Dahlia Plantation
Gator
Gene and
Allen Laird caught this 13'7" alligator on Dahlia Plantation, Tallulah LA using 12/0 hooks and #96 tarred
twine from Nets & More (The Fish Net Company LLC).
Public alligator skinners at J D Murphry WMA.
Robert England Sr of Port Arthur TX and has
been a public alligator skinner at J D Murphry WMA for 32 years. He is helped by his sons Robert Jr and Paul.
Robert Sr is now 75 and is not sure how much longer he will be able to keep up. He is hoping that his sons will
be able to carry on. At one time they were skinning about 200 alligators a year, but recently they have doing
only about 75.
Nets & More (The Fish Net Company LLC) wants to thank Robert for letting us supply his needs
over the past years and hope the next
generation here will be able to help the next generation there.
Bigfoot from "Swamp People"
Harlan
Hatcher (aka Bigfoot) is show below with a 9' nuisance gator he caught. Picture on right is Bigfoot with his
son, son-in-law, and three grandsons. Left to right are Bigfoot, David Hatcher, Holden, Reid, Canyon, and
son-in-law Bobby. These nice blue cat were caught in March 2014 using jug lines in Taylor's Bayou. Picture
on bottom left is Bigfoot duck hungint. Bottom right shows 30 alligators Bigfoot caught in 1/2 day during
the 2013 season.
Ville Platte Alligators
Bryan Redler and Ray Stuart caught these
alligators near Ville Platte, LA. Bryan reports that that he has been fishing alligators for 5 years. Bryan sent
in the following quote. "I began fishing alligators in 2011 and was advised to purchase my gear from Nets & More
(The Fish Net Company LLC). It was some of the best advice I have ever received! Pricing, quality, and customer
service
are amazing and cannot be beat!"
Dunbarton Gator
Judge Leo
Boothe is show here with a 12'9" gator he cought out of Round Lake on Dunbarton Plantation. Dunbarton
Plantation is a 1,900 acre plantation about 17 miles from Jonesville, LA. It was established in 1832 has
been owned by Kim Boothe's family (Judge Boothe's wife) for 3 generations.
Redler.
Roming.
Shelley
Nelson of Longwood Florida sent in these pictures of an alligator she caught. This monster was caught in
Palm Bay, FL. Shelley has been hunting gators for 6 years and has been a Nuisance Alligator Trapper for the
last 2 years. Shelley buys her alligator hooks, rope, and other supplies from FNC.
Gator Man
Long
before becoming a star on the hit TV show "Swamp People" Bruce Mitchell(The Gator Man) was a customer
for Nets & More (The Fish Net Company LLC).
Click this link to visit Gator Man's web
site.
Bruce
Mitchell from History Channel's hit TV show Swamp People has released his
own cookbook! It's the perfect collaboration of Bruce's favorite recipes and
it also includes some great lagniappe with pictures and stories! Family
travels and beautiful local photography! Gator Man's Guide Includes: Over 20
easy-to-follow recipes with an inside look at Bruce's favorite recipes.
800 lb Alligator
Lionel Montpelier
caught this 11'9" alligator out of the Haw Haw Bayou just north of Jonesville,
Louisiana. Picture on right are two of Lionel's grand childern, Saban age 7 and Arlyn
age 5.
Alligator Fishing Passion
Bryan Redler of DeRidder, Louisiana sent in these pictures of some nice
alligators they caught during the 2013 alligator season in south Louisiana. Bryan wrote that they
buy all their lines and hooks from Nets & More (The Fish Net Company LLC) due to the "Best quality and price to
be
found with phenomenal customer service."
Picture on left shows Eric Redler (13 years old at time of picture) in front
with Bryan Redler, Ray Stuart, Aaron Stephens, and Dave Cole (L to R) on back row. Bryan says that
they enjoy fishing and hunting, but alligator hunting is their true passion.
First Alligator
Hunt
Fish Net founder Benny Champlin is shown here
with his 9 year old twin grandsons Peyton and Sawyer Delhoste.
These 3
alligators were 7'10", 7'9", and 7'5". September 2013.
(This photo was featured in September of our 2014
calendar. We did not print a calendar for 2009 through 2013.)
Click this link to Gator Hunt for
YouTube
video of Judge Boothe taking Benny, Peyton, and Sawyer alligator hunting.
Judge Leo Boothe took Benny, Peyton,
and Sawyer on their first alligator hunt.
Judge Boothe caught this 10'9"
alligator the day after taking Benny, Peyton, and Sawyer.
While at the alligaor buyer, Benny ran
into long time Nets & More (The Fish Net Company LLC) customers, Delbert Evans (on right) and Scotty Wright,
were at the buyers with 3
nice alligators.
Clifford Simpson, another long time
customer of Nets & More (The Fish Net Company LLC), was also at the buyers with these 9 nice alligators.
David
Wade of Jonesville, LA is show here with his son Brian and grandson Carter Ryan. David and Brian caught
this 13'6" (600 lb.) alligator on the family farm. September 2013.
(This photo was featured in August of our 2014
calendar. We did not print a calendar for 2009 through 2013.)
Swamp People
Junior Edwards and family of the hit
TV show Swamp People
Click this link to Edwards family
for
Junior and
Willie's web site.
When not fishing for
alligators and filming the hit TV show Swamp People, the Edwards family makes a living
commercaial fishing. Photo on left is Theresa with a huge alligator and Junior in the
background. Photo below shows Junior, Theresa, Randy, and Wille.
Junior has been a Nets & More (The Fish Net Company LLC) customer much longer than a TV
star. Willie and Randy are also Nets & More (The Fish Net Company LLC) customers.