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WOW! I think alligator gar are one of the most amazing fish around. My list of things to do before I die include catching an alligator gar on rod and reel.
Get out and fish.
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That is one large fish! The head really does look like an alligator. I wouldn't want to be a carp swimming anywhere near that thing! Makes you wonder what they eat? Maybe help thin out all the new Asian carp species that are taking over the Mississippi...
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It is my understanding that some of the best ways to fish for them are fish carcass, dough balls, and just a mesh of fishing line dipped in stink bait or dough so the mesh of line gets stuck in the teeth. They also sun just under the surface of the water.
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I'll bet that thing could come at you faster than an alligator (unless on land and good luck getting there). Any estimate on how old it is? What a monster!!!
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Unfortunately, we have multiple alligator gar in our LMB pond. They aren't that big...yet...
"Only after sorrow's hand has bowed your head will life become truly real to you; then you will acquire the noble spirituality which intensifies the reality of life. I go to an all-powerful God. Beyond that I have no knowledge--no fear--only faith."
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I caught one in a cast net onceand they aint no picnic.That was one of the few times I put my net in the shop to get fixed.
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I figured you'd have just thrown a stick of dynamite at it and called it a day!
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The picture sure does say something about evolution.
I would guess that exactly where the fins are on this beast is where the legs of a real alligator or crocodile would be.
Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."
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At least the guy in the picture looks happy to have caught it. Herman brothers please take note.
Last edited by csteffen; 06/12/09 01:50 PM.
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Caught a 60# in a sein net fishing for specks in the surf at Cameron, La. Nasty dudes. Make great garfish balls. I think it was the world record rod n reel Al gar was caught a few years back where the Sabine river dumps into Sabine Lake on the Tx/La. border. 220#. A 2 pound hardhead catfish was used for bait. This is a worthless saltwater cat that has fins everywhere it seems.
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........I think it was the world record rod n reel Al gar was caught a few years back......... interesting, i didnt know al gar liked to fish... happy birthday burger 
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Ha! Ha! DIED, he fishes a little when not on the G.W. circuit.
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