Went out with Hayden today to try and catch a few smallies. Caught a few early on topwater, then switched to grubs and Senko's. biggest was around 18in. 3rd cast with the grub I hooked a Gar and boy was I in for a fight! 8# CXX is no joke! Although I hooked the fish it was truly a team effort to land this creature! Thanks Hayden for the hand!

Nice pictures. I noticed you let Hayden hold the gar.

Haha nice man!

Went out with Hayden today to try and catch a few smallies. Caught a few early on topwater, then switched to grubs and Senko's. biggest was around 18in. 3rd cast with the grub I hooked a Gar and boy was I in for a fight! 8# CXX is no joke! Although I hooked the fish it was truly a team effort to land this creature! Thanks Hayden for the hand!

Landing that Gar was a team effort on 8# line, and I was still a little unsure about grabbing that rascal....

Landing that Gar was a team effort on 8# line, and I was still a little unsure about grabbing that rascal....

But he was more than willing to grab the smallie.

Nice job buddy. The gar was awesome as well. Probably our best trip yet.

that is one heck of a gar. i caught an alligator gar in the bayou teche in louisiana during a trip, and i gotta tell you those fish are just freaky looking. i haven't caught a regular gar in va waters but if i did i would probably cut the line after fighting it for a while lol

I wouldn't advise handling them, what I did was pretty dangerous. One thrash and not only would my hand have gotten cut from the gill plate, if it had bit my arm, game over. They have about 300 razor sharp teeth. You could probably shave with one. Their scales are incredible, I think they are one of the prettiest fish on the river besides that picturesque smallie.

I wouldn't advise handling them, what I did was pretty dangerous. One thrash and not only would my hand have gotten cut from the gill plate, if it had bit my arm, game over. They have about 300 razor sharp teeth. You could probably shave with one. Their scales are incredible, I think they are one of the prettiest fish on the river besides that picturesque smallie.

My fear...