This winter, what would I do?

Have boat, will drive down maybe.


How and where would I go about that??

I hear trinity river in Texas is the place to be.

I know nothing about it but I have seen a frayed chunk of rope used as a lure and thought it was pretty cool.

That works for common and spotted gar, but I believe the alligator gar can hit like 200 lbs, and eat small dogs and stuff.

Was watching some videos and they look wild.

This dudes a guide

Ill watch these this weekend.

Thanks!

No problem, I actually think your pretty well set up with mos tof your gear. Lotta these guys in Texas who target gar alot sees to like using musky style rods. Think that guy's legit just uses a musky set up alot along with this bait runner set up

I kind of figured its the same class of gear needed.

Plus my boat would work just fine down there on the rivers and such.


Great big freshwater fish are fu!

You know now that I think about it....I wonder if you could get some action casting them big musky baits of yours for garb

I saw a video of a guy using a soft plastic jig style lure called a bondy bait. Like a rubber...thing with a spinner blade off the back.

They were getting them on it!

Gator's are protected in Mo, must be released unharmed immediately. In Ill, Only 1 per 24 hr period.

Whatever happened to the plan to sic alligator gar on the asian carp?

From what I understand winter is the slow time for gar down on the trinity.

That might be my issue...my time off is during the winter.

Will do, but you have to promise to turn down the thermostat a bit for this northern boy

I would be looking at the Trinity in Texas

Next I would be researching somewhere on the MIssissippi

… ride on down catch them all… they mess up my catfishing

Last time I looked some sections of the Trinity River are closed certain times of the year. I believe that’s closer to Dallas Fort Worth area, but maybe not. Sabine River border between Louisiana and Texas is also another good
river for big gator gar. Musky gear for five and six footers is about right but I’d want something considerably heavier when they start getting eight , nine , ten foot long. Don’t believe I’ve ever heard of a 200 pound musky lol. Hope you catch a big one. my nephew hooked and got up alongside the boat after about an hour. Boat was 12 feet long he estimated was at least 10 needless to say a 12 foot boat. He didn’t try and land him.