08-05-09, 11:53 AM | #26 |
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I've had them hit Baby-1, Floating worm, and Senko type baits. A friend of mine caught one on a Sweet Beaver. I've heard the rope trick before but make sure you have the right type of rope, cotton vs nylon, or else the teeth won't get caught in the rope.
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08-10-09, 12:58 PM | #27 | |
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THis works great. Early morning when they get schooled up on points can be very exciting! Been in schools as big as 500 before. Fast hot action and fun fun. |
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08-11-09, 01:33 AM | #28 |
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I live on the Arkansaw river. I intentionally fish for gar every Jan-March. I use a 6 1/2 foot spinning rod and reel with 12 lb. line. Now here's the unbelievable part: I use 2 tiny 1/8th ounce jig heads spaced about 8 inches apart with 2 inch pearl grubs. I cast out, let it hit bottom and slowly pump the rod. Almost like worm fishing for bass. The gar will lay on the bottom and I can actually feel the jighead easing up the side of the gar. Most of the time they will turn around and grab it with their snout. Other times I will set the hook and snag them. I have landed gar up to 54" with this method and over 100 a day. It seems like the colder outside the better. And I release every one of them.
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08-12-09, 10:48 PM | #29 |
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Growing up in Houston, TX and fishing the Houston ship channel down around the San Jacinto Monument for Gar was a regular adventure and a teenage passion! We would take Surf Casting Rigs (long spinning rods and Spiing reels, spooled with 25 # test mono). The business end would usually be about 18" of frayed red or yellow nylon rope. We would catch both fish gar and alligator gar as long as the tide wasn't moving. It also had to be hot and dead calm. They would come to the surface to feed on schools of shiners and shad. All you needed to do was get that rope in front of them and the rest was pure fun!
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I had no idea gar get that size! That is terrifying. And to think I was spooked by a 2 ft gar cruising the shore the other morning.
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08-16-09, 10:05 PM | #31 |
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Vabeach, there are credible (yet unconfirmed, for obvious reasons) of alligator gar back in the 1800's that were 12 feet long.
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