Welcome To Alligator Gar Fishing School - Session 1 

At 9:27 there was a gar swimming right behind you

Unlike other GUYs who fish ALLIGATOR GAR you really put info out there for the sake of the species so generations to come can enjoy garfishing💯💯

Excellent video! Very informative. I appreciate your conservation efforts.

there's a part 2 to this that is up, its up to date with my current methods used for alligator gar and packed full of 40 minutes of gar fishing information.

When I moved to Texas, I fell in love with Gar. I was shocked that everyone here didn’t love them as the badass fish they are. I am so glad to someone as knowledgeable and conservation minded promote gar. Keep it up!

This is awesome. I just moved to Texas from Colorado and i've never fished for alligator gar before. Looking forward to catching my first. Really appreciate your video man, thanks a lot!

Great video!! Thank you for showing and explaining your different techniques. I felt like I was out there with you and learned a bunch!!! Thanks again! Subscribed for sure!!

Great video!! A lot can be learned here. I’ve been fishing my whole life and your methods prove that most people don’t know what the hell they are talking about when they explain how to rig for gar fishing LoL

Brother mad respect! Really dig how much you respect the fish! Definitely want to try the lasso trick. Can’t and release 100% learnt a lot watching this! Keep the vids coming!

If you ever can't save one, reach out to me. I've got a friend anxious to articulate the bones of a gar head and another that can use the scales for arrow heads. These are 2 people as concerned with proper management of our natural resources as you. Grand explination, much respect from New Jersey.,😁

Awesome content! We love gar too and appreciate your conservation efforts. We love to catch and eat them but never want to see them wasted

Nice fishing! I lost 1 last night pulled to early but it’s a great feeling getting those runs

Man this video is great! I have always wanted to get into alligator gar fishing and your video makes it seem very do-able. You're right when you say there's not a lot of do it yourself alligator gar fishing videos. Thanks a bunch for making this one. I like how you have thought out how to be the least damaging to the fish as well. The point of catch and release is to have a live fish to release 😄. Your gar snare rig reminds me of the nooses used for catching crocodilians. What are some of your favorite fishing braid brands for gator gar fishing?

Thanks for the tips very informative, missed a big fish today because I didn't trim the fin on my carp.

Awesome video man👍🏻 Definitely going to try that 4/0 hook. I appreciate all the helpful information! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Wow.....This is so cool. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and passion.

Awesome video! I haven't gone gar fishing in years, now I'm itching to go catch a gar. Thanks for the tips!

I so appreciate the respect that you have for these amazing fish and your dedication to conservation. Does leaving the hook in the gar hurt their digestive tract, and is lassoing gars your preferred method?

Thanks for making this video. I learned some new techniques. I like your shirt btw - Corpus Christi represent! I miss living in Corpus.

Great video and very educational. Liked that your a catch and release fisherman

Ouch to see you lose that giant. You’re a legend can’t wait to fish w you!

Great video! It's so funny growing up fishing in this area. I spent my whole life trying not to catch a gar.

I love it! You catch and release, and I’ll recatch it later and eat plenty! Enjoy this country while we still have our freedom! If you like it, I love it! 🇺🇸

🤣🤣🤣 you had me dying "she not that big" she's bigger than anything in the waters of Iowa besides our flathead

Sad to say that the first gar I've seen was a dried up Longnose on the banks of the Arkansas. I always wondered why they were so hated. They are beautiful masters of the river, and we are the shepards of the rivers. I saw my first spotted gar in a canal off the Arkansas last year, just relaxing in the shallows. I'm curious about trying to catch me one, but was always worried about injuring them accidentally. This video was very informative and entertaining, thank you for putting this out there.

Hey bud great video. I'd love to catch one of these beasts! It's been a goal of mine for a long long time but never had the resources or the knowledge on how to go about it. I'm deff subscribing. I came here from TyPigPatrol's channel. Thanks for the action

Great content! That last technique was very innovative!

I’m late af but I literally did this yesterday but it was my first time trying I think I was using the wrong bait that’s why I’m here looking at your video cause I’m trying to catch some I was Kayaking at this river fishing and there was some big gars jumping out beside me but thanks this was very helpful

What I do with any fish is I use a barbless hook I squeeze the Barb down flat with a pair of pliers and it comes out really easy and it's a little more challenging. But there's probably about an 8-foot gar that keeps swimming around my boat here in the marina and chasing off all the fish so today I am going to catch him thanks to your video I'm using whole fish though mullet and Croakers. Thanks for the tips good day to you

I like the little hook approach as well...

I want to go gar fishing but I didn't know how to do it but now I can get a start on it thank u. Keep fishin

Great video CD! Keep up the good work.

I live in fort Worth Texas and when I was a kid (17) me and my brother wanted to try out fishing since our parents were way to busy to ever do anything with us. It literally took a solid year of hitting the trinity river and trying a bunch of rigs. What works best for is a bobber J hook and a live blue Gil. Just got back into fishing and 29 now. Hopefully trinity river isn't too fished out now

Great video! Super thankful for your knowledge!

It's the one thing I miss since moving from Louisiana ......and them big monsters really taste good.

Take me across the river, Uber Gar , Lol

I just got a long nose gar today!

Your a beast for catching dinosaurs on a yak

Very Good video. First of it's kind for me. Very informative.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge can't wait to get back out on the rivers here in central tx. Where was this recorded?

Cannot thank you enough for these videos

Nice video man. Thats a small hook, is a smaller hook better for big gar? I've been using 6 or 7.

Nice Video man im thinking about doing some Gar fishing this year,i never done it before and there is only spotted and needlenose gar in some lakes i have to take a mild road trip to,but nevertheless im gonna try it! Keep up the good work man 👍

Great video. Super informative. How much longer do you think we have in Texas until the gar fishing starts to slow down?

