Lets Catch Alligator GAR On SMOL HOOK

I am a catch and release alligator gar guide in Texas i fish most of the rivers and bays in the state for them. In the interest of conservation i promote the smallest hooks and safest handling and rigging methods available for this very special fish species that has been around for 147 million years.
Join me on my jon boat on the Trinity river as i show you how i developed a method that allows yout to use a truly tiny hook on fish that can grow to be 9 foot and 300 pounds.
#smol #fishing #texas

[@ADDICTED2FISHINGTX]

Awesome video man! ✌🏻

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

appreciate you

[@wadepatton2433]

5:44 Truth! Another quote you could load put on the schwag. nice one, and stout, thanks Henry.

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

haha truth

[@chmfishing7344]

Thanks to u I ben catching them like this som much more effective and i hook up more often thank for all the lessons

[@fabfishing7422]

Awesome, Brother! 💪💪

[@BayouChamps]

So informative and damn entertaining!! Awesome video champ!!

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

appreciate you checking it out

[@calitosanto4343]

Badass catch

[@paultanner2007]

Awesome video brother and beautiful fish.

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

thank you sir.

[@eddievasquez2897]

Great video! TY

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

np thanks for watching

[@tennesseebeast534]

Nice catch. Baby hook strong like Bull

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

it really is

[@johnnyperez2028]

Like your videos sir

[@chilant]

Great video brother.

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

thank you for checking it out man

[@petehernandez2254]

Your leader is made of what?? And I love your catch and releases!! I’ve caught and released so far 3 gar and sadly took one home but I love your videos man!!

[@petehernandez2254]

Nvm brother just saw your other video where your explained what type of leader you were using

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

@@petehernandez2254 yah no problems with them going through the hollow core leader in going on 3 years

[@josebarragan6125]

Mind sharing the link to the video of the leader material explanation?

[@Myancestorsheathen]

Where do you get the rigging floss

[@colbyjohnson3793]

Could you explain how you use the braided hollow line? Do you run mono through it or what?

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

its just 4-5 foot of 300# jerry brown hollow core line that im using for leader this is the third year using it and they dont cut it.

[@pescaentexas8745]

Buen video

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

appreciate you sir

[@aaronespinoza1630]

great catch bro started gar fishing recently but haven't had any luck just one that got away and plenty of good runs but i can never seem to set the hook at the right time any tips? how do i know when it's ready to set?

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

we fish plenty of trips just setting hard on the run

[@pitoplin]

nice catch

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

thank you!

[@Syncedits17]

You leave the hook in?

[@kkeetr]

How long is the drop from your hook to your bobber stop? Just trying to determine if you're fishing on bottom or mid water. Love the videos!

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

my baits sit on bottom 99% of the time its a slip float and the bobber stop is set at about 15 foot, gar prefer to feed in about 6-14 foot of water most of the time and prefer dead baits on bottom.

[@kkeetr]

@@CatchingDinosaurs awesome! Thank you for the reply!

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

@@kkeetr of course man i reply to everyone

[@10ashehana62]

Which food catching for fish

[@vinny8532]

This is great - I was however hoping to see an unhooking rather than cutting of the line. I'm unfamiliar with large gar fishing however. I imagine it is standard to cut the hook in most cases? Could be more harmful to the fish and potentially yourself to attempt to unhook. Barbless might also allow for an easy unhooking depending on the hookset. A fish as tough as a gar should be able to be fine with a small hook in its mouth like that, especially if it is barbless i imagine it would eventually come out - but would love to hear your thoughts.

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

to be fair i can catch a carp or a sunfish with the same hook im using, you can slo set 30 seconds into the run to have a better chance of being able to remove the hook.

[@vinny8532]

@@CatchingDinosaurs yeah that is great. I use small hooks to for bowfin/bass fishing probably about the same size you are using which generally is considered too small. Is there a reason to feel bad about leaving it in? I trust you're expertise and investment in the fish's wellbeing, curious to hear what you think. I'm trying to get into gar fishing and unhooking / dealing with the hook is one of the bigger issues im trying to work out in my mind before i go for it

[@fredthomas1187]

How does this rig actually work

[@Fredrick-uf6qo]

Where is this river

[@jray3305]

How do you let the fish run while you have your drag set ?

