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World record spotted gar?

Started by Guest_Greenfish76_* , Nov 28 2013 02:53 PM

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#1 Guest_Greenfish76_*

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Posted 28 November 2013 - 02:53 PM

I caught this gar in Elk Lake, Michigan. The fish measured 46"! I think it is a spotted gar, which do reside in Michigan. If so, it would be a world record gar? Need some help identifying said fish. Or may a hybrid, or longnose with spots. I don't know...

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#2 Guest_Skipjack_*

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Posted 28 November 2013 - 03:05 PM

Very striking longnose.

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#3 Guest_natureman187_*

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Posted 28 November 2013 - 11:36 PM

Isn't this one of those longnose x shortnose hybrids?

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#4 Guest_Skipjack_*

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Posted 29 November 2013 - 02:06 AM

Naw! Leg pulling. It is a very colorful longnose. Sorry, no world record this time. Apply for it anyway. Let the powers decide.

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#5 Guest_bbrown_*

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Posted 29 November 2013 - 03:09 PM

Here's a pic of an unusually colorful longnose gar from Oklahoma. It was submitted as a new state record spotted gar.

In OK, longnose typically have few or no spots on the head and bill, but we occasionally see some that are spotted all over. Usually they are from clear water.

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#6 Guest_Irate Mormon_*

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Posted 30 November 2013 - 12:40 AM

Beautiful fish - would look good in the Tank O' Death.

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#7 Guest_Greenfish76_*

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Posted 01 December 2013 - 10:16 PM

http://fw.ky.gov/garfamily.asp

The fish I submitted resembles the spotted gar in the link I provided. Look at the nose of the gar for identification. Plus, this gar has spots and its bill is not as long as other gar I have caught. Maybe a hybrid, but not a longnose.

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#8 Guest_Skipjack_*

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Posted 01 December 2013 - 11:06 PM

No, really it is a longnose. If you have held a shortnose, or spotted in hand you would see it. Like I said, submit it. But it will not be anything but a really nice looking large longnose gar. Sorry to tell you first.Good luck though. Maybe you will get lucky..

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#9 Guest_Irate Mormon_*

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Posted 01 December 2013 - 11:25 PM

Like Skipjack said, it's a longnose. Gar are extremely variable WRT coloration. It's the snout that gives it away.

I am VERY familiar with spotted, and this is not one.