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 Had no idea they could live in salt water
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07/06/16 02:24 PM
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cmc
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Re: Had no idea they could live in salt water
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07/06/16 04:27 PM
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SnakeWrangler
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Nice fish! What area of the coast are you?
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: Had no idea they could live in salt water
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07/06/16 06:04 PM
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It's all about the Freedom Shorts Vanilla Jesus  Good Times Amigo 
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Re: Had no idea they could live in salt water
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07/06/16 06:32 PM
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cmc
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Nice fish! What area of the coast are you? Sargent It's all about the Freedom Shorts Vanilla Jesus Good Times Amigo That's what I'm saying. Freedom shorts, bare arms, fireworks, Statue of Liberty, baby Jesus, apple pie, baseball, Chevy and bald eagles right? 
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Re: Had no idea they could live in salt water
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07/06/16 06:36 PM
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cmc
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Re: Had no idea they could live in salt water
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07/06/16 06:43 PM
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Yep, this one is 6'4" and out of Galveston Bay. 
Sometimes it's hard being me! But somebody has to do it.
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Re: Had no idea they could live in salt water
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#6360107
07/06/16 06:52 PM
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Iv caught blues and yella cats right were halls dumps out.. Big ole gar that live up those canals  that's a nice one
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Re: Had no idea they could live in salt water
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07/06/16 06:56 PM
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Iv caught blues and yella cats right were halls dumps out.. Big ole gar that live up those canals that's a nice one That's crazy, never knew that
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Re: Had no idea they could live in salt water
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07/06/16 07:05 PM
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Nice gator gars! What's up with the rope rig around him in the third pic? Getting him to tow the boat?
I've seen them cruise through the lights while fishing the piers at night in the surf. Pretty cool when you see one of those big ol' shadows cruise through.
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Re: Had no idea they could live in salt water
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07/06/16 07:16 PM
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Iv caught blues and yella cats right were halls dumps out.. Big ole gar that live up those canals that's a nice one I caught a blue cat also off the same dock. Nice gator gars! What's up with the rope rig around him in the third pic? Getting him to tow the boat?
I've seen them cruise through the lights while fishing the piers at night in the surf. Pretty cool when you see one of those big ol' shadows cruise through. I caught them off a dock and used the rope to pull them up. They were all released to fight again.
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Re: Had no idea they could live in salt water
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07/06/16 07:31 PM
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poisonivie
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Learn something new every day!!!!!!!
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Re: Had no idea they could live in salt water
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07/07/16 01:11 AM
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Great pics.
Tell your son the Turnrow is still closed and the for sale sign is still there.
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Re: Had no idea they could live in salt water
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07/07/16 02:09 AM
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Great pics.
Tell your son the Turnrow is still closed and the for sale sign is still there. He's disappointed
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Re: Had no idea they could live in salt water
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07/07/16 04:01 AM
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Re: Had no idea they could live in salt water
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07/07/16 10:32 AM
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Re: Had no idea they could live in salt water
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07/07/16 11:47 AM
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Nice catch.
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Re: Had no idea they could live in salt water
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07/08/16 02:34 AM
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Nice catch and THANK YOU for the release. That fish was probably 40 years plus! Somehow they seem to deserve a fair release.
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Re: Had no idea they could live in salt water
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07/08/16 01:05 PM
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We fished out of Kontiki at Rockport early this spring and one night while fishing on the peir had a gator gar swim by a few times, not that big and couldn't get him to bite, but he sat in the lights of the peer a bit and then moseyed on.
Last edited by redchevy; 07/08/16 01:05 PM.
It's hell eatin em live
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Re: Had no idea they could live in salt water
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07/09/16 03:12 AM
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Re: Had no idea they could live in salt water
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07/09/16 06:58 PM
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Re: Had no idea they could live in salt water
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07/09/16 07:34 PM
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We fished out of Kontiki at Rockport early this spring and one night while fishing on the peir had a gator gar swim by a few times, not that big and couldn't get him to bite, but he sat in the lights of the peer a bit and then moseyed on. Yes Sir I've seen big gator gar swimming in the bay a few times. The first time I was a kid and several of them swam by my brother and I when we were wading in chest deep water, they were way bigger than me.  Talk about not being able to stick a greased BB somewhere... Nice catch Vaniller Jesus.
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Re: Had no idea they could live in salt water
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#6369815
07/15/16 04:11 AM
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Re: Had no idea they could live in salt water
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#6370180
07/15/16 03:42 PM
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Them old dinosaur fish learned to adapt Nice catch and pictures
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Re: Had no idea they could live in salt water
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07/18/16 04:55 PM
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We caught a big one in Christmas bay one time on a 6" long live mullet.
It's weird to see them out there in the salt.
Very common sight in brackish water though
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Had no idea they could live in salt water
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#6373586
07/18/16 10:34 PM
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Buddy shot a monster gar (well over 6 foot) off his pier in Dickinson. I also didn't realize they lived in saltwater.
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