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#1 Guest_NateTessler13_*

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 12:09 PM

Hello,
I came across a link to a fishing tackle website that specializes in gear for Gar, Buffalo, and Carp. Just thought those members who like to fish via hook and line might want to look into some of this type of gear when hunting these species. I've heard of using a "rope lure" to land gar, but I've never seen one marketed before. Here's a link;

http://www.snaggleto....com/index.html

I think I'm going to order some to give Longnose Gar and Bigmouth Buffalo a shot around me.

-Nate

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 02:03 PM

I'm game Nate! Late May and early June are fantastic on the Maumee if there's good water. Justin got a mid 30 lbs buffalo last year on Memorial Day Weekend at Buttonwood (the head broke off as the family he gave it to carried it off lol), and every longnose gar I've hooked into immediately went into the air. Spectacular.

Todd

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 07:22 PM

I've ordered their Max lures and used them with some success. Yellow one seems to really get a Longnosed in clear water interested. Rope lures you can make yourself pretty darn cheaply and they are darn easy to make. A key rule is the more silverside like it is the better.

I usually fish for them with either Light tackle or a fly rod and it is real fun. As Todd said Longnosed have no desire to stay in the water once tangled or hooked. They put on one hell of a show and really give you a run for your money to land them. Gar are really the only fish that I fish for anymore with "hook" and line...

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 09:33 PM

I'm game Nate! Late May and early June are fantastic on the Maumee if there's good water. Justin got a mid 30 lbs buffalo last year on Memorial Day Weekend at Buttonwood (the head broke off as the family he gave it to carried it off lol), and every longnose gar I've hooked into immediately went into the air. Spectacular.

Todd


Yeah, it's something I've wanted to try for a little while now...and why not! The head of the buffalo broke off as the people carried it away? That's ridiculous! Anyways, I'll be getting at you when those Walleye start filling the river and we can go from there.

I've ordered their Max lures and used them with some success. Yellow one seems to really get a Longnosed in clear water interested. Rope lures you can make yourself pretty darn cheaply and they are darn easy to make. A key rule is the more silverside like it is the better.

I usually fish for them with either Light tackle or a fly rod and it is real fun. As Todd said Longnosed have no desire to stay in the water once tangled or hooked. They put on one hell of a show and really give you a run for your money to land them. Gar are really the only fish that I fish for anymore with "hook" and line...


Yellow one in clear water, ay? Yeah, if you could put some tinsel in the rope fly, you could really get that Silverside look going. Is it difficult to free the fish from the rope after you land it?

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 10:18 PM

Yellow one in clear water, ay? Yeah, if you could put some tinsel in the rope fly, you could really get that Silverside look going. Is it difficult to free the fish from the rope after you land it?


I like to add a little silver and blue colored tinsel to ropes myself as it adds a little flash that gets them excited.

It is not too difficult to get them off a rope lure but a bit tricky still. It does take a few times before you get the tricks to doing it. Once you really start fishing them and using these techniques you get from working with this you learn pretty quick and it becomes a pretty quick process. First few times it can be frustrating as the thing really gets pretty tangled in the teeth and around the jaws. Just take your time.... No worries as the fish will do just fine and will take in air just fine rope wrapped around it's snout or not.

One really useful tool is Garmanjacks Gar jack.. (www.garmanjack.net) I've used this (OK a sort of knock off I made myself really) and it does make untangling them a bit easier.

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 10:51 PM

Is this some kind of cruel joke? Posting gar fishing threads when it's below zero in many parts of the country! :tongue:
I've had mixed luck with rope baits for longnose gar. It's very exciting when they nail the rope but it seems that 9 of 10 times they're able to free themselves pretty quickly. Am I doing something wrong?
Has anyone tried Garmanjacks' freezer and power saw method of cleaning? I'm curious to know how well it works.

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Posted 17 January 2009 - 10:24 AM

I've ordered their Max lures and used them with some success. Yellow one seems to really get a Longnosed in clear water interested.


I'm looking in to buying some Gar Max's this spring, and I was wondering if you could take a more up close picture of the Gar Max? It's hard to see some of the details in the picture on the website.
Thanks!

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Posted 20 January 2009 - 12:57 PM

There's an alligator gar on sale @ aquabid.com

ummmm, not really related to actual fishing...unless you want to fish from your tank, just some Gar-type info.

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Posted 20 January 2009 - 04:48 PM

i plan on going for some longnose gar this spring/summer at some local beaches, they look like a fun fish to have on hook and line, just never been able to hook them :rolleyes:



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