Comments on roughfisher.com: Gar on the fly

Another tip: get all the fibers out of their teeth...

2009-06-30T09:51:08.334-05:00

Another tip: get all the fibers out of their teeth. If you don't, they can retangle and essentially tie the gar's mouth shut. Since they don't have protein shakes and drinking straws to keep them going when they can't open their jaws, that's a death sentence. I've heard of people just cutting the rope off at the mouth and releasing the fish with a mouth full of fibers, like you'd cut the leader to release a big shark without losing any limbs. Might as well just shoot the gar with an arrow and toss it on the bank.
Dave's right--I've heard a ton of people say they're hoping to tangle (literally) with a gar this summer. I'm one of them. So far no luck, but I've got some spots picked out.
Olaf

Great point there Dave. The rope flies are specif...

2009-06-30T09:25:37.764-05:00

Great point there Dave. The rope flies are specifically effective on the longnose and shortnose gars. For Spotted and Alligator varieties, feed them a meaty ass fly to get the job done.

You kinda got to know your gars; I don't know what...

2009-06-30T07:53:40.582-05:00

You kinda got to know your gars; I don't know what types you have there, but the most common gar in Texas is the spotted gar and you need to use a hook on them. The teeth aren't close enough for the rope to work. Same with alligator gar. But longnose gar, which I think you are after, you can basically never get on a hook... that's where the rope comes in.

It looks like you're chasing long nose, and this wasn't to nitpick, just to save some poor bastard time when they kept flossing the teeth on spotted gar when the fish jumps and thinking "why don't I never stick that like them guys on the web?"

It seems like this is a popular goal this summer. ...

2009-06-29T17:14:43.138-05:00

It seems like this is a popular goal this summer. I'm hoping to get a shot at some this weekend. Sounds like fun.

I bet the bleached skeleton will look sick... can'...

2009-06-29T12:05:26.845-05:00

I bet the bleached skeleton will look sick... can't wait to see that/hear about the process.
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@Flying Ties: I'd love to see the videos. Use th...

2009-06-29T09:11:28.879-05:00

@Flying Ties: I'd love to see the videos. Use the contact form on this site to send me an email.

@Uncommon Carp: Figure out those gar and so we can set up a trip for some shortnose.

JP I think we are heading out on the Miss again to...

2009-06-29T08:58:50.910-05:00

JP I think we are heading out on the Miss again today. There has not been a day where we have not had gar swipe at flies so far! Time to tie up some rope bugs

I have a friend here in NY that fishes for them wh...

2009-06-29T08:44:04.310-05:00

I have a friend here in NY that fishes for them when the trout get slow in mid August. I think he has a couple of videos of them... let me know if you're interested in seeing them.

All in all it seems like a whole lot of fun. Hopefully I'll be able to hitch a ride with him this year, or maybe try for them out of a kayak.

Have been trying for these over here the last few ...

2009-06-29T07:40:25.973-05:00

Have been trying for these over here the last few weeks.Much smaller that over in the States but still great fun. Looking forward to the finished product in the near future.