Gar Pic

[Bassjedi]

I caught this gar in Costa Rica. Anyone know what type it is?

[DanDanUK]

Do you know the names of any of the fish you caught ...lol joke !

Looks like an aligator gar but i'm not 100%

[guppy]

Costa Rica? There is only one species found there, the tropical gar (Atractosteus tropicus)

[Honda12]

Nice catch.

[Infblue]

agree that looks like a tropical gar to me

[dangitseric]

nice catch

[AroW]

tropical gar

[Polypterus]

Very nice Tropical :)

There are anaecdotal statements and references saying there are Alligators (A. spatula) in Costa rica but your fish there is definitly a Tropical.

[Bassjedi]

I generally only know the Spanish names; I always like hearing the English ones.

[michael]

Compared to my smaller tgars they must lose a lot of color as they get older and mine seem to have stockier bodies. But it must be a tgar due to location.

[bentank1]

I caught this gar in Costa Rica. Anyone know what type it is?

r u gonna take it home cause its sweet?

[Pleco-nation]

WoW I would love to have that gar in my tank WoW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :thumbsup:

[rickson]

nice catch man :thumbsup:

[DrBranDo]

geez is that edible? or just fishing for fun!!????

[zekni]

What did you do with them once caught?

[Steve_89]

Nice catch.

[dmarinko]

alligator or florida

[stotty]

Dam i so want to catch a gar what did you catch it on a lure? or dead bait?

[Infblue]

alligator or florida
not gator or florida...its definitely tropical gar

[Steve_89]

Damn..

I want that in my tank.

[E_americanus]

as ricky and richard said, definitely a tropical. great catch and nice pic!

...also nice to see my reference photo of costa rican tropical gars (the later photo) are getting use...

[Opiate]

great catch dude

[Thomascl]

Nice catch

[Hakon]

Yea that's a great catch.

[worrut]

nice pic