Went fishing for gill and this is what i caught......

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Comment by Vince Fusco on March 22, 2013 at 4:54pm

Your right LOTF gar are real good eating. 

Comment by Lord of the Fly , Rods on March 22, 2013 at 4:44pm

They have 2 rows of meat down their backbone , in Louisiana they make them into Gar Fish balls and fry them in hot grease.         LOFR

Comment by Allen Morgan on March 22, 2013 at 3:59pm

That might be a Spotted Gar.  I haven't seen a lot of juvenile Long-nosed Gar, so I could be mistaken.

Here in OK, we have four out of five species of Gar.  Long-nose, Short-nosed, Spotted, and Alligator.

Yes, they do fight good.  I've tangled with lots of adult-sized Long-nosed Gar.  Nice fight to them.

Comment by mike martinez on March 22, 2013 at 3:41pm

Yeah Carl your'e right about that. Some of these guys(the bigger ones)will jump up out the water like mini sailfish!:)

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on March 22, 2013 at 3:38pm

I hear you Mike.....we are all standing by for "Battle Stations" Bluegill.....hope to see a few tomorrow but we have experienced below average temperatures all week......I know where the Crappie are until my bluegill buddies come out to play!

Comment by carl hendrix on March 22, 2013 at 3:36pm

its still a good fish mike! fun to catch buddy!

Comment by mike martinez on March 22, 2013 at 3:35pm

We have 3 varieties of gar in my general area,i'll catch them from time to time...

Comment by mike martinez on March 22, 2013 at 3:31pm

Yes i think this is a longnose spotted gar, if i'm not mistakened?I usually grab the smaller ones like that,if they're bigger i would definetly need some gloves Jeffrey.No sunnies biting yesterday,also caught a lil bass...

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on March 22, 2013 at 3:29pm

We catch these guys in coastal North Carolina.....we don't have their large cousins the Alligator Gar in our region.....range is more isolated to the deep South.....

Comment by Jeffrey D. Abney on March 22, 2013 at 3:22pm

Looks like a long nosed Gar Mike? That's a violent hook set! Watch that business end....LOL