r/Fishing • u/KozyboyKev • 12h ago

Gar caught w artificial lure

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Was fishing for some bass, until I got hit by a gar. Was definitely not prepared for this at all. Caught it off a Spro Chad Shad. Has anyone else had this happen? Still baffles me lol

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u/Psychological-Rain16 12h ago

I’ve caught two in one day with a Rapala J-5 jointed minnow.

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u/KozyboyKev 11h ago

Nice, these things fight good!

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u/Psychological-Rain16 9h ago

They do! Love catching them when I can.

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u/Icy_Fault3547 12h ago

This is wildly uncommon?

As a west coast chump… I would guess they only want live food.

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u/KozyboyKev 11h ago

That’s what I’d assume but I guess we’re wrong lol

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u/The_realsweetpete Alabama 12h ago

Where did you catch this?

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u/KozyboyKev 11h ago

Lake Lanier in Gainesville, GA.

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u/The_realsweetpete Alabama 10h ago

Nice! I’m moving to Alabama from the west coast this week hoping to catch one of these

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u/KozyboyKev 10h ago

Fishing in the SE is just the best! Enjoy it!

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u/JakeH1978 10h ago

woah nice! i’ve always wanted to catch a gar… though tbh im a total noob and im a little intimidated by all the stories ive heard about how strong and bitey they are lol! awesome catch!

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u/Acefisher 8h ago

Nice man, larger than the last one I caught

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u/MeanInternal4413 7h ago

Nice catch , these aren’t easy to haul all the way in. I’ve only caught them on live minnows before. i’ve caught 3 in all my time fishing. 4 if you count the one me and my son scooped out of a river and spent 20-30 min cutting some kind of net out of its mouth and teeth. Once cleared we released it and it swam off strong, it’s nice to get a fishing good deed in when you can

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u/weird_Finn Finland 3h ago

Unhooking this thing is like defusing a live bomb

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u/Coral2Reef 11h ago

Gars are piscivores by design. Big shock, fish eats fish, but that long snout with those teeth is characteristic of animals who only eat fish, like crocodilians. Of course they're going to hit a lure designed to mimic a fish.

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u/Bias_teh 9h ago

Gar are cool they swim parallel and swipe at the fish rather than head on

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u/MyFace_UrAss_LetsGo Mississippi Gulf Coast 7h ago

I've caught em on artificial a few times. The lure basically landed on top of them and resulted in an instant strike.

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u/elevatorovertimeho 2h ago

Try a yellow 4” piece of ski rope. It floats and they get their teeth hung in it. Sometimes you lose them but it’s fun when it is happening!

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u/mylowerbackhurts 2h ago

I see gar all the time in my local river in Texas. Had them hit a super fluke, senko, and an inline spinner so far

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u/Formal_Quail3579 2h ago

I’ve got one on a jigging rap before

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u/fredapp 2h ago

They hit my whopper plopper constantly. Probably caught more gar with it than bass

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u/Practical_Wrap6606 2h ago

I got a nice long nose on a choppo 90 🤷🏻‍♂️