Those dirty, dirty GAR!

[threeparrots]

Been into a great gar spot recently and have finally decided to try out the hookless rope fly approach. Anyone have experience with this? I'd love to see some photos of user tied flies and perhaps a quick how-to. I've made an attempt on one fly so I'll have to get it off my camera to post later.

One key thing I've noticed.. annoy the gar into snapping at your fly rather than retrieving it past them. They snap harder and hook in better.

 

[Dozer]

Very cool, can't help you but I am very interested in seeing a picture of your fly.

 

[rusty420]

If you see them hanging high near top of water or on shallows I used to smash them on top water lures.. Try poppers. Get some polarized glasses and site them. Just get it in front of them and work it. That's how i have caught most of my gars

 

[rusty420]

When they hit it don't set hook. Let them work it back into there mouth then do it. I've had them shoot my poppers 15 ft across water

 

[threeparrots]

Okay just bear in mind that I possess NO fly tying tools!!

Whipped this up with some Glo Bugs yarn and used braided line to tie it onto the barrell.. and it held! The fly only lasted three gar before it was destroyed after removing it from their teeth so I'll have to tie a handful for each outing. Not sure about the effectiveness of the colour so I'll whip up a few more.. green, pink, white.

I also made a few using a nylon rope with the core removed.

 

[Dozer]

Very interesting stuff threeparrots. Do you lose a lot of fish?

 

[threeparrots]

Very interesting stuff threeparrots. Do you lose a lot of fish?

I went three for three actually. I was previously using hooks and my hookup ratio was about 1/10 so I thought I'd better get into something new. The only reason I capped out at three was because the fly was destroyed by the end of the third one.

EDIT:

In addittion, it does take more time to release the fish than it does to land it with the yarn method. I could see some a-holes not doing a great job of cleaning out the gar's mouth and releasing it to later die.

 

[getin]

Gar is at the top of my "to catch" list but I have not idea where they can be found. Any help would be good in locating them, also on techniques thanks.

 

[hamiltonangler94]

I know that gar are native to the grand river getin, so if u are close to the grand river id try there

 

[goodentight]

When they hit it don't set hook. Let them work it back into there mouth then do it. I've had them shoot my poppers 15 ft across water

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOB alert

 

[getin]

I know that gar are native to the grand river getin, so if u are close to the grand river id try there

Thanks. Yeah I have heard about them and I have tried grand below the Caledonia dam a couple of times. Have caught pretty much every kind of fish except pike and gar..perhaps I am hitting wrong spots or at the wrong time.

 

[threeparrots]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOB alert

Keep this trash to yourself