Between 14:10 to 14:19 is the funniest shit ever he was not ready to release it yet Him: awe yeah welp there it goes. Fish: energy rebuild PEACEEE OUTTT

I appreciate it bud. Good info

Hello sir! Awesome video. Thanks. Question! I. In the market for a new reel. Bottom fishing for catfish, but also muskie fishing. I'm down to two choices. Shimano tranx or daiwa lexa. Which reel is more solid, reliable, comfortable, better choice?

Awesome video bro. Thanks for sharing. You have a new subscriber. I agree does are legendary native and prehistoric fish. We should do everything possible to protect them from ignorant fools out there thinking they're bad. We swim in rivers all the time never have any issues with them. I have also ate the 20lbs they tastes delicious. I only kill what i eat. And will not kill otherwise. Well may y'all stay blessed. Greetings from Texas.

Awesome video 🔥🔥🔥

I catch and release everything I catch. Its purely sport for me. Everything.

what river was you fishing? I live in Livingston t,x and fish the trinity river for catfish but always wanted to catch a gar i am going to try as soon as it warms up a little bit thanks for the vid keep them coming

I love gar. I also catfish alot.

Very very very well done. Thank you

I'd say for that lasso one to use a small paper clip to clip the two swivels together. Should be enough to allow you to cast it out but still allow you to cinch down the loop around their snout.

Lost my first gar yesterday, so thanks for the vid!

Great video .so gar fishing slows down by this time of the year? I stay like 40 mins away from Livingston dam (Trinity River) lots of gar there

Do you have a recommended swivel for the leader?

This video was great, very useful information. Will be trying the Gar snare in a future trip. Also just bought some of the small live bait hooks. Have not used them yet.

Hey bro where u fish at? I've seen a few out in choke canyon, never targeted em though, also got a kayak i fish out of

This is giving me the confidence to attempt going after these gar on my paddleboard but the fish at ~12 didnt show you making it to the bank. How did you manage to bring that hog to the bank - did you have a peddle drive system? I imagine just paddling but dam that doesnt seem easy. Maybe a rod holder and paddle with the rod secured?

Awesome video, great tips. Got some good size gar

Can you post links on Ebay on something for the bait needle, the coated wire, and the crimp size you use.. I have been having trouble finding the correct crimps for wires. Please and thanks!

Any recommendation for a river around an hour and a galf or 2 hours from san antonio?

Would love to see the laso video will be looking for it aeesome video

how do you keep the bait from down the stream? do I need a super heavy weight? Should I use a sand spike weight?

Thank you! I've been sacrificing small children to get a video like this. Appreciate your work and channel. Also, what kind of rod was the one that shattered?

Totally awesome

U know it's a good fish when u set the hook and she starts pulling u on a Cajun sleigh ride

Nice bro thanks fish on

Awesome Vid!! Thanks! Looking forward to the next one!

Yoo nice flower of life tattoo !! I was planning on getting one on my forearm as well !! Subscribe 🤙🏼

I have been trying to catch some gar at my buddy’s family land on the trinity just outside kerens. Have not caught any yet. Just a lot of catfish. I appreciate all the info and look forward to hooking up on one.

I think I could catch one but then like how do I handle it without being eaten

Exelente video buena explicación

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I fish for sport mainly the only freshwater fish I'll eat is crappie everything else is just for fun and you being a guide like me I hate leaving a hook in any fish mouth but sometimes you have to but if you know you can't physically remove a hook from a gars mouth by yourself then why do you use the hook method when you fish alone unless your planning on keeping the fish then it doesn't matter but I'm sure with your experience you know the nylon rope method which is basically making a lure out of about 4 to 6 inches of nylon rope burn one end and unravel and brush the rest out and basically use it as a top water lure the rope wraps up in their teeth and they dont get off then you just pull the rope out when you land the fish then the fish doesn't have to swim around for however long until the hook left in finally falls out if it ever does I just feel its much better for the fish if you know your not able to pull a hook by yourself which I have done a few times on big gar and I hate gar I think their nasty like carp butdont wanna kill for no reason

I loved this video and I thank you for it sir

Dude, have you tried using a log to keep the mouth of the fish open while you unhooking the fish with long pliers❓❓

I use a pine shiv to slide in the side of the mouth and gently wedge the mouth open with the wood to dehook alone.

I fished nueces river for gar I have caught small ones like 2ft I guess spotted gar. I hooked a 4ft 2 it was my first alligator gar I kinda got hooked on gar it's very fun. But I missed Lot also will the lasso help the hookups better and bigger bait will it help keep the little ones away.

Dude did you ever catch that big fish in the water behind you at 923 check it out it was a monster

So was your bait on the bottom ? I pictured them grabbing food from the middle of the water column or even towards the surface. But i have no idea what im doing :)

Good video, do you ever eat them, they are REALLY TASTY

So is the bait just sitting on the bottom? Will these same techniques work in a lake?

I love gar fishing love the vid bro

✨👍🦈Awesome video.... Thanks so much for making it‼️🦈..ps...(what part of Texas are you in?)

Brother this is an awesome video. How much would you charge me to take me out with you gar fishing? I live in Texas.

So your bait is on bottom and the float is just for you to see where the gar is?

Yo bro I hope all is well with you and your family!!!!

I l9ve catching gar but I've got to raise a few and there really smart

Are you letting the bait sit on the bottom?

hey sr where did you get the needle you use for the bait

thank you for this

So the float stays on top and the bait sinks and ur fishing off the bottom or float is holding bait a couple of feet below the surface

Awesome video

This vid helped a lot thanks man

What kind of shoes you got there bro

Same tactics when fishin from shore?

Hell yay kayak

Yes hello do you have a website for a fishing trip