Gator gar fishing tackle?

[Gator]

I have seen folks use big chunks of raw chicken. I would imagine that most large chunks of raw fish would work as well. They can also be caught by pulling a completely unraveled piece of rope (not the coarse type. you will need the softer kind with as fine of fibers as you can get) near them but you really need to know where they are first. They snap and get their teeth tangled in it and you don't even need a hook. You will need some beefy tackle. Use the toughest rod u can find over 8' long with a penn 209 or something comparable. You will also probably want at least 100lb test line with steel leaders double that strength. Use at least 8/0 with the hook size too. If you want much better odds you can use treble hooks. It is tough to hook them because they are very bony and built like tanks. I hope this helps.

cov

Sounds more like Longnose gar fishing with the rope lure. I cant imagine anyone catching an alligator gar on a rope lure and I didn't think there were any alligator gar in SC. The penn 209 sounds good but I think the 330 is beefier and holds more on the reel. I am seeing tho that more are using treble hooks than circle. Probably better off getting both.

 

[generalcov]

Sounds more like Longnose gar fishing with the rope lure. I cant imagine anyone catching an alligator gar on a rope lure and I didn't think there were any alligator gar in SC. The penn 209 sounds good but I think the 330 is beefier and holds more on the reel. I am seeing tho that more are using treble hooks than circle. Probably better off getting both.

We do have them in SC although I have never seen one here in person. There is a lot of swamp in this state and plenty of slow moving muddy waters. I had no idea of the great fishing in SC until the air force decided to send me here a few years ago. I grew up in Alabama and fished MS, and TN and took note of what people were using.

 

[Bluecatmatt32]

just use a nite stick from any catfish paylake and any abu ambassadeurs c3 or c4