Who knows?😎
Jun 11, 2020 02:47:23 #
Yeah it was cool but I'm in my big truck I didn't really have anything to put it in. Next guy comes across it in a week or two can have it
Jun 11, 2020 02:47:41 #
Jun 11, 2020 03:07:22 #
It looks prehistoric but apparently they're still in there they catch them iwith twine instead of hooks. It tangles in their teeth
Jun 11, 2020 14:28:19 #
Garry
Loc: Wellborn, Florida
baitrunner wrote:
Alligator Gar.
Nope, Long nosed gar looks like. Alligator gar are found in Golf coast states and their Mouths are shorter and much wider
Jun 11, 2020 15:31:12 #
That's what us Cajuns call it, a 'needle nose gar'. Gar come up for air, and some are very large. I caught one yrs ago that was almost 6ft in length. Needle nose stay small, never heard of one of any size. The teeth are not straight up and down, slanted a bit, and three rows of them. Much like a predator, they rip their meat apart.
Jun 11, 2020 17:27:40 #
baitrunner wrote:
I'm only familiar with Alligator Gars. So WV Mike may be right. It could be a Long Nose Gar. And I believe Alligator Gar are found mostly in salt and brackish water.
I’ve seen some caught in the Mississippi which are over 8’ long and 200+# along the IA and MO borders. Not sure if that qualifies as brackish water up that far? Nothing I want to mess with.
Jun 11, 2020 17:43:48 #
Well Hoss: I disagree that any gar is salt water only. They are primarily a fresh water fish but because they can also breath air they can survive is salt or brackish water. The largest alligator gar I have ever seen would break the worlds record if it could be caught. It was in Breaton Sound off the Mississippi River and was between 8 and 9 Ft long measured along side my 16 ft boat in clear water under me at a depth of 6 to 8 feet. This was certainly salty water and it didn’t seem to be suffering!
Just Sayin...RJS
Just Sayin...RJS
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