Saturday's alright for fighting

Longnose gar that is, I geuss Pontiac started a trend, hooked into this guy bout 9:30 this morning & gave a 20 minute fight on 8 lbs. test. Have no official #'s but he pegged my 15 lb. scale & broke the handle to boot. Lake Harney is loaded with gar this summer, had hits all morning & landed 3 other smaller ones. I suppose that's why I only picked up 6 specks , all fish to fight another day. They use to only "the gar" hit minnows on hook alone or jigs tipped with minnow, but these today were all on spinners tipped with minnow. As reference to his thickness the trolling motor base is
8 1/2 " wide.

Ats a log fer sure.

Looks like at least 25 lb. Catch em all the time at the Rodman dam.

Did you make "gar balls " out of it?

Them 'FreshWater Billfish' can really put up a fight! I once had about a 20# hooked in the tail with a rattletrap, and even landed it!
No ill will for garfish from me!

BLSD

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Originally Posted by Bear Lake Slab Daddy

Did you make "gar balls " out of it?

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OK I'll ask. What are gar balls?? :dono

Way to go SD. :cheers2 At least they give a good fight.

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Originally Posted by 65pontiac

OK I'll ask. What are gar balls?? :dono

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Gar balls, crab cakes, cinch fritters all made with the same basic idea.

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Originally Posted by Bear Lake Slab Daddy

Did you make "gar balls " out of it?

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No, I wouldn't know the 1st thing about cleaning one, not that adventureness, have heard fish with these types of bone structure are best smoked, I'll leave em' to take there place in the food chain.

Those gar can be a real handful especially on light crappie tackle. Congrats on landing that one. Looks like a big one compared to the tm bracket.

The "Swamp Boys" were all the time hunting for gar.A delicousy for them!

Hey everybody BLSD finally checked in.....call off the search!Rofl

Being he is self employed, I like thinking he is very busy makin money. Miss him being on here but hopin the best for him in these times. Good to see him post though.

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Originally Posted by 65pontiac

OK I'll ask. What are gar balls?? :dono

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Only the males have em!!!!! lol lol

LOL Now that's a good en Crappiegirl RR

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Originally Posted by Crappiegirl1

Only the males have em!!!!! lol lol

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I'm going to help you out now; Where do male gars keep 'em?

glad you had him and not me...................they can tear more tackle and make a
complete cluster muck out of the best of spider rigs.... let alone number of tips
broken off on long rods......Keep Deep-South & BnM rods busy replacing tips

Will give it to you, "nice catch and landing of said Mr.Gar"

Ok i give. Where?

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