Slabmaster
I used to live in Michigan and bass fish close to where the Grand River emptied into Lake Michigan. I've sen hundreds of orange/gold giant carp in the backwater areas around there. They were very common.
Slabmaster II
Never got the chance to go hunt the cool creature today due to rain and such. I also had to take my boat to the shop for a little maintenance. I have a loner that I can use though. If tomorrow is rainy, I hope to track the fish some more by Wednesday.
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Man its great to see this. I saw one several years ago in a lake in Arkansas, everyone I told about it thought I was crazy so I guite talking about it.
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Slabmaster
Good luck !!!
Minnow
Which Lake? There is a good chance it could still be there since they can live up to thirty years.Originally Posted by dko
Minnow
Any Luck?
Slabmaster II
Believe it or not, it was still in the same place again today. I got my throw net out about 50 feet away from it and it disappeared in the weeds, as soon as I stepped up on the fishing deck of the boat, never to be seen for the rest of the trip. I did manage a little better picture today. The river was really murky so this should show how bright it is.
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Slabmaster II
I am very open to suggestions on how to catch it unharmed. I'm thinking of a hook-less gar lure. I practiced on some other unsuspecting gar today and as soon as I start my throwing motion with the net they would blast off. I need a new strategy. I feel that I can get within 20 feet of it anytime it's just too fast for my net. Anyone have any electro-fishing gear that can guarantee the safety of the fish? Haha. Doubt it. Ideas?
Minnow
Found this idea on another forum:
"I've never done this personally, but I've been told that if you get some nylon rope, and fray the end, and whip it on top of the water (like a fly rod) they'll bite at it and get their teeth tangled up in the rope, so you can drag em in. I snagged one on accident the other day, and almost lost an expensive lure."
"nylon rope does work well with them. White and red color combo makes them go nuts when you cast it to them. i just need to land one this year, i caught some last year but havent landed one yet"
Minnow
More info:and more:
Originally Posted by fishin' fool
I dont' know if this has been mentioned yet, but rope lures work awesome! Take about a 6 or 8 inch piece of rope, unwind the rope so the end is fraided. Take about a 1/0 hook and tire the rope on the the shank of the hook like you would tie a fly on to a hook. Put a small bit of superglue on the line so the knot stays. The hook isn't really what catches the gar. When a gar bites the rope lure its teeth and mouth will get tangled up in the fraided rope, and the more it roles the better. Its very hard to hook a gar with a hook since it's mouth is so narrow and hard. A rope lure is fairly light, so a spinning rod works the best. A rope lure actually swims awesome in the water, its like a giant hair jig. The rope end flairs out, and it has a big swimming motion as it falls really slow. There is an article in IN-fisherman about the rope lure, definetly worth trying to tie! Good fishin
Growing up in Houston, TX and fishing the Houston ship channel down around the San Jacinto Monument for Gar was a regular adventure and a teenage passion! We would take Surf Casting Rigs (long spinning rods and Spiing reels, spooled with 25 # test mono). The business end would usually be about 18" of frayed red or yellow nylon rope. We would catch both fish gar and alligator gar as long as the tide wasn't moving. It also had to be hot and dead calm. They would come to the surface to feed on schools of shiners and shad. All you needed to do was get that rope in front of them and the rest was pure fun!
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