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10-13-2015, 12:36 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Edmonton
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Alligator gar
Anyone have experience fishing for AG?
Bobby
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10-13-2015, 01:10 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Vyshgorod, UA; Edmonton, AB
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I never fished for Gar, but there a nice NG Show "Fish Warior" They got epizode about fishing for gars.
That is also place to go
https://youtu.be/-YvR8cehUTU
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10-13-2015, 01:52 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: airdrie
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I have caught longnose gar in Ontario
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10-13-2015, 02:14 PM
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Gone Hunting
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Join Date: May 2007
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Never fished alligator gar, but when I was a lad I read an article in Outdoor life I believe about some guys in Florida who were after AG.
They were in the swamps and the fish were huge, strapped to the side of their tinner. 8 feet + long. They also used a gun to shoot the fish when they got them alongside. Exciting stuff. i always thought 'someday', but never did get to Florida.
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10-13-2015, 03:29 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Almaty
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Never targeted, but caught some fishing for catfish at night in TX. I stopped using chicken liver for when they would get really active, I think it worked like a gar magnet.
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10-13-2015, 07:35 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Sibbald Flats
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I fish every spring for spotted gar down south of Houston, looking at pulling a guided trip on the Brazos or the Trinity next spring for gator gar
I did see/hook one gator gar while fishing Brazos Bend. Was using a rubber shad around some pads for bass, when about a 4foot gar came out of the weeds and inhaled the bait. I was not expecting this and almost soiled myself, needless to say I panicked and set the hook immediately and the fish was off after a short run. With all gar, hook sets are the toughest part.
Not much help but good luck and share the details when you are back
Last edited by burbotman; 10-13-2015 at 07:42 PM.
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10-14-2015, 08:38 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
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For a guide/outfitter, I'm leaning towards Bubba Bedre. Bubba hosted Jeremy Wade of River Monsters. Depends on the details, I'm thinking of booking next spring or summer. At this point, I sent Bubba an e-mail and am waiting for his response.
Bobby
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10-19-2015, 10:40 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ak-71
Never targeted, but caught some fishing for catfish at night in TX. I stopped using chicken liver for when they would get really active, I think it worked like a gar magnet.
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Not sure if we fished the same places in TX but those fish are scary while fishing at night haha. Nothing like a shark stealing your catch from your wading belt, but still scary.
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10-21-2015, 08:38 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Edmonton
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I e-mailed Bubba over a week ago. Still haven't received a response.
Bobby
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10-21-2015, 11:00 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gloszz
Not sure if we fished the same places in TX but those fish are scary while fishing at night haha. Nothing like a shark stealing your catch from your wading belt, but still scary.
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For catfish usually fished north of Houston - snakes, turtles, small gars were common, but nothing scary. Then after fishing it for few years on occasion I learned that the lake is not far north enough for alligators .
But it was nice place to fish at night till I learned it
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