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When fishing for gar, what type of hook should I use, because I can never get them all the way to shore. They seem to come unhooked right when they start coming out of the water. They are never very deeply hooked.
Question by Ethan3. Uploaded on July 27, 2009
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A rope rig...
http://www.in-fisherman.com/content/rigs-and-tactics-gar
Its a piece of nylon rope that is unweaved and threaded on you're line, there teeth catch in it and you reel them in.
i think most big hooks will work fine, just set the hook a few times throughout the fight to ensure it stays set well
I use a #3 hook but I have the same problem. I think it's because of the long snouts. I am going to try what Alex said above and use nylon rope. I also play them for awhile when they start biting because it seems like if you wait till they really take it and run you have a better chance of hooking them. Fun to catch but I just throw them up on the bank here, they are pretty much a nuisance fish.
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A rope rig...
http://www.in-fisherman.com/content/rigs-and-tactics-gar
Its a piece of nylon rope that is unweaved and threaded on you're line, there teeth catch in it and you reel them in.
i think most big hooks will work fine, just set the hook a few times throughout the fight to ensure it stays set well
I use a #3 hook but I have the same problem. I think it's because of the long snouts. I am going to try what Alex said above and use nylon rope. I also play them for awhile when they start biting because it seems like if you wait till they really take it and run you have a better chance of hooking them. Fun to catch but I just throw them up on the bank here, they are pretty much a nuisance fish.
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