What's this Fishy Creature?
08-19-2007, 07:12 PM
#11
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Northern IL&Southern IL
Posts: 963
RE: What's this Fishy Creature?
I doubt from your area that they would be allegator gar,they are "long nose gar"prety common in and near rivers.They can be a pest when your fishingfor game fish,yet they are fun to catch with hookless hairrigs.
08-19-2007, 08:22 PM
#12
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: HENDERSON KY USA
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RE: What's this Fishy Creature?
ORIGINAL: GTOHunter
Definetly a Alligator Gar........just about useless and not very good for eating!They are good for target practicing with a Bow if your Bow Fishing.
Those Gar's can grow to over 200 lbs and some are in the record books.
Definetly a Alligator Gar........just about useless and not very good for eating!They are good for target practicing with a Bow if your Bow Fishing.
Those Gar's can grow to over 200 lbs and some are in the record books.
They really are pretty good to eat if you want to fight cleaning the suckers.
08-19-2007, 09:27 PM
#14
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Nebraska
Posts: 101
RE: What's this Fishy Creature?
Definitely, NOT an alligator gar. It is a longnose gar,which is native to the Missouri and Platte River drainages. They are a cool fish...caught one that was 54 inches the other day at work. They are one of the oldest freshwater fishes in North America.
08-19-2007, 09:33 PM
#15
Giant Nontypical
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RE: What's this Fishy Creature?
Definitely, NOT an alligator gar.
08-19-2007, 09:49 PM
#16
Fork Horn
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Location: Jackson, Ohio
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RE: What's this Fishy Creature?
but I'd say it's a long-nose gar
08-19-2007, 10:28 PM
#18
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Jackson, Missouri
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RE: What's this Fishy Creature?
Just in case it needed any reinforcement... It's NOT an alligator gar; it's a longnose gar. 
I've caught hundreds on trotlines as well aspole and line and probably shot hundreds more growing up in the Missouri Bootheel.
I've caught hundreds on trotlines as well aspole and line and probably shot hundreds more growing up in the Missouri Bootheel. 
cool pics.
08-20-2007, 12:24 AM
#20
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Indiana (southern)
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RE: What's this Fishy Creature?
I got to see this gar in person at the Ill deer and turkey classic. They had the beast mounted, it was awesome, got to meet the guy who shot it to.
ORIGINAL: Cay4redneck
Imagine walking up on this guy drying up in the middle of the woods
Imagine walking up on this guy drying up in the middle of the woods
