Jim,
Yes they are good jumpers. They'll tail walk on you too. They're a cool fish. I'm no gar expert and I'm not sure exactly what "flavor" these are around here but I do know they are not alligator gar. May be long nosed or needle nosed gar because I've heard those 2 terms used a lot in this neighborhood. I guess if I weren't so lazy or had more computer skills I'd do a search and find out. All I know is they live in the rivers around here and they've got some black on their tail and some spots.