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• Pawley's Island S.C. - rnaimo - Jan-10-13 6:14 PM
  • You are aware... - old_user - Jan-11-13 3:40 PM
    • In a lifetime in SC, I have seen a few - string - Jan-11-13 4:01 PM
      • Black Rivers Outdoors are... - old_user - Jan-11-13 4:19 PM
        • Thanks for the tip - rnaimo - Jan-11-13 7:16 PM
          • Gators don't want anything to do with - string - Jan-11-13 8:44 PM
            • at that temp you will be lucky to - kayamedic - Jan-11-13 8:54 PM
              • North Carolina has it all! - FrankNC - Jan-11-13 9:33 PM

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	You are aware...   Posted by: old_user on Jan-11-13 3:40 PM (EST)
	there are alligators in our rivers? Children should be mature and not completely reckless. Just my opinion. C.M.

 

	In a lifetime in SC, I have seen a few   Posted by: string on Jan-11-13 4:01 PM (EST)
	gators. One in salt water. There is an outstanding outfitter in Charleston; these folks are less than a half hour away in Georgetown: http://blackriveroutdoors.com/

 

	Black Rivers Outdoors are...   Posted by: old_user on Jan-11-13 4:19 PM (EST)
	good people. I have used them myself.I mentioned the gators because these folks are from up north and may not be aware. C.M.

 

	Thanks for the tip   Posted by: rnaimo on Jan-11-13 7:16 PM (EST)
	about the gators that will change the mine of some people about going and I will make sure only the older kids will go. Black Rivers Outdoors looks like what I am looking for. Thanks again for the advice. Rick

 

	Gators don't want anything to do with   Posted by: string on Jan-11-13 8:44 PM (EST)
	you unless you are trolling with a toy poodle.Besides, the water temp is 50 deg. Gators are southern beasts with no Polartec.

 

	at that temp you will be lucky to   Posted by: kayamedic on Jan-11-13 8:54 PM (EST)
	-- Last Updated: Jan-11-13 9:24 PM EST -- even see one. They will be burrowed in bottom mud for warmth. Northerners are afraid of chiggers and gators when paddling in the South. Southerners of leeches and bears in the North. All four are legitimate concerns but greatly exaggerated. Now next week I embark on trying to find a Burmese Python...yes they are in an invasive threat. They are there. They are wreaking havoc on the Everglades. But I cannot seem to find one. I think because they too are ambush predators.

 

	North Carolina has it all!   Posted by: FrankNC on Jan-11-13 9:33 PM (EST)
	Chiggers, Bears, Leaches, and Gators. Luckily the gators don't bite here. Unfortunately we also have way more ticks than in Florida.

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