RaedwulfFisher Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 So crazy story..I'm fishing with a bobber and worm for sunfish...and then a police officer pulls up checking things out. As we're chatting.... Bobber goes down..start reeling in. At first I thought it was a pike then I said something along the lines of; "what the **** is that?!" I caught this thing on the tiniest little piece of worm not even 5 feet from shore. Never caught them before... Fish are VERY active today..kept pulling out sunfish and the odd perch over and over again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaedwulfFisher Posted May 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 I find crappie to be elusive little bastards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Pike Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 lol That's a great way to describe crappies Readwulf!!!! Gongratz on the Gar! Nice surprise. I've never caught one myself. Great to know they're there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigcaveman50 Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 Gar pike go after anything small bait lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron4blues Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 Nice gar! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner-2 Posted May 6, 2016 Report Share Posted May 6, 2016 Nice Gar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyannLarge Posted May 7, 2016 Report Share Posted May 7, 2016 lol That's a great way to describe crappies Readwulf!!!! Gongratz on the Gar! Nice surprise. I've never caught one myself. Great to know they're there. Last year dad and I were at beaver dams and he hooked a nice sized gar on a popper. I don't see many despite how agressive of a fish they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rile Posted May 7, 2016 Report Share Posted May 7, 2016 Looks like gibson lake not Martindale, i could be wrong though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigcaveman50 Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 I found that out ice fishing this year using micro jigs for panfish. Walleye too. Oh yeah for sure....theres jumbo perch in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner-2 Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 you can get them at the dunnville dam i see them all the time around the time the silver bass are in some big ones at that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay33 Posted May 9, 2016 Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 I've been trying to catch one of the two Gar since last year. I tried a couple days ago and got nothing but largemouth. I could see the Gar swimming around which made it more frustrating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snags Posted May 9, 2016 Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 Once saw a 4 footer in a section of the old canal ... mostly snout. Amazing to watch them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalleyeChaser Posted May 9, 2016 Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 If you know how to fly fish you'll get em that way with much higher odds. I have a buddy who targets them and preaches the fly is the way to get them consistently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron4blues Posted May 9, 2016 Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 If you know how to fly fish you'll get em that way with much higher odds. I have a buddy who targets them and preaches the fly is the way to get them consistently Haven't landed one myself yet. But the ticket from what I've been reading is a rope fly. No hook, just a section of frayed rope. The rope gets snagged on their teeth. I'll have to give it a try one day. They had one in the fish trap at the Cootes carp barrier a few years ago that measured over 2 meters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFish85 Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 I've never used a rope fly but we make something similar retrofitting a spinnerbait/buzzbait with rope and it works well. I've had success using top water plugs as well. My PB was well over 4 feet on a rapala twitching it on the surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rile Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 2 meters huh, thats an ontario record by far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaedwulfFisher Posted May 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 Sorry guys I got my 'ponds' mixed up and said this was martindale..it's not..it's the ponds by lake gibson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbrt Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 Nice Gar congrats Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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