My friends and I were fishing off of a dock for largemouth and crappie today, and we saw a huge spotted gar. We tossed all that we had at it (which included spinners, crainkbaits, and plastic worms) but it wasn't interested. Any suggestions on how to catch it if it shows up again?
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My friends and I were fishing off of a dock for largemouth and crappie today, and we saw a huge spotted gar. We tossed all that
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I've found one thing that a big gar just can't resist: a small sand toad. If you can find one, toss it out with a sharp hook in the lip. I've done that and shot gar with a .22 as they came after the toad to thin them out and keep them away from my northern baits. I've shot several around one toad and they just keep coming even though the bullets are flying. It helps to stay still with giant gar though because as 99 said, you may spook them. A single one might not be as careless as a bunch of them in a feeding frenzy.
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I've caught several gar on different types of cut bait, but as far as artificial baits go, it's pretty tough. The only thing I've been able to get them to strike on has always been topwater. If you drag it right across their nose you'll get a strike about half the time, but you'll get an actual hookup much less than that because their mouths are very hard.
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