Q. about alligator gars & brim

ok,normally when me and my dad go fishing we go to this place and they got a floating pier...and normally we just fish off it towards this grass growing out of the water cause there is ton of brim there and it seems we get a bite almost every cast-off....but im wandering,what is a decent size brim?? and about alligator gar...i read somewhere they get up to 300 pounds...is that true?! and i seen one woman catch one before at the spot i go to..im not sure of the bait she used...but i read they like fish..at walmart they got these packages of dead bait fish..their fairly small,maybe 3-4 inches? would these work for catching alligator gar? and what else would i need to know?
the reels i got [2..i got my choice between either when i get a new pole]

reel #1

lbs. | 5 | 8 | 10 |
yds. | 300 | 220 | 165 |

reel #2

lbs. | 6 | 8 | 10 |
yds. | 240 | 160 | 140 |

im confused as to which is better..
#1 came off my old rod/reel combo and #2 we bought seperate...on #2 it says gear ratio 5:1:1 and #2 is a shakespeare ranger. would either of these be able to reel in a kinda small alligator gar? and what rod would i need. right now im getting a regular rod [mom/dad's buying so it's got to be under $20 but theres a nice one i plan to get later.its got like the huge rod like u use for deepsea fishing]

as u can see i simply fish for fun..im not much of a "hobbyist" fishing is more of a past time to me..so i dont exactly know all about it..so any help is appreciated

[Fishing Forum Admin]

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If you read this post | Alligator Gars Click Here | there are some usefull information there. Sorry I cannot help but live in the UK and our gar fish only grow small.

On the above link to Alligator Gar the member Elpescador knows about alligator gars and brim so why not send him a private message as Im sure he will help

[Ben]

walmart is brilient for fishing gear, but i cant help with the fishing though