As I was heading home from vacation in Oklahoma I heard that may large ammonite specimens were found at Lake Texoma. Not wanting to pass up the opportunity to obtain some nice sized ammonite specimens I drove two hours out of my way. When I arrived I realized how massive Lake Texoma is and decided to rent a kayak to aid in my search for ammonites. Pushing my kayak out into the lake I paddled at a nice leisurely pace. After realizing that going slow was going to put a large dent in my wallet ($50 an hour) I decided to pick up the pace. I quickly paddle straight out to the opposite side of the lake. Finally, after 30 minutes of paddling I arrived on the shore hauling my kayak onto the shore I quickly unpacked my trusty hammer and chisel and set off down the beach. Finding nothing but a few large (and scary) spiders amongst the marl I headed down the beach in the opposite direction. Climbing the precarious rocks, I eventually found a few small specimens, but they were nowhere near the size of the rumored “monster” ammonites. As the sun was setting I stumbled upon an extremely well-preserved ammonite and decided to extract it. Unfortunately time was not on my side and the sun began to sink lower into the skies. Picking up the pace I eventually removed the top layer of the ammonite. Taking my prizes I made my way back to the kayak and pushing off once again I paddled back to the dock. Though it may not have been the “monster” I was hoping for I still got what I had (mostly) come for.