Mega-gar at Mud

[Freeeedom]

Ran over to Mud at dawn yesterday and fished the eastern side for a couple of hours. Wasn't getting anyhting exciting, just grassies, parrot and undersized squire, so I decided to try right in close to the island on the top of the tide to see if I could berley up a bream or two. Anchored in about 2 metres of water and started the berley trail, which immediately attracted a crowd of damsel fish with a few bream towards the bottom and a heap of big river garfish. For a bit of fun I rigged for gar and caught about 20 before I went out into deeper water again. They were some of the biggest river gar I've ever seen, and gave me some nice fresh bait as well. Unfortunatley the size of the fish did not improve but it was a magic day on the bay weather wise
Cheers Freeeedom

[masterdusky]

damn great gar mate, shouldve sent a couple back out alive with a 9/0 in the back

[T1]

FREEEEDOM, did you get them on dough?

Take Care T

[Silent]

Surely offshore guys wants them for trolling...
Agreed they are pretty big ones in our local...

[SNAFU]

freeeedom....mate....bait.....nooooo! gar is some of the best eating fish in the ocean.but if you have to good luck.

SNAFU

[Les]

there actually standerd size gar for there species, there called " 3bs" pronounced 3-bss..theye grow MUCH larger and on my netting a 390ft net we catch often maby 3-4 trays of them all 40cm long.

[Freeeedom]

FREEEEDOM, did you get them on dough?

Take Care T

No T1 - small pieces of peeled prawn
Cheers Freeeedom

[Freeeedom]

freeeedom....mate....bait.....nooooo! gar is some of the best eating fish in the ocean.but if you have to good luck.

SNAFU

I know that SNAFU - that's why all the ones I didn't use for bait came home, got their picture taken and are now ready for tonight's tea
Cheers Freeeedom

[clone trooper]

nice haul freeeedom. tasty

[dogsbody]

Top eating there. Can get them down the broadwater that size at this time of year. Looking forward to chase the gar real soon.

Dave.

[mally]

good catch mate

[zealot]

one of my favorite meals is pan fried gar and sweet chilli sandwhiches, bit of an effort with the knife but well worth the experience.

[White_Steenbras]

Lovely eating those Gar's enjoy.

[kingyfisher]

Hi I'm new to this site and live in Sydney,but every year I come up to Qld for 5 weeks fishing. .......and I"M LOVING IT! The reason for this post is that last year there were HUGE schools of Gar in the Maroochy river in July.Me and a mate caught a few then we noticed heaps of them showering into the air.We asked a couple of locals what was chasing them and were told it was large Tailor. Given the speed of the predators attacks we both thought it might have been Mac Tuna ,what do you fellows think?

[Les]

mac tuna in a river? i would bet eigher large trevally, or as stated tailor.