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

its a baitrunner reel

[@briandelgado5596]

Can I ask where your bait is sitting is it on bottle 3-foot off the bottom or close to the top. Thanks

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

the bait sits on bottom in about 6-14 foot of water the float is just a slip float to mark where your bait is then your gar is

[@briandelgado5596]

@@CatchingDinosaurs you're awesome bud love the video and thanks for the help

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

@@briandelgado5596 np appreciate you i respond to everyone so any questions lmk.

[@TexasFinChasers]

So would you still use the same size hook if your casting bait for gar with surf rods? Can’t use float from bank due to gators.

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

i fish all over the state the exact same way gators dont affect having a float.

[@TexasFinChasers]

@@CatchingDinosaurs well if they wouldn’t go after my float I would but they do.

[@TexasFinChasers]

@@CatchingDinosaurs so do you bottom without float at all?

[@1coop164]

What are you using for a leader

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

300 pound hollow core from jerry brown its expensive but works extremely well as leader for gar

[@TheBigchuckie]

Thoughts on bronze hooks?

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

literally pointless i put the bronze treble hooks all the guides use in salt water for 13 months and they were just rusty hooks i sharpened one and caught a 6 foot gar on it. tpwd has studied what happens when a gar gets hooked deep they either create a callus over the hook and it just becomes scar tissue or they create an abcess under the hook that helps push it out then they pass it with their waste.

[@10ashehana62]

How much feet for fish

[@anthonyestrello3067]

Share a video of how you attach hook to that 300lb hollow core.

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

you just tie it, im using a 6 wrap clinch knot

[@anthonyestrello3067]

Maybe I have the wrong hooks I can’t get the 300 hollow core to feed through eyelet lol

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

@@anthonyestrello3067 cut it with sharp scissors

[@exoticpapo5362]

Did u let the hook inside of her? Or am I seeing stiiff

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

i did i remove a ton of hooks but sometimes i do leave them in.

[@exoticpapo5362]

@@CatchingDinosaurs oh okay I see so the hook is small enough it won’t hurt them while digestion it

[@drumslayer4792]

How you put tiny hook on bait with no bridle

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

i did bridal it

[@drumslayer4792]

@@CatchingDinosaurs sorry I meant how do you put hook on bait with out bridle. But I got so stuff to bridle now

[@chriswalls5831]

Caught a good size turtle tonight and gar

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

soft shell turtle?

[@chriswalls5831]

@@CatchingDinosaurs think it was I cut my line and that's big gar you caught

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

@@chriswalls5831 i hear those softshell turtles eat really good, i tell myself if i was hungry id be happy when i catch one lol

[@chriswalls5831]

@@CatchingDinosaurs lol I don't wanna eat them but I hear there good

[@dirtyfisherman5642]

We’re can I get more info for the guides I’m from Houston

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

you can find me on fb or ig at catching dinosaurs.

[@fredthomas1187]

Where this at

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

undisclosed location as always.

[@jesusisgreat58]

Where state u fishing from

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

trinity river in Texas

[@jesusisgreat58]

Me too by Livingston Dam all long the trinity river great video

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

@@jesusisgreat58 love that stretch.

[@grimreaper2843]

Do u have a site that can book a trip

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

find me on ig or fb.

[@AnimalBro]

i use dental floss for rigging floss

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

whatever works

[@wadepatton2433]

@@CatchingDinosaurs I caught myself thinking, Wot's the diff between his floss and my floss. I think the biggest difference is flavor color and size of the spool (and local availability). But then I thot a little further--gar have lots of teeth to floss! So I might call it gar floss... And yes I'm sure flavored flosses would put them off a little.

[@karterjoseph1300]

You need to use Trouble hooks . Maybe you would stop missing so many gars.

[@jerryreyna9198]

Didn’t really get to see how you rigged up your bait, the camera was at a bad angle, no view of the later part of the rigging, but your videos are bad ass man.

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

currently working on a video thats similar to this one that shows allot of higher rigging methods

[@mariopena5725]

100 percent beter using small hooks for catch and realease

[@CatchingDinosaurs]

agree