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Alligator Gar / Head mount in progress. #11918925 11/05/16 11:54 PM
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My first Gar head mount. This was about a 100-lb fish. It's the one I mounted.




This one was about 175 to 200 pounds. I let it go since I already had the 100 pounder.



Her is the head so far. I cleaned out all the meat and loose skin. I put preservatives in it and will stuff the cavity with fish mount filler once it dries. It's basically just the skull.

This was the smaller one that I caught









Re: Alligator Gar / Head mount in progress. [Re: Cowboy Church Bass Club] #11919729 11/06/16 05:52 PM
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Pretty cool! Mite wanna reconsider your weight guestaments though.jmho


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Re: Alligator Gar / Head mount in progress. [Re: gar1970] #11920092 11/06/16 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted By: gar1970
Pretty cool! Mite wanna reconsider your weight guestaments though.jmho


You may be right! I am no Alligator Gar expert.

The big one was well over 6ft and the smaller one was over 4 ft. We did some crude measuring. Next time I am taking a take measuring tape with me.

I used a shark rig and carp slabs as bait.

What's the best rig setup and bait?

Re: Alligator Gar / Head mount in progress. [Re: Cowboy Church Bass Club] #11920441 11/07/16 01:58 AM
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Nice fish and nicely done! Good job. cheers




Side Note: A good formula to use to get a ball park weight is Girth times Girth times length,divided by 800. Example. Fish Girth is 8". It's length is 9". 8X8 equals 64x9 equals 576 Divided by 800 equals .72 Lbs. This weight is not an official weight. It will be in the "ball park"! Great to estimate weights. thumb


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Re: Alligator Gar / Head mount in progress. [Re: Cowboy Church Bass Club] #11920689 11/07/16 11:11 AM
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nice!

Re: Alligator Gar / Head mount in progress. [Re: Cowboy Church Bass Club] #11920938 11/07/16 02:36 PM
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Good job.

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Pretty cool! Mite wanna reconsider your weight guestaments though.jmho


You may be right! I am no Alligator Gar expert.

The big one was well over 6ft and the smaller one was over 4 ft. We did some crude measuring. Next time I am taking a take measuring tape with me.

I used a shark rig and carp slabs as bait.

What's the best rig setup and bait?
your setup and bait seem to be working great! I wouldn't change a thing


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