whats the best way to collect gar? i found a hot spot for spotteds and longnose but its near a dam lol and if the turbines are turned on it would be bad to be down collecting them and have to
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whats the best way to collect gar?
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dip net at night works well...you can shine them with a flashlight (small net for small gars, long-handled net for larger gars). ...of course electrofishing is cheating...--
--solomon
--solomon
Never did have any luck with electrofishing for gars during that trip.
I might have to put together my own unit...You can frequently catch gar....and this method will be specific to landing gar ONLY....you do not even use a hook. Rig a fishing rod with a minimum 12" steel leader....attach a 6"-8" piece of yellow nylon braid rope that is 1/2" diameter.....put just enough weight between the leader & the rope to slowly sink the rope. Cast and let it sink...let it sit for a while....slowly retrieve ...then cast again, etc. I have used this method in the Ohio river below Markland Dam, and like all fishing sometimes you get some; sometimes you don't. The gar gets more hung up the more he bites & thrashes due to his teeth sinking into the nylon rope. Sometimes they re almost impossible to untangle so wear gloves !
that's it, I'm gonna get a dip net, fishing for gar in my area take like forever and I get nothing after a lot of time trying.
Bring someone along to spot them with a spotlight so that your hands are free for netting the gars.
i am in georgia but will be collecting in alabama and i think you can only have one per day if i am not mistaken i know they do have a limit on the gator gar but i am after longnose or spotteds.
john
john
it's a game of luck, in that muddy water I can't see a thing. All I can do is wait until they come up for air and throw the net.