Welcome To Alligator Gar Fishing School - Session 2

#HowToCatchAlligatorGar #GarFishing101 #AlligatorGar This video has ten years of gar fishing information and knowledge put into 40 minutes. For the last decade i have been a catch and release alligator gar guide i have handled tens of thousands of these fish over that time period, i have extensively explored catch and release alligator gar angling and have used every hook style and every rigging method that has been used on them. I set out to make a video that could stand the test of time and be considered the ultimate guide to catch and release fishing for alligator gar, i think i achieved what i set out to do. If its your intention to learn about these fish and learn about the methods i use to cause little to no harm to them. Then make yourself comfortable, you are in for a long one packed full of information from the leading catch and release expert for alligator gar in the world. We start out on a quiet bank on a remote river in Texas the first half of the video i go over hooks, rigging your bait, best rods and reels, line recommendations, release tools, which baits are effective. I talk about why we need alligator gar in our rivers and why being conscious of the hooks and methods we use is important for the future of this fishery. In the second half of this video I catch yall two very large fish after only waiting to set for about a single minute, i remove both hooks, i show yall how to rope your fish how to control it at a bank as well as how to tag it and finally how to revive them as well. This video needs to do well on this platform so that this information is the information people find when they look up how to catch these fish without hurting them, please watch the entire thing if your going to watch it and please leave me a comment if it was helpful in anyway. This video obviously took multiple days of editing and effort to bring to you, you know what they say "don't let it flop". Gear recommendations Reels Best reel - Shimano Baitrunner 12000D Sturdiest reel - Penn spinfisher baitrunner 8500 $100 pick - Okuma CDX80 Hooks Best hook - Gamakatsu live bait 1/0 Small hook - Gamakatsu live bait size 1 Rod Favorite rod - Penn rampage II 50-80 pound rated 7 foot long Leader Best leader Material - 300# hollow core braid from jerry brown Baits Best legal baits - common carp, smallmouth buffalo, grass carp, freshwater drum, mullet, gizzard shad, river suckers Chapters Intro - 0:01 Why i made this video - 1:51 Why alligator gar matter - 3:01 What do gar eat - 4:16 Legal fishing methods - 4:46 How other guides target them - 6:16 Hooks i use - 7:07 Rods and Reels - 7:40 Mainline and Leaders - 8:50 Release Tools - 9:50 Why not gut hooking gar on giant hooks is important - 10:22 How long to wait to set the hook - 11:11 I tried your method it didn't work - 12:12 Letting them swallow the hook/bait -13:41 Preparing and bridling the bait - 14:19 Showing my leader and slip float - 17:18 Bait on bottom in 8-12 feet of water - 18:12 Showing the spot and getting into the kayak - 19:00 Throwing out the baits - 20:54 We have bite number one - 23:55 Hooking the first fish - 24:57 Roping the first fish - 27:27 Unhooking the first fish - 28:30 Releasing the first fish - 28:46 We have another bite - 30:15 Hooking the second fish - 31:32 Roping the second fish - 36:05 Unhooking the fish - 38:18 Tagging the fish - 39:18 Releasing the second fish - 40:25 Outro - 40:45 Video on tagging Gar -    • The BEST Fish Tagging Kit For Alligator Gar   Video for what's in my gar fishing bag -    • WHAT Is in my Gar Fishing Tackle BAG?   The last instructional video i did in this location 2 years ago -    • Welcome To Alligator Gar Fishing School - ...   "Conservation is the preservation of life on earth, and that, above all else, is worth fighting for." - Catching Dinosaurs