Re: 2' Gar, and curious...
what type of gar was it, I catch alligator gar here and they put up a great fight on a 5 wt. the spotted gar are not near as much fun IMO.
darryl
Re: 2' Gar, and curious...
I haven't caught a gar yet that didn't put up a decent battle. But I fish a lot of carp as well, and occasionally I'll have one of them roll over on his side and come in without a fight. I would wonder if it had more to do with water conditions than the species. I know extremes of water temp can make any fish lethergic (the lazy carp I've caught have all come out of pretty cold water). Other than that I couldn't say why your gar went so quietly, but I can tell you they aren't all that way.
Re: 2' Gar, and curious...
I've only caught long nose gar, and they always put up a good fight.
Re: 2' Gar, and curious...
It was a short-nose gar. Water was warm, but muddy (rained last night).
Guess I'll try and catch another.
Thanks,
John
Re: 2' Gar, and curious...
John, one gar may fight like crazy, and the next one of the same species will just let itself be dragged in. I don't know why, and I've caught many.
Re: 2' Gar, and curious...
Maybe it was just playing 'possum
Re: 2' Gar, and curious...
Maybe it wasn't healthy. I have never caught a gar that didn't go psycho on me. They jump, spin, tail-walk, hiss, dive for the bottom, and everything in between. It's like freshwater Tarpon or Barracuda, sort of.
Semper Fi!