Anybody done this? I saw some last week that were in the 3-4' range. A couple were easily 6'. Couldn't get a looker. Went out again a couple days later and they vanished.
Probably a good thing since after reading up I was kind of unprepared. The thing that concerns me most is the "rope fly". If the purpose is to tangle their teeth, if it breaks off have I just sentenced the fish to death by starvation? Sorry, I can't play that game.
I'm looking for input from anyone who has done this. I see the videos and it looks like fun. Thanks.
EDIT: Found this on an Ohio Fly Fishing site about the rope fly. Kind of what I was thinking. Got some good tips on flies that don't pose the same risk.
....."It is important to know that if you break a fish off, or just cut the line, the fish will die. It will not be able to open its mouth because, like an alligator, the musculature of the gar is designed for a powerful, vicious snap shut. The gar has almost no strength to open its jaws."....
Probably a good thing since after reading up I was kind of unprepared. The thing that concerns me most is the "rope fly". If the purpose is to tangle their teeth, if it breaks off have I just sentenced the fish to death by starvation? Sorry, I can't play that game.
I'm looking for input from anyone who has done this. I see the videos and it looks like fun. Thanks.
EDIT: Found this on an Ohio Fly Fishing site about the rope fly. Kind of what I was thinking. Got some good tips on flies that don't pose the same risk.
....."It is important to know that if you break a fish off, or just cut the line, the fish will die. It will not be able to open its mouth because, like an alligator, the musculature of the gar is designed for a powerful, vicious snap shut. The gar has almost no strength to open its jaws."....
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