First gar of the season

[Lungelarry]

First gar this year......Takin pics and catching big gars all by yourself don,t mix.

[kickingfrog]

Ya the picture is not the best but there is no doubt what that is.

[DRIFTER_016]

OMG!!!! When did the sun go super nova? Did I miss something? :rofl2:

[Moosebunk]

You're right, it can be a tough task.

 

Great job on your first this year. You can tell it's a good solid fish.

Edited May 15, 2012 by Moosebunk

[hammercarp]

I still think it's a cool pic.

[mercman]

Man thats on ugly ass monster !!! Must be a blast to catch though.

[Rod Caster]

Very cool pic. Looks huge!

[Headhunter]

Nice big Gar! I've only caught them in the 2-3 ft range... care to comment on their fighting ability? Interested to know if the bigger one's put up more of a tussle then the small one's I've caught.

Thanks,

HH

[FisherJuli]

Cool pic, neat fish!!

[SirCranksalot]

Now, be gar, that's quite the fish. It isn't the ass that's ugly, its the snout! I've only seen one alive and have never caught one. I wouldn't want to have 1 charge me in my canoe. How big was it? How big do they get?

[Trevor0179]

Here's a little snap shot of what it says on wikipedia about the longnose gar

 

The longnose gar ranges in length from 60–182 cm (24–72 in) and weighs 0.5–3.5 kg (1.1–7.7 lb); The world record is 50.31 pounds, caught in Trinity River, Texas in 1954; FishBase reports a maximum size of 2 m (6.6 ft). Average life span is 17- 20 years.

 

Tight lines

Trevor

[esoxansteel]

Nice fish Larry, a thing of pre-historic beauty,

[spincast]

v cool fish, congrats. Still gotta get me one of them

[Snidley]

Our Gars are actually quite attractive fish. Alligator Gars like found in the Trinity, not so much.

[Mike the Pike]

Thanks for the pic Larry.

 

Now if I only had as much time as you.

[Garfisher]

How big is that? (I'm thinking high 40's-50" long). Nicely done on the giant

[jigsnreels]

First gar this year......Takin pics and catching big gars all by yourself don,t mix.

 

I think the pic looks pretty cool.

 

Nice fish. Never caught one myself, but I've seen a couple of people pull them out of the forks of the Thames in London...

[marine5068]

Nice one.

We have HUGE Gars here in the rivers near me and on Moira Lake.

I saw one swirl at my Muskie bait once that was at least 50" long.

I only saw the back section and thought that it was a giant Northern Pike at first.

I know all the spots where they breed nearby and you can see a hundred of them a day staking out their own open spots in weeds there.

Pretty neat looking fish. Look a bit like dinosaurs to me.

[hoby5]

Better pic than i could manage trying to hold a big gar and taking the crap well done!

[Lungelarry]

Thanks alot guys, this fish was 48in. and right now they don,t fight that good a few good runs and thats it. I think they are the best looking fish out there.

[RJackson]

Nice fish Larry! Get yourself a tripod, though I do like that shot.

 

This past week has been the best stretch of weather for it I've seen. Oh and I happen to have been on holidays for it!

 

RJ