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texasbasser · 06-07-2007, 04:11 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, 04:36 PM

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

slim357 · 06-08-2007, 02:48 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.

Big_unit · 06-24-2007, 07:54 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

RnRCircus · 06-24-2007, 08:14 AM

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

texasbasser · 06-25-2007, 03:57 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, 07:14 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.

texasbasser · 06-25-2007, 07:55 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

06-07-2007, 04:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
texasbasser Fishing King Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Texas Posts: 185 Rep Power: 21	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 __________________ Bass count 07: 287 Bass Fishing USA Forums

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Big_unit Fisherman Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hervey Bay, Qld, Australia Posts: 43 Rep Power: 9	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 __________________ Check out a great Aussie fishing guide - Hervey Bay, Great Sandy Straits, Fraser Island, Lake Lenthall, Lake Awoonga, Lake Monduran & much more Fraser Coast Sport Fishing with Paul Dolan for all your fly & lure fishing adventures.

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RnRCircus Fishmaster Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 94 Rep Power: 12	The PA Fish Commission needs to introduce those fish up here. __________________ The welfare of the people in particular has always been the alibi of tyrants...Albert Camus

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texasbasser Fishing King Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Texas Posts: 185 Rep Power: 21	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 __________________ Bass count 07: 287 Bass Fishing USA Forums

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06-07-2007, 04:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
PADavid Super Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bucks, Co. PA Posts: 454 Rep Power: 43	That is one cool looking fish - I wish we had those around here to catch

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slim357 Fishing King Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northern Va alexandria Posts: 208 Rep Power: 23	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.

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Granny Fish Fishmaster Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 87 Rep Power: 13	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.

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