How are you so calm, just randomly calmly talking lol. I would have been freaking out with excitement the whole time. 8’1 dang. I was nervous the whole time till the rope was on. Awesome fish brother.
Amazing catch man. Ive started chasing big cats and gar about a year ago. My biggest gar is just shy of 5'. What a rush man. I hope I get to experience that kind of power one day.
God God what a fish man... That's absolutely insane! 👍 👍 She must have been a very old one to get that size. Glad you treated her so gingerly. Beautiful fish. I'd have lost my mind hooking into that beast. 😂 🤣
To quote one of my favorite lines from one of those VN era war movies, "GET SUM!" Great catch Henry! That old gal sure had a "different day" with all that messing around. Wonder how many lines she's snapped over her many decades? Congratulations on busting 8'.
@@CatchingDinosaurs She might have given you a bunch more grief if the river was warmer. I know y'all are warmer than us, but I'm sure the water is yet a bunch cooler than Summer. Perhaps this gave you an edge, once she took the bait.
@@CatchingDinosaurs I hope you get to see a client reel her in or her sister, and that more folks begin to appreciate them for sport and value them rather than kill 'em.
Henry, we saw you get a girth on her, did you do any calculations to estimate her weight? How old might a gar that size be? Would be so cool if you were tagging them, but I reckon there are rules for that.
measurements came out to 210 poounds but i personally think she went a little more then that i couldn't lift her head basically at all. i have tagged them in the passed and probably should be doing it again
Woooow!!!! Just wooow!!! I'm surprised gars aren't more popular to fish for. Besides a sturgeon it's the biggest damn fish in America!!! What a fish!!!!
its a kastking mag swimbait rod and a Kastking Kapstan 300 with 80# braid on it its actually my favorite setup for alligator gar mostly because its fun!
its 300 pound hollow core braid from jerry brown its expensive but superior to wire in everyway, in 3 years i have yet to have a fish cut through it, i use about 5-6 foot of it as leader
its a good question, its a mix of finding the right spot in the river (like backside of a turn in the river) using a heavy enough bait and also trusting the river to put your bait in the same places it would end up if it wasnt attached to a hook because gar search those places regularly
im sorry im wiling to share about 90% of what i know about gar and fishing for them the remaining 10% im withholding is locations on where to find them.
Hello Fishermen , I Hope y’all know the Depleting numbers of Alligator Gar are Falling thru da Roof ,,, If they Keep Getting Slaughtered w no Respect for How They Reproduce Themselves They Will Be Extinct - Texas Parks & Wildlife has Science Data on The Situation w Alligator Gar,,, Pls be the Voice of Saving These Awesome & Unique Creatures ,,, Give Them Their Future Back ,,, Thnx Y’all
