How to catch gar in the cold weather, alligator gar fishing tips

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In this fishing video I went out to the river to fish for alligator gar in the late fall. The water and air temp was still cold for the gar to be biting since they like hot days and warm water. But with a little patience and a bit of luck i was able to catch a nice sized alligator gar.
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[@Dat_Van]

When we needed him most he delivered

[@jamestboehm6450]

Working on them sleepy fish. Gotta love fish on the bank.

[@BitesandStrikesFishing]

Very sleepy, I had a float on so I could see if the bait got picked up and even when the float went down he never pulled drag. So I opened the bail to give less resistance

[@fishing_fam84]

I use cheap braided line for my rigging as well. Good video!

[@BitesandStrikesFishing]

Thanks, I used to use rigging floss but just started using old scraps of my braid.

[@intropeforthefirstime9780]

Im on the river right now no bites yet but seeing a lot of gar surface!

[@BitesandStrikesFishing]

Weather changes today could be playing into that.

[@JavierPadron]

She was a beauty brother super nice yellow... Cant wait to get out there this year and catch some gars.

[@BitesandStrikesFishing]

Go get em!

[@armandop8061]

Badass video , love gar videos ! 🐊🦖 also what size reel is that ? And what pound line do you recommend?

[@BitesandStrikesFishing]

I use Penn Fierce 8,000 and Penn Spinfisher 8500 size reels. I recommend 100-150lb braid to help with snag resistance, which is also why I use the large reels. I've reeled them in on 50lb line but also had them snap 100lb line like it was 10lb.

[@terryhancock]

Do you like the kastking 6000 bait feeder

[@BitesandStrikesFishing]

For the price it's a decent reel. If you are chasing big gar like these I do not recommend it because the body is not metal and flexes pretty bad. I generally say if you are targeting 50lb or less it's a good reel for the job

[@terryhancock]

I have a 5000 and it has a metal body