Lures for the longnose

[BareKnuckleJigs]

Backwaters, small rivers.  If You see them rolling, there they will be.

[AJayToRemember]

BKJ's got it! In the hot days of summer they love the shade on the edge of the banks of a river. They're very fun to catch, and when they're very active it's even pretty enjoyable watching them just swim around and just be gar for a little while lol

[b.eipert]

I am definitely going to be trying to catch some this summer.

[AJayToRemember]

I am definitely going to be trying to catch some this summer.

You should definitely give it a try! Can be frustrating sometimes but well worth it once you get a good hook up!! They like to jump all the way out of the water and give a great fight.

[Botanophilia]

It would be cool to catch one, but I've never even seen one around here since they don't really hang out in the waters I fish regularly.  Bowfins are fun though, they put up a damn good fight. 

[b.eipert]

I have only almost caught a gar. Snapped the line at the boat. Fun while it lasted though.

[Carl]

I remember years ago while station at FT Benning and fishing lake Eufaula, I hooked into a Aligator Gar on a crank bait in the river. What a blast that fish was and still remember it today 17 years later. It was also the first time I caught a stripper. Two completely different fights in the same day. One thrashed and one pulled. It's was awesome!

[Jerry V]

It was also the first time I caught a stripper. Two completely different fights in the same day.

Nuttin' quite like fightin' with strippers. 

[ctom]

So....what was the stripper pulling on?

[MO QWACK]

Strippers smell to fishy for me   

[Carl]

Oh god you guys make me fell special.

[Carl]

It was my first and only Stripper. Caught her on a worm that I bought from some shop down on Victory Drive better know as VD lane. She pulled so hard I thought she was going to break my rod. I dipped it into the water to keep it lubed while the line was singing. After landing her, had the quivers and learned to smoke.

[AJayToRemember]

I have only almost caught a gar. Snapped the line at the boat. Fun while it lasted though.

A wire leader helps a lot.
 

Nuttin' quite like fightin' with strippers. 

Jerry, same advice. 

[b.eipert]

The gar was an accident. Never complain about fish that I catch, even the strippers! 

[AJayToRemember]

It would be cool to catch one, but I've never even seen one around here since they don't really hang out in the waters I fish regularly.  Bowfins are fun though, they put up a damn good fight.

Whereabouts are you located? I tend to see gar and bowfin in the same general areas of waterways, or at least similar backwaters. But bowfin certainly are strong. They'll trick into thinking you've hooked the bass of a lifetime, too.