bam! The gar gives a sudden, convulsive, sideways jerk of its head and grabs the intended prey. But give it just the slightest wiggle and. The gar will remain stock-still so long as the lure remains motionless. If the bait remains still, the gar will swim forward until the lure is alongside and very near its head. Instead, the gar will move very slowly, thinking itself disguised as a stick or log.ĭo not move the lure at all when you see the gar swimming toward it. There will be no headlong dash for the plug as you might expect. If actively feeding, the fish will soon propel itself toward the bait with a furtive flick of its fins. The angler sights a gar on the surface, then casts a baitfish-imitation plug a few in front of it, allowing the lure to remain motionless except for an occasional twitch. Topwater Tactic for Garįishing topwater plugs is the ultimate form of gar fishing fun, but to be successful, the angler must be extraordinarily patient. Most serious gar anglers also use several feet of steel leader as insurance against the gar’s sharp teeth and violent thrashing. For smaller, more common gars, a durable rod and reel with 15- to 25-pound-test line may be adequate. To subdue a big gar, 20 pounds or more, it’s imperative to use heavy tackle: 30- to 80-pound-test line, a stout rod and a sturdy reel with an excellent drag. On lakes, fish in shallow reaches near the edges of woody and weedy cover. Flowing water hotspots include lock and dam tailwaters, outside stream bends, sandbar/river channel abuttals, quiet backwater pools and the mouths of in-flowing tributaries. Gar inhabit all types of waters from small creeks to giant impoundments, but some of the best fishing is in oxbow lakes, bayous and sluggish delta rivers. A lung-like air bladder allows them to gulp air to aid the gills in breathing. They’re usually rolling noisily near the surface, especially near dawn and dusk and at night. In good waters, you’ll have little trouble finding fish. The hot summer months serve up gar fishing at its finest. Landing a true heavyweight is one of freshwater fishing’s most exciting challenges.īesides the monstrous alligator gar and little Florida gar, which are restricted to a few small areas of the country, anglers can pursue longnose, shortnose and spotted gar, which are widespread and abundant in waters from Canada to Mexico. Gar are powerful fish and jump like tail-hooked tarpon when hooked.
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