PB rod and reel Gator Gar

[DarrellS]

He's been tagging for several months. Mike said he's tagged about 70 fish so far and is going to look tomorrow and see if he can find a fish with these dimensions and where it was tagged at compared to where I caught it. He is going to send me a PDF copy of their tagging brochure and I'll post it here so other people will know what to look for if they harvest one with a tag. It is my understanding they are using the same tags on the Trinity.

[GarGuy]

He's been tagging for several months. Mike said he's tagged about 70 fish so far and is going to look tomorrow and see if he can find a fish with these dimensions and where it was tagged at compared to where I caught it. He is going to send me a PDF copy of their tagging brochure and I'll post it here so other people will know what to look for if they harvest one with a tag. It is my understanding they are using the same tags on the Trinity.

If they are using that tagging method On the Trinity, I am unaware of it. We catch several tagged fish every year. they are tagged on the fin infront of the tail.

[bryan sandlin]

tag or no tag. i cany wait to try it. thanks.

[Keith]

Very interesting. Apparently the tagging program just started, since he's only been tagging gar for a few months. Are the tags numbered so they can ID each fish? I wonder why they are not tagged to make it more obvious that it is a tag so people will look for the number.

Did he say how he is catching them to tag them? Is it a shocking program, netting them or rod and reel? What did he say about the gunshot wound?

[froghunter]

what an awsome post!!

thanks for sharing.

[jeremy360]

What a dinosaur...thanks for the post.

[Phi Phi Hunter]

Wow nice fish! At fist I though it was tagged!

[DarrellS]

Got some more info today. I will post when get home later.

[DarrellS]

Tagging program has been going since March. They are using gill nets to catch the Gar. Mike was not impressed with the condition of the tag to be 3+ months old. Each fish has two tags. Here is a copy of the flyer.

I caught this Gator Gar last Summer while showing Mike (TPWD Biologist) how we fish for them.

[DarrellS]

I sent the paper work for the State and Water Body Catch and Release records.

[SwineAssassiN]

Great write up. And Congrats on your catch

[chrisgunguy]

Awesome. Sounds like a blast.

[BuckAssassin]

Very cool.

[Duzy]

Awesome fish.

[brianwalker42]

Nice One !