Quote Originally Posted by peter View Post
I saw a stuffed/mounted whatever you want to call it one of these things on the tombigby River in southern Al and I thought it was a hoax. Looked like an alligator with no legs. That would be some extreeme, wild fishing.

Peter
I've caught alligator gars on the Tombigbee River and they come out of the water snapping at you like a Pit Bull. They have some bad looking teeth. I promise you will do some fast dance steps you never knew about when one of those things drops off the line and falls between your feet. They snap their teeth and will bite the heck out of you.

That stirred up some funny memories of seeing people climbing up on boat seats, slipping and falling on the Gar, and even diving into the river to get away from them. It seems like one Gar can take control of a whole boat load of people. LOL

If you don't use a steel leader they will bite your fishing line in two and you have to use big pliers to remove the hooks from their mouth or they will remove your fingers.