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Old 05-28-2008, 08:57 AM   #1
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Going to head to Rend Lake and bowfish the spillway, talked to a few people who say there are some huge gar down there, going to give it a try and will post pics tonite..
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Old 05-28-2008, 04:01 PM   #2
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not many huge gar but lotsa little ones. bill shelby has been once and said it is still awesome. got into some decent bigheads. gud luck and have fun!
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Old 05-28-2008, 06:48 PM   #3
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Well Rend lake didnt happen, we went to Holiday Shores Lake, the carp were spawning hard and I took my buddy Brett and his 13 yr old son Logan with me..Then we went to Horseshoe lake and shot some gar and a buffalo..Total 5 carp, 5 gar and 1 buffie..Here is a pic of some of them, other pics will be in another post..

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Those spotted gar Darin ?

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Old 05-29-2008, 03:25 AM   #5
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Yep, those are spotted..They are a cool looking fish..
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Old 05-29-2008, 06:48 AM   #6
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They are my favorite kind of gar. They all look neat though.
I remember the first one I saw and caught... from standing in a canoe with no outriggers.
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