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DOUBLE HOOKUP Alligator Gar Vs Kayak #12223967 04/30/17 03:49 PM
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Never forget your roots. I started in the kayak fishing for gar, so i decided to get back in it. Managed half a dozen gar up to just under 6 foot today on the trinity river here in Texas, and had exactly one chance at a fish over 7 foot.

Kayak fishing for gar is pretty intense, the river has a very different feel to it when you are solo sitting so low in a kayak. Any gar is a good fight from a kayak i have been trying to break the 7 foot mark on Alligator gar from the kayak for years now it is not an easy task by any means and i have failed miserably many times usually my fight with 7 foot gar ends with them running through underwater trees.
Im paddling my Malibu Mini-X its a 9 foot 6 inch extreme kayak made to be extremely stable and compact. With no exaggeration it is possible to hook an alligator gar the exact same size as my kayak. I have caught allot of gar around 5 and 6 foot from the kayak and tend to do pretty well at it but once they hit that 7 foot range the game changes completely.

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Re: DOUBLE HOOKUP Alligator Gar Vs Kayak [Re: SharkBaitTV] #12230539 05/04/17 03:51 PM
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Awesome! What were you using to hook them?

Re: DOUBLE HOOKUP Alligator Gar Vs Kayak [Re: SharkBaitTV] #12252061 05/18/17 08:57 PM
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I thought state law only allowed one alligator gar per day in Trinity River.... ???


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Re: DOUBLE HOOKUP Alligator Gar Vs Kayak [Re: TakeMeLord] #12252192 05/18/17 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted By: TakeMeLord
I thought state law only allowed one alligator gar per day in Trinity River.... ???


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Re: DOUBLE HOOKUP Alligator Gar Vs Kayak [Re: SharkBaitTV] #12255703 05/21/17 04:13 PM
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Cool video. Thanks for sharing.

Re: DOUBLE HOOKUP Alligator Gar Vs Kayak [Re: SharkBaitTV] #12261143 05/24/17 07:52 PM
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Talk about a sleigh ride!



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Re: DOUBLE HOOKUP Alligator Gar Vs Kayak [Re: SharkBaitTV] #12264786 05/26/17 10:05 PM
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Those are some nice gar great job..

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