Aanderud and his new PB

[DTro]

If you want to target the gar, take a slip float and hang a fathead or small sucker minnow about a foot under it. We were out looking for a few white tipped carp last night and John was slaying the Gar using this tactic

[Scott K]

If you want to target the gar, take a slip float and hang a fathead or small sucker minnow about a foot under it. We were out looking for a few white tipped carp last night and John was slaying the Gar using this tactic

How did you guys do with the white tips?

[DTro]

There are a few scattered around, but for the most part it's still too early I think.

[Scott K]

Ya, I wasnt trying to catch them, and had one come off about 5 foot away, pretty nice one too

Give it another 6-12 weeks and I will have to start trying to catch them again!

[ec30_06]

The turtle bite was on this afternoon also two in the boat. Gar are always fun too.

How did the power pro hold up to the gar?

[harvey lee]

I hope all the turtles that might chew on my bait hit yours.

[MinnesnowtaWild]

I have caught so many Gar I can't even remember how many I have this summer so far. One was estimated to be around 4 lbs, the others are maybe a pound or two. Very cool fish, but not very big.

[Scott K]

The ones I have been catching I bet went 6-8 lbs lately.

[crazyice]

Nice sounding gar for sure.

[MinnesnowtaWild]

The ones I have been catching I bet went 6-8 lbs lately.

If they are shortnose, then you are catching state record fish.

[Scott K]

Originally Posted By: 4wanderingeyes

The ones I have been catching I bet went 6-8 lbs lately.

If they are shortnose, then you are catching state record fish.

Well they sure looked like short nose, what other kinds of gar are in the MN?

[Scott K]

I didnt take any pictures, otherwise I would post them.

[dsm95]

Originally Posted By: dsm95

The turtle bite was on this afternoon also two in the boat. Gar are always fun too.

How did the power pro hold up to the gar?

Pretty good until I got it into the boat, he had it in his mouth so long I gilled him. Kyle had the major mechanical failure of the afternoon lol You have any of those reels left?

[dsm95]

Originally Posted By: MinnesnowtaWild

Originally Posted By: 4wanderingeyes

The ones I have been catching I bet went 6-8 lbs lately.

If they are shortnose, then you are catching state record fish.

Well they sure looked like short nose, what other kinds of gar are in the MN?

Short nose and long nose

[MinnesnowtaWild]

I don't know if longnose are in the MN River, and if they are I have only caught MANY shortnose. They look like they would weigh a lot and that's what I thought at first but I have caught some huge ones and the biggest was near 4-5 pounds (which was a potential state record).

[Scott K]

I asked the guys I was fishing with, they said it was a shortnose gar for sure. And I asked about how big they thought 5-6 lbs. I guess I thought bigger, but they are just bones I guess.

[ec30_06]

There are not many longnose gar in the mn river, and it is close to impossiple to hook them anyway. It is hard to get a hook into the shortnose most of the time.