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06-07-2007, 05:11 PM

Went fishing below Flat Rock Dam this morning, and found that the recent floods brought in a ton of huge longnose gar and carp. This is the biggest one i could catch, although there were some monsters out there that must of been 4 feet or longer. You could see them as clear as day swimming along and busting shad. Pretty cool sight. Also could see 20+ carp around 10 pounds swimming in 2 feet of water, but didnt have my special carp bait so maybe next time. Tried to get a gar on fly, but it was really hard because they dont hold on to the bait.

pretty small pond, gets shallower near the dam fall, but one throw of the cast net into the sloth will get you a days bait worth of shad.

tb

PADavid · 06-07-2007, 05:36 PM

That is one cool looking fish - I wish we had those around here to catch

06-08-2007, 03:48 PM

man i have tons of those things around here and only hook them when im bass fishin. i take it u were using shad as bait.

06-24-2007, 08:54 AM

They are a spectacular looking species, do they grow much bigger than that ?

Nice pics, good to see young fellas getting into the best sport on earth.

Cheers
James

06-24-2007, 09:14 AM

The PA Fish Commission needs to introduce those fish up here.

06-25-2007, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Big_unit

They are a spectacular looking species, do they grow much bigger than that ?

Nice pics, good to see young fellas getting into the best sport on earth.

Cheers
James

Oh yea. That one was a longnose, which grow to 40 pounds. Theres another species in there thats much harder to catch, its the alligator gar. These things grow to 7 feet and 200+ pounds. Really fun to catch.

tb

Granny Fish · 06-25-2007, 08:14 PM

I was wondering about how to catch those on my trip to Florida a month ago.

Congratualations on catching some of those weird looking fish.

We don't have any of those around here. I'd be interested to know if you need to be quick to set the hook or if you need to let them run with the bait a bit.

06-25-2007, 08:55 PM

You need to let them run. Once you feel the pick up, open up the bail arm and count to 60, then set the hook. Do this because they fiddle around wit hit in their mouth before taking it.

tb

catfishchic · 05-04-2009, 02:10 AM

The alligator gar that I catch are quite uglier than yours. Congrats!

06-07-2007, 05:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
texasbasser Guest Posts: n/a	Couple of Gar Went fishing below Flat Rock Dam this morning, and found that the recent floods brought in a ton of huge longnose gar and carp. This is the biggest one i could catch, although there were some monsters out there that must of been 4 feet or longer. You could see them as clear as day swimming along and busting shad. Pretty cool sight. Also could see 20+ carp around 10 pounds swimming in 2 feet of water, but didnt have my special carp bait so maybe next time. Tried to get a gar on fly, but it was really hard because they dont hold on to the bait. pretty small pond, gets shallower near the dam fall, but one throw of the cast net into the sloth will get you a days bait worth of shad. tb

05-04-2009, 02:10 AM	#9 (permalink)
catfishchic Junior Fisherman Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lake Whitney, Texas Posts: 5 Rep Power: 4	Nice looking gar! The alligator gar that I catch are quite uglier than yours. Congrats! __________________ Happy Fishing! Catfishchic http://www.catfishchicsfishingstore.com

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06-07-2007, 05:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
PADavid Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bucks, Co. PA Posts: 493 Rep Power: 54	That is one cool looking fish - I wish we had those around here to catch

06-08-2007, 03:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
slim357 Guest Posts: n/a	man i have tons of those things around here and only hook them when im bass fishin. i take it u were using shad as bait.

06-24-2007, 08:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
Big_unit Guest Posts: n/a	They are a spectacular looking species, do they grow much bigger than that ? Nice pics, good to see young fellas getting into the best sport on earth. Cheers James

06-24-2007, 09:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
RnRCircus Guest Posts: n/a	The PA Fish Commission needs to introduce those fish up here.

06-25-2007, 08:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
Granny Fish Fishmaster Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 87 Rep Power: 20	I was wondering about how to catch those on my trip to Florida a month ago. Congratualations on catching some of those weird looking fish. We don't have any of those around here. I'd be interested to know if you need to be quick to set the hook or if you need to let them run with the bait a bit.

06-25-2007, 08:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
texasbasser Guest Posts: n/a	You need to let them run. Once you feel the pick up, open up the bail arm and count to 60, then set the hook. Do this because they fiddle around wit hit in their mouth before taking it. tb

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