What fits in the mouth of a Gar

[yellow door 1]

I've recently discovered how tasty these dudes are

[yellow door 1]

I was initially put off by stories of too many bones but the fillets peel right off.

[yellow door 1]

And when you dust them with flour - shallow fry them in some secret herbs and spices - they are worth the hassle

[yellow door 1]

I've caught one on lure before but have never really targeted them.

What I want to know is - are they worth chasing in lures.

I'm there to get a feed, so if bait is the best way to go I'll stick with it. But if you can get just as many on lures I'd be interested in giving it a go

[yellow door 1]

Actually - Just found some jigheads that might fit with some cut down snap-backs. And if that doesnt work, I'll see if the nudge a Vibe.

Be back in a few hours.......

[Rocksy]

g factor has caught them on power nymphs, not sure if he used jigheads or small standard hooks.

[__MATT__]

Seen the odd one taken on a crankbait/fouled in the face but reckon your best bet for starters would be an unweighted bait jig or flies.

[kayakbream]

We pick them up a lot just on bread baits, beautiful eating!

[Rocksy]

wheres the fun in that...

[Nugget]

Would they hit a herring jig ? Ive caught mullet on them so i presume gars would.

[thejuniorangler]

No idea what they're like where you fish YD but down here they're good fun to chase on lures, especially when a few sea gars run in amongst them.

try 4" sandworms and turtlebacks set up weedless and unweighted and if they're schooled up shallow throw out a bubble pop 35 or similar. We get them chasing 45s and bigger poppers but the hooks aren't quite small enough.

[TheBreamReaper]

caught them and whiting two weeks ago on PX45F's- the gar were hitting them!

[Rocksy]

something cool like a slinking cra-pea prop, they are fairly small

[breambasher]

I have caught a legal gar on a bassday vibe before, and it was hooked in the mouth. Never have caught any others since that though

[cowancreekdave]

I usually use a sabiki baitfish type hook with a bit of bread, which is similar to what I assume you already do.
I've caught a couple on a clear mighty pepper before, haven't tried since as there's no real fight in em and I'm not all that big on keeping gar.