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catching GAR?
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 4:06 pm
by HOOD
anybody fish for em me and a buddy were up a river and there must of been athousand hitting or rolling on top of the water i did not see any sign of food they were hiiting, so my question is why are they on the surface and also how can i catch them , i tried the ol nylon rope thing
ive heard cut bait? iv killed plenty with a bow but want to catchem when things are slow
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 4:08 pm
by mshunter77
rattling rouge
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 4:10 pm
by Dutch Dog
Caught them on anything from a plain ol' crappie jig to a crankbait, to a minner. Basically anything that immitates a minnow/shad.
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 4:27 pm
by Gunslinger
Make sure you use a steel leader. I've caught some on spoons before.
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 4:59 pm
by duckkiller
Dutch Dog wrote:Caught them on anything from a plain ol' crappie jig to a crankbait, to a minner. Basically anything that immitates a minnow/shad.
what he said, also why in the world do you want to catch them?
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 6:47 pm
by msbigdawg1234
They are fun when the fishing is in a lull. Here are a couple os small ones a bud caught one eve. We were chunking rattle traps and stick baits.Lots os time you are snagging. But they pull like a mofo.
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 7:19 pm
by ChrisinAr
A piece of frayed rope.
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:09 pm
by blk-h2o
rope works and you can buy baits made just for the big ulgies, I cant remember what there called but you can find them on the www.
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:29 pm
by muddinram2duck
real question is how many of yall eat them prehistoric monsters?
I have heard many rumors...
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:32 pm
by duckkiller
I love to shoot them with the bow rig but we usually give them to men that work for my dad
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 5:47 am
by tunica
muddinram2duck wrote:real question is how many of yall eat them prehistoric monsters?
I have heard many rumors...
strip the meat off the bone and make gar balls. cornmeal and the meat aka gar balls think thats how I remember it
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 5:48 am
by tunica
muddinram2duck wrote:real question is how many of yall eat them prehistoric monsters?
I have heard many rumors...
strip the meat off the bone and make gar balls. cornmeal and the meat aka gar balls think thats how I remember it
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:17 am
by MudHog
We catch them in saltwater using cut bait (mullet) and a steel leader on a Abu Garcia 7000 with a heavy duty rod.
Gar meat is great to eat. Peel the meet off and make patties with the meat.
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:46 am
by blk-h2o
eat it hot and its pretty good (TASTES LIKE CHICKEN) eat it cold and i reminds me of a cross between a wilson basketball and a cotton ball kinda chewy and the longer you chew it the bigger it gets......
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 1:41 pm
by RebelYelp
the only way i've ever intentionally caught them was bowfishing......