Mar 10

I saw his face

A listener writes “I was flipping threw the channels last week watching some late night TV when I saw a program called Finding Bigfoot.It brought me back to the day my mind about that giant changed for me.I only told my mom what I saw.

It really changed my life about the unknown.I was running my airboat on the upper St. Johns River doing what I like to do best frog jigging on a Friday night. It wasnt the first time I was out on the river at night,I use to run the north and south parts of the river all the time.

I still do just at night I make sure I have a running buddy with me.Anyway I was coming up on the oak’s.The oaks are located right next to Duda’s property.Just a wee south of Lake Winder. I figured I would pull up into the oakhead and drink a few cups of joe before I started to gig.

Out of the corner of my eye I saw something bolt into the cabbage palms.I figured it to be a hog,I really did not know what it was the last thing on my mind was it could of been the big guy.Anyway I ran up on dry ground about 15 yards spun my boat around so it was pointed toward the river and shut it down.I just poured a cup of joe when I herd something about 10 yard behind me.

It sounded like it was wrestling with a cabbage palm.Or maybe rolling around in a bunch of palms.Then out of know where I herd a thump right next to me boat.I looked but did not see anything then again I herd it behind my boat then something hit my rudders I turned on my head lamp and saw mud on my rudders I then saw a bunch of mud fly over me and hit my bow I shined my light in the direction of where it was coming
from and I saw his face.

I lost all feeling in my body I just about passed out I was lost I didnt know what to do.I was in total shock.I just about peed my pants I was so scared.I never in my natural born life moved so fast to crank my boat and got the heck out of there.I
almost sank my boat when I hit the river. I just went north knowing I would be in the lake.I was scared to drive home so I parked in the middle of Lake Winder and took a few sips of drink to calm my nerves and try to talk my self out of what I saw,I stayed there until first light.When I got home I went and seen my mom and had to tell her what I saw. I told her the story because it scared me so.I am a man and I am tuff but that scared the living heck out of me.”

18 Responses to “I saw his face”

  1. Steven B

    “Then I saw it’s face
    Now I’m a believer
    Not a trace
    Of doubt in my mind
    That’s a Squatch,
    Ohhh
    I’m a believer
    Get me the heck outta here
    before I die!”

    Apologies te Neil Diamond, The Monkees, and Smash Mouth… 😉

    • Steven B

      I have most everything The Monkees put out – even some of the original LPs as well as a healthy collection of Michael Nesmith material. They put out a “50th Anniversary” Album called “Good Times” on really high quality vinyl as well as CD in 2016.

  2. Barbara W

    Speaking of frogs, did you know that when they’re fresh caught and just freshly skinned that you can puke the legs on a plate, salt them, and the whole pile will start to twitch like they’re still alive?
    I had finally agreed to try them when my practical joker sister pulled that trick on me as she showed me what we would be eating. It grossed me out! I didn’t try them until about 4 years later at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco.

  3. Colleen C

    I grew up in the Deep South; Mobile, AL. I was always a girly girl at the age of 16 & attended Catholic school. Not the kind that went fishin & muddin if you know what i mean! That summer was talked into going “frogging” one night; There was no gigging; We we’re grabbing!
    #neverdoingthatagain!

  4. Amy H

    Yum, Frog legs are delicious!
    If you’re a meat eater, and you don’t kill your own meat, you should say nothing about cruelty. You’re a killer by proxy. Too clean and sophisticated to kill for yourself. Just let some other person do it for you…. no one wants to be reminded that death sucks but it’s necessary for life. Nice try trying to point out that you’re so much cooler then Frog giggers. Ya know what’s cruel? It’s having someone else kill for you so you can make stupid senseless comments about something you’re too gutless to do for yourself.
    If youre vegan, then this post wouldn’t pertain…

    • Glen K

      (New Jersey) Amy, there is Much Truth in what you say, and I totally agree with you. I would only add that I think all fish, meat, chicken, frog, etc. that is killed for food, should be done as Humanely as possible. Perhaps spearing frogs is a quick way to dispatch them. I’ve never done it so I don’t know.

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