57" Longnose Gar

This big longnose gar came from Lake Lanier, caught by Mike Williams on sept. 3. With one of GarManJack's nylon rope lures. great catch Mike.

53" Gar on scales

53" gar being weighed while in the net. Scales show 21.3 up to 21.9. ( Boats were going by, wave action ) The net weighes 2 lbs. makeing a good 19 lbs. for the total weight of the gar.

Big Gar 53" 19.03 lbs.

Good day on Lake Lanier

Took my wife's cousin Donnie Edwards and three of hie friends. We caught 12 Gar the largest was 53" and 19.03 lbs. One of the boys caught this one after we spotted it surfacing in one of my honey holes. These boys had never caught gar before. We all had a very good time.

Big Gar

This is GarManJack's largest Gar on display at North Georgia Fishing Sporting Goods Store in Commings. 56" - 26 lbs.

Lake Lanier Gar

Another nice Gar from Lake Lanier and a happy new Gar Fisherman.

Happy eight year old

This is Bill and Hunter Lamber, Bills eight year old son Hunter, with a (double) twin 49" Lake Lanier Gar, this was quite a show (two 4 footers back to back) This young fisherman is hooked for ever, and Bills friend and neighbor Leo he is only 77 years young not two far behind me and still kicking we all caught fish what a great day for all of us. A complete range of ages from 8 to 80.

Lanier Gar

We had a great day on Lake Lanier, my new friend and a New Gar Fisherman Alan Dean with one of 12 Gar we caught, a day to remerber Alan right?

Georgia's Flint River Gar

My good friend and fellow Gar Fisherman David Russell sent me these pictures of a Flint River Gar, this is the river where our state record came from, keep on casting David you may break that record some day.

Chase's Gar

Shawn and Priscilla Hooks and there son Chase (5yrs. old) with some very nice Gar useing GarManJacks nylon lures. Pictures of Shawn and Chase and one of Chase (5 yrs old) with two gar one at 38" and one 29". Great catch and great fun. GarManJack

Todds Gar

This big gar was caught by Tood Schade in Lake Allatoona - Georgia,with GarManJacks nylon rope lures. 54.75 inches. Congratulation Todd thats a very nice gar, A Gyotaku fish print would look good in your new home, Jack

Abby

This is Abby. My good friend Deb let me doggy sit for a whole week, The first time she has been gar fishing, brought back a lot of good memories that I had with Big Jett. Thanks Deb. Jack

News Article from Trout Unliminted

June News Article from Trout Unliminted, Thanks a lot, Jack
----- Original Message -----
From: Deborah Scott
To: Jack Barnett
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 10:40 AM
Subject: news article





“GarManJack”
Mr. Jack Barnett, better know as “GarManJack” is a lively 79. He has a wonderful partner and wife of 61 years, Ms. Louise. You can find these two always working side by side, except in the kitchen, Ms. Louise takes care of that. Mr. Jack likes to cut his own lumber on his portable sawmill and always has several projects in progress, from planeing down the walkway boards on the dock to adding on a room, with Ms. Louise putting up insulation. They live at a cozy lake house on Lake Lanier, where Mr. Jack keeps his boat. He loves to go fishing, and will surely take you if you would like to go. There is always plenty of rods on the boat with at least four fly rods. Mr. Jack has been fishing all his life and has caught numerous types of fish on his fly rod. He designs his own special lures for gar fishing, and one special made for the fly rod. He is a Gyotaku artist, and has several prints of the fish he has caught. You can learn more about “GarManJack” he has an awesome web site and blog spot that has plenty of information and pictures of his art work and fishing trips. What an awesome couple!
http://geocities.com/garmanjack/ http://www.garmanjack.blogspot.com/

Top Water Gar

Look at those teeth, and my beat up top water lure. I'm glad I have lots of replacement tails for them, this lure has caught a lot of gar , note the teeth marks on the hard part of the lure.

Big Gar

Lots of action.

More Gar Pictures

Gar with economy lure.

Last Saturday on Lake Lanier

We had agreat day of Gar Fishing caught 12. We each caught 4. Here are pictures of three of them. Gary, Austin and me.

Another good day of Gar Fishing

A 47" and a 48" Gar One on a fly rod, and one casting. Good Day of fishing. GarManJack

Deb's Gar

This is my very good friend Deborah Scott, with a 40" gar we are going to make her a "GYOTAKU" fish print out of this one, and she is working on that 50"+ and will have it mounted.

Gar Without a Tail

This Gar is well and healthy even with out a tail; the tail was completely gone and healed up. Caught on Memorial Day by my good friend Trampus with all the boat traffic and lake lice (jet skis) and had a fishing line trailing out behind him we cut the line and took his picture, then released him to fight again. A lot of the Gar I catch have scars on them from boats, My biggist gar 56" had a large scar on it's tail, Just show how tough they are. What a fish ! ! ! GarManJack

Thin Shad Lure

Fly Rod Gar caught on casting new (thin shad Lure)

Top Water Lure (TROLLING)

Sometimes I'll troll with a second lure on one line (tamden). I was useing my large top water lure as a float to keep the second lure from getting on the bottom, and this Gar hit the top water lure, some float? I have caught some large Gar this way.

Double Gar

Trolling for Gar

Chris With Large Gar, look at the bend in the rod.

Gar on middle fly rod.

Chris with trolling fly rod Gar

Trolling for Gar with Rope Lures

Three at a time on fly rods trolling

GOOD WEEK of GAR FISHING

More pictures of Gar

GOOD WEEK of GAR FISHING

Lots of small ones but great fun.

GAR FISHING is HOT on LANIER

Fishing for Gar, site casting and fly roding.