never have fished for these, but i see alot of them in the lake. gar and carp. they get pretty big and would probably give my son (8yrs old) a good fight. however, i have no idea what people use to catch them. also, gar have teeth if i remember correct, i only fish for bass so any info on this would be great. he dont really care what type of fish it is, as much as how big or how long he has to fight with it. thanks in advance to all.