Dealing with Turtles

I landed this carp this moning
with turtles all around me.
Note the bait is a single
artificial corn. Turtles will
usually not go after artificials.

You can tell we have moved into a summer pattern of fishing. It seems like the turtles are just about as plentiful as the carp these days.

There's no messing with these guys.
Try to save the sinker, cut the line,
and let it go.

I was out the other day, and I noticed my rod tip began to twitch.  All of a sudden, the line took off slowly with the dit....dit...dit sound of the alarm.  I knew right away what it was. I picked up the rod, set the hook, and it seemed like I was onto a log, but the log was moving. I slowly reeled in the heavy weight and when I got it near shore, it was a big ass snapping turtle the size of a manhole cover. I knew it.  I went into my turtle routine, grabbed a stick and slipped the sinker up the line so it could be saved.  I then cut the line and the beast was free. No messing with these things. That was my first snapper of the year, although I have gotten several sun turtles so far.
How do you get away from these things?  There are a few things I do in "turtle spots"....
1. Don't chum- any chumming or prebaiting will bring every turtle in a pond to your swim.
2. Forget the method ball-  more bait, more likely to attract turtles.  Just go with the bait on the hair.
3. Use plastics- turtles tend to not go after plastics, though some aggressive ones will. I use a kernel or two of plastic corn on a short hair.
4. When all else fails, pack up and head to another spot.