Fishing Forum

[cool][font "Verdana,Arial,Helvetica"][black][size 1][cool]well as a avid fisherman who enjoys and well hidden sport of gar fishing,as i dont eat them i release them when i am through after a great fight.,gar are predetors and you can fish for them like you fish for bass as them same baits attract them as well, my best way of find them is with stop and look around you method,my best time for this persuit is when the rivers flood its banks as everyone is looking for cats, i am after monster gars,as they can get very large and are a rough fish to handle i use a musky heavy weight pole and 30 pound of spyder wire to start with and one pole with fifty pounds just in case i see a really big one and its on.most of the time all that is needed is to cast in front of them to get there attention and the fight is on.so when i finally hook that monster and break that record will be a day of hard fighting and bone crunching action that is something not all anglers look for but is a great challenge is monster gars.
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Hey, daymere. I hear you on gar fishing. I was born in Waco, Texas and went fishing frequently at the confluence of the Bosque and the Brazos Rivers in Waco. For some reason, the gars loved that stretch of river and grew to a respectable size. I'd use a noose, a length of wire shaped into a hangmans noose with a hook in the middle, baited with a big, lively minnow, small pearch or other enticement. When the gar hit, the noose tightened and the fight was on. While not paying attention on a hot, sunny afternoon, a big one yanked my rod off the bank and took it for a spin up and down the river before it just kept going, never to be seen again. The biggest one I've ever seen was 6'3" long and weighed close to 200 #. That was one, mean-looking sucker. It was taken on bow and arrow in shallow water. I don't think I'd want to be attached to a 200# gar with 500# shotline.

Of course, that's just my personal opinion, johnincolorado.
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