saltydan
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| 26 Mar 2011 08:54 AM |
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Hello everyone;
Just added a few photos of a 5 foot alligator gar one of my fishing friends caught in Orange Texas on Mar 23, 2011. The photos are in my album on my profile page.
He caught it using a 6 - 7 inch finger mullet as bait.
Enjoy!
Salty Dan
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Captain Quantum
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| 27 Mar 2011 05:32 AM |
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It's amazing what Photoshop can do these days huh Dan?! Ha ha just kidding! I'll check it out! |
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Captain Quantum
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| 27 Mar 2011 05:33 AM |
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Wow! That's a big one! I bet that fish is about the same age as those old dudes around it! |
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saltydan
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| 27 Mar 2011 06:23 AM |
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Hey Luke;
I imagine the fish is about 25 - 30 years old from
what I read about them. Still a big fish!
They put up one heck of a
fight! Took about 20 minutes or more for the guy to land this one.
Those things can live for hours out of the water. I saw a couple long
nose gar a few years ago that someone had thrown on the shore. They had
been there for an hour or more before I got there. I stayed and fished
for several hours, and before I went home, the fish had worked their way
back into the water...well at least close enough that I decided I
would help them a bit. I mean they were right at the water's edge. They
had moved about 15 feet to get there.
Tight lines, and have a great day all!
Salty Dan
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Captain Quantum
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| 27 Mar 2011 07:03 AM |
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Whoa, so I guess that gar was my age!? And that kind of sounds like squawfish Dan. I caught one once and hit it in the head with a rock and threw it way up on shore. An hour later when I was leaving that spot, the fish had flopped its way all the way back down to the water's edge. About 15 feet. Tough fish! Of course it was pretty much dead and couldn't swim away, but still! |
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Zilch
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| 27 Mar 2011 08:19 AM |
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Thanks for sharing Salty. I wonder if its nose would make a good "kill'em stick" for the squawfish king? He seems to catch a lot of trash fish.  |
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Captain Quantum
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| 27 Mar 2011 04:37 PM |
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Posted By Zilch on 27 Mar 2011 09:19 AM
Thanks for sharing Salty.
I wonder if its nose would make a good "kill'em stick" for the squawfish king? He seems to catch a lot of trash fish.
That was a low blow! |
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Zilch
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| 27 Mar 2011 09:06 PM |
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Oppppppss, the cat is now out of the bag, so will the real Squawfish King please stand up. |
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Captain Quantum
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| 27 Mar 2011 09:42 PM |
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(Zilch stands up) |
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AZAllen
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| 31 Mar 2011 10:13 AM |
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The squawfish king is the guy who actually makes money on the bounties that are paid in some areas. |
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fisherfanatic
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| 17 Apr 2011 03:31 PM |
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Posted By saltydan on 26 Mar 2011 09:54 AM
Hello everyone;
Just added a few photos of a 5 foot alligator gar one of my fishing friends caught in Orange Texas on Mar 23, 2011. The photos are in my album on my profile page.
He caught it using a 6 - 7 inch finger mullet as bait.
Enjoy!
Salty Dan
Nice fish, Dan! That would make a good profile avatar.  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  http://www.nwwildcountry.com/Graphics/JD%20Squawfish%20Top%2020.jpg See your name anywhere on this list, Cap'n?  |
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mo65
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| 18 Sep 2011 05:44 PM |
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Nice fish Salty one!
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jtaylor23
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| 27 Sep 2011 09:13 PM |
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looks like alot of fun catching one of them, ncie fish dan thanks for showing that to us that don't have them in are area to catch one ....... john |
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