[yellingrebel78]

well my trip last night ended me up in the er today I caught a big gar last night and his the got me I wrap a towl aroung his mouth but got me any way I wrap my hand up afterwards it happen because he cut me pretty good well I thought I'll be alright well when I got up I was hurting bad so I went to the er and they found three of his teeth in my hand and also he cut me deeper than I thought I ended up with 10 stitches in the bottom part of my hand and it sucks :Mad:

 

[efrith]

Man that's bad!
When I catch them I grap them by the gills and rap a rope around their long nose so that don't happen.
I hope you get well quick that had to hurt Man.

 

[yellingrebel78]

iv' always wrap a towel around there mouth but it didn't work this time

 

[catfish1083]

hope it heals up quick for ya!

 

[JimmyJonny]

Man...get well soon Brian. I was wondering if they gave you the teeth back....that would be pretty cool to show off with the scar ; )

 

[flatheadslayer]

i've been got by gars several times,and will probably be got again.lol i've never been got that bad though.hope it heals up fast wit no problems.

 

[katmax]

hope you get better soon

 

[yellingrebel78]

thanks yall and I did get the teeth back. I been hit one time before but by a small one this was a big one I holding him up so I could get a pic of him when he flop he got me bout even throwed me in the water but needless to say I didn't get no pic I didn't even care about it then. But my dad said it was a alligator gar because his nose wasn't that long but I don't know I think it was just a regular gar but just big

 

[RockyS]

Not to be controversial, as Im still learning my species and territories of em, but I thought alligator gar were found around Miss/Texas area.

 

[Fishmaster1203]

Not to be controversial, as Im still learning my species and territories of em, but I thought alligator gar were found around Miss/Texas area.

I found this map from Arkansas DNR. All we've ever caught from West Point were spotted gar. I thought there were some alligator gar in Georgia though.

 

[flatheadslayer]

all i've ever seen were long nose and spotted gar in ga.,but you can catch flats and blues where there is supposed to be none.maybe there are some,it would be cool to have a potential 300 pounder swimming around our rivers though.

 

[puddle jumper]

Not to be controversial, as Im still learning my species and territories of em, but I thought alligator gar were found around Miss/Texas area.

Acording to Jeramy Wade "monstrer fish on TV" if you draw a line from NY to the top of TX everything east of there used to be there range but we killed them off in the late 1800-early 1900 , so I think it posable there are still some running around inside that area,,, Im pritty sure I saw some below the Nickajack Dam "TN river" one night...

Hope you hand gets better quick...
PJ

 

[r ward]

Sorry to hear about your hand the only Gar I have caught latly I got my hook and kicked him back in the water if the hook would not have came out easy he could of kept it Hope you heal quick

 

[afishpatrol]

hope your hand heels fast.
keep a pair of cheap leather gloves on board your boat, they come in handy for times like that..... by the way, put them teeth under your pillow and maybe the tooth fairy will leave some new hooks for you...or maybe a new pair of leather gloves...lol

 

[yellingrebel78]

thanks yall I'm not for sure what kind he was all I know is it hurt and it was deep when he cut me which I gues the biggest part was I didn't want to let go when he started flopping I figure he was only about 15 to 20 lb but I do know this when I see them swimming around you can see some of them look diff.

 

[efrith]

Down here on the Chattahoochee below the Bluff Creek area there are three types of gar long nose, spotted and the third one we call the alligator gar.
I'm not sure if it is and I've only seen and caught small ones 2 to 3 ft but the mouths on these fish is about 3 to 4 inches wide all the way to the tip.
There was a article in the news paper a couple of years ago that there was a 6ft alligator gar seen at the dam in Columbus. I've seen a lot of 6ft gar at the dam but they looked like long nose gar to me.

 

[Fishmaster1203]

I saw one on Hartwell about 20 years ago that had to be an alligator gar. It was sitting still just under the surface and I thought it was a log until it swam off. Had to have been 8 to 10 feet long. Ain't got no picture. LMAO

 

[yellingrebel78]

alot of the older people say there in this water up here but there no telling what in the water here the for saying that at the lock and dam they used to be a news paper clipping a alligator was shot in the river and they been reports of other I don't know if it true or not just what the mews paper said and this was in the mid 80's so there is no telling what in the water

 

[Hannibal Mike]

OK, they are in the Texas freshwater museum. I went to see "Splash" the 121 lb blue a few years ago and also enjoyed seeing the Alligator gar. There were other types too. If you are near Dallas, the trip is worthwhile. Hannibal Mike

 

[Beauxcephus]

Man that was nasty......I used to hit em in the head with a ball bat....but now I shoot em with my new CO2 pellet pistol....it killes em instantly....get well soon!!!