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Trinity man
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Joined: 12 Feb 2009
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Location: Midway Texas
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 Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:11 pm Post subject: Alligator Gar |
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CROCKETT, Texas -- The sadly misunderstood alligator gar, reviled for its frighteningly huge and prehistoric appearance and rows of razor-sharp teeth, has been hunted for centuries.
Fishermen despise the gar because they believe the fish devour prized bass and crappie. Swimmers and boaters fear the gar's alligator-shaped jaws could take a chunk out of them in the water.
John Paul Morris, the son of Bass Pro Shops CEO Johnny Morris, sizes up the jaws of the 8-foot-3-inch long alligator gar he caught on a bow fishing trip.
..But in recent times, alligator gar have experienced a kind of trash-to-trophy renaissance as sportsmen discovered the thrill of hunting the beasts, which can weigh up to 300 pounds and reach 8 feet in length. Gar hunting, with rod-and-reel as well as crossbow, has spawned a booming market for guides who charge as much as $750 a day to lead their clients deep into the muddy backwaters of Texas where the monster fish thrive.
In the rural South, the prospect of bagging a trophy gator gar inspires a special brand of enthusiasm. "I don't consider myself a redneck, but sometimes I do redneck stuff," says Mark Malfa, a gar guide in central Texas. |
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124631318638370373.html
Well I guess I can have a hold new business taking people Gar hunting.  We have about 3 miles of river frontage on the Trinity River in the area they are talking about. I kept seeing the air boat running up and down the river the past few weeks and never knew this is what they are doing. I have killed these thing up to 10 feet long when I use to fish alot, because they kept attacking my bait. And old river bed up river from us is full of these things.
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burnt
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| Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:43 pm Post subject: |
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| That's a pretty interesting way to fish!!
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Trinity man
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kph
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| Posted: Thu Jul 16, 2009 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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| I miight have to come visit sometime, I love to bowfish and Alligator Gar are the ultimate trophy!!
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They will be swiming all out in the pastures that are flooded.