gar

[steve devon]

are there gar in anywhere?

theres none here really just people pullin in the odd 1

iv seen 3 so far all year normally i could get around 10 in a day this time of year

[pingu]

havn't seen any myself at all this year

[steve devon]

iv seen 2 undersized ones at a weight in and seen 1 in the paper and thats it :S

plenty of gar in the solent area I had one last weekend and Ray Barron the england team member had ten in one match.

[andyg]

How do you catch em from the boat Gus? Do they feed on the ground, above, or do they take feathers?

[Norfolkboy]

i'm pretty sure they take feathers, and it helps if they're baited with macky strip, but not sure


and i know no reports round here yet, but there will be a report tomorrow in paper

we.ve had them on mackerel feathers and on the bream rigs we also float fish for them with the bait being 3-4 ft down so the gulls can't get at it. 1/0-2/0 hooks with small squid strips.

[steve devon]

thats wierd that they arent here then :S

[andyg]

Hey Gus, can you show me the float setup on the 1st August?

yes mate no probs I've devised a clip on rig that fits in with our method of fishing so that I can carry it around pre made just ready to bait up clip on and throw out.