Video of a 76 y.o. gent catching a Gar

[Allen Morgan]

Gentleman thought he was hung on a mass of line on the bottom, until this thing rocketed out of the water.  To bad he looses the fish at the end of the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yCL5WlOSL0

[David, aka, "McScruff"]

Watch your fingers!

[Allen Morgan]

I used to carry a pair a heavy-duty, padded leather gloves when I fished down here.  Nowadays, I usually just step on the bill, being careful not to break it, then try to remove the hook.

As happened in this video, unless you're using a wire leader, you don't land many of them.

[David, aka, "McScruff"]

Thats about right. My problem is when they grab a spinner or something that is cut resistant.

[Allen Morgan]

That's another one of the reasons why I started assembling my own spinners.....