redneckninja
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| 24 Oct 2010 08:56 PM |
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I was wandering if anyone had a bait they liked to use to catch florida gar? Ive tried lots of things, but lately, my bow has been the most effective way of getting them.  |
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fisherfanatic
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| 26 Oct 2010 02:42 PM |
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I'm not much of a gar fisherman, but I've heard that live shiners work pretty well. |
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AZAllen
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| 26 Oct 2010 06:10 PM |
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I have seen programs on TV of Aligator Gar fishing on Texas and they were using large chunks of cut bait. |
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bass or bass?
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| 26 Oct 2010 07:02 PM |
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Posted By Jakethewatersnake on 24 Oct 2010 09:56 PM
I was wandering if anyone had a bait they liked to use to catch florida gar? Ive tried lots of things, but lately, my bow has been the most effective way of getting them. If you check some of the other gar threads you'll find my post about the ultimate gar lure. Guaranteed to catch 'em. |
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saltydan
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| 10 Nov 2010 01:18 PM |
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Here in the southeast corner of Texas, nothing beats finger mullets for gar. Croakers are pretty good too.
Good luck with catching the gar. They spook very easily.
Tight lines,
Salty Dan
Orange Texas...in the middle of gar country |
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bass or bass?
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| 12 Nov 2010 09:02 PM |
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By the way, my gar lure works GREAT with a fly rod. And gar on a fly rod is awesome! |
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saltydan
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| 12 Nov 2010 09:34 PM |
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Wow;
a gar on a fly rod! That must be like catching a whale! LOL! Some of the smaller gar
caught around here are little 3 foot long nose gar. Some gar caught around here
are 5 foot alligator gar! The guys catching them use 3 foot long wire leaders and 30 lb
test line. Never heard of them being caught with a fly rod before. It's gotta be AWESOME!
Tight lines,
Salty Dan
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| 13 Nov 2010 09:29 PM |
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The gar I caught were in Florida and were long nose. Probably averaged @ 4 to 5 pounds. Still exciting. |
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dbarnett1
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bass or bass?
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| 16 Nov 2010 06:19 PM |
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Yeah, I described the rope gar lure in some of the other threads. I used to cast it on a fly rod. WOW! |
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mr bill
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| 20 Dec 2010 07:51 AM |
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i've always found its not hard to get a gar to take a bait..........its getting a hook in them
i caught gars on live minnows or cut bait, casting crank or stick baits and even on flies |
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| 20 Dec 2010 06:43 PM |
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Posted By mr bill on 20 Dec 2010 08:51 AM
i've always found its not hard to get a gar to take a bait..........its getting a hook in them
i caught gars on live minnows or cut bait, casting crank or stick baits and even on flies Trying to get e hook in them is precisely why you need to use the gar lure I've described in the other gar threads. |
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nkush
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| 09 Mar 2011 10:29 AM |
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ive found that smaller shallow running rapala cranks seem to work pretty well |
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trentonmiller
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| 09 Mar 2011 09:01 PM |
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live bait, jigs and topwaters seem to always bring out the gars on the river |
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bassmasterbk
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| 23 Apr 2011 06:04 PM |
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i hear cut up buffalo works good. |
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RHank1
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| 30 Apr 2011 11:43 AM |
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WHEN I FISH IN FLORIDA, I TAKE ONE DAY AND FISH FOR GAR. I USE CUT UP DEAD SHINERS FROM MY BASS FISHING. TIE A PEACE OF PANTY HOSE AROUND YOUR BAITED HOOK. IT REALLY HELPS WITH THE HOOK UPS. ALMOST ANY CUT BAIT WILL WORK. THE PANTY HOSE GETS TANGLED UP IN THE GARS TEETH. I HAVE COUGHT THEM UP TO 45LB. GOOD LUCK |
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UncleTomJigs
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| 02 Jun 2011 05:48 AM |
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Never have intentionally fished for gar but once I was fishing in the river below Lake Talquin in Florida for stripers and was having real good luck with a red headed white tail buck tail jig. When I was making them I made a few with pink heads and pink tails. I decided to go through my assortment of bucktails and see if there were other colors the stripers would bite. As soon as I tied the pink one on a huge six or seven foot gar nailded it. Talk about a fight in running water I had one. My biggest problem was once you got one how do you get him off? Good luck and good fishing! Uncle Tom |
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retired-psg
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| 03 Jun 2011 08:12 PM |
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I would think a silver spoon and the original Rapala would work, only problem would be what they would do to the Rapala  |
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walleye master
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| 25 Mar 2012 08:35 PM |
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are gar any good to eat?????
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WhoDeyJB
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| 07 May 2012 03:58 PM |
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Deer organs work well for me. I keep what most guys leave in the field after harvesting a deer and use it as catfish bait. Works suprisingly well on Gar too. I seem to catch them while fishing for cat in the Ohio river in Southern Indiana. |
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