakes head under and about the 3rd dunk the snake well retreat....I said what the worst thing that ever happened while fishing this way....the guy tells me ask gimp when you get back to camp...so I find this old guy they call gimp what was the worst thing that he ever seen and hes kicks off his shoe and is missing 3 out of 5 toes (assuming he started with 5) and I asked what the world did that a Gator? he said no it was his brother....I asked how? he replayed he hit me with the axe while trying to cut off the snapping turtle that was chomping on his new sneakers and foot....Now remember these were a bunch of rough biker sorts...Im not sure If I was getting my leg pulled or not about the toes but seen the canoe thing....the other things I noted. was dental work/ teeth seemed to be optional and they made some GREAT home made rum...5 shots and I felt like getting in and fishing with them...thank god looks out for Idiots I passed out before I had the chance...sorry for the long post...DJ