FLY FISHING for GAR

This is my new thin shad fly rod lure, it looks more like a real shad bait with its thin silhouette body and big eyes. It cast better than the other lures because it has less nylon and will not pick up as much water. It is designed for the nylon to pull away from the body and let the nylon catch better. The nylon can be easily straightened out and put back in position on the body, a fine wire holds it in place and you are ready to fish again. This is the lure that I caught the first gar in 2006 on.

FIRST GAR 2006

Not very big, but great catching Gar again. Note Fly Rod lure (thin shad)

ALLIGATOR GAR

These Photos were sent to me by e-mail

Jordan's Gar

These photos above were sent to me by my friend David Russell - Jorden's Gar was caught in the Flint River (Georgia) using the 1/2 oz. nylon rope lure from GarManJack Thanks David and Jordan great gar.

Jordan's Gar

GARMANJACK'S

Address and phone:

Jack H. Barnett
5665 Azelia Dr.
Gainesville, Ga 30506

770-536-8612

DAVE'S LARGE SHELLCRACKER

I received this e-mail from my good friend Dave Rehr with this very large shellcracker (4lbs. - 3oz.) and would like to share it with all of you. Dave writes: I caught this 4lb. 3oz. shellcracker in 18 ft of water where Lake Marion empties into Lake Moultrie. There are large underwater bolders and the current is a bit swift. I used a 1 1/2 inch silver spoon with a treble hook fishing it deep and slow. I have caught stripers, bass, and even catfish using this meathod. This lure is rather large for shellcrackers but this was a large fish. It fought like a striper and I couldn't beleive my eyes when I saw it by the side of the boat. I immediately took the fish to be weighed and certifed correct weight.

Turns out if I had caught this fish six months sooner, it would have been a state record. Since my catch, a shellcracker over 5 pounds has been caught in the same area.

ENLARGE THE PICTURES

To see any of the pictures in a larger size click on the picture after it comes up click on it again.

" GYOTAKU " FISH PRINT

This is one of my first fish prints that I did in 1998, It is the same gar in the post below this one, It is the largest gar that I've caught. 56" and 26 lbs.

LAKE LANIER LONGNOSE

This gar was caught in Lake Lanier (North Georgia) by GarManJack
56" - 26 lbs. Using one of his nylon rope lures, in Oct. of 1998

Automatic Rod Tip Vibrator

This is the gadget that makes the nylon lures vibrate, and puts that extra action into the lure.

Gar Lures with Hooks

Three sizes: 1/4 oz. 4" long
3/8 oz. 5" long
1/2 oz. 6" long

Gar Lures for Stripers ! ! !

Note Gar Lure (with hooks). This is something new, Night fishing off my dock under a light, with a Gar Lure rigged with a hook. Also my rod is rigged with my New Nylon Lure Rod Tip Vibrator that puts that extra action in the nylon, I think it realy makes a difference. Make a comment or e-mail if you like.

Striper on Gar Lure

Note Gar Lure with (Hook) Something new from GarManJack
I knew it, Stripers love nylon also.

Gar Pictures

Here are some Gar pictures from last summer.

Rick's Gar

This Gar is diveing hard for the bottom, but he did not make it.

Me with big gar

Big 49" Gar

Big Gar

51" Big Longnose Gar

Gar Lure Striper

I knew it would work! I put some hooks on a Gar Lure and this is the result a striper nailed it. Click on the picture below and enlarge it. Look close and you can see the head and nylon of the gar lure in the stripers mouth. This is the first one of many to come. I'll make up some lures and put them on my web site to sell.

Check out my web site for the very good prices for the Holidays, it's not to late. (And they are on this blog sight also.) www.geocities.com/garmanjack

Striper on Gar Lure !

December - Spotted Bass and Striper

Sight fishing is over for the Gar here on beautiful Lake Lanier in North Georgia for a few months, so back to fishing for the other fishes. The spot and striper were caught last trip out, useing a shad rap with the paint scraped off makeing it bone colored, the fish love it! Note: My light weight spinning rod and reel is equipped with my new Nylon Lure Rod Tip Vibrator, that gives that (extra action) to any lure, in the last picture note the lure in the back of the stripers mouth. Click on the picture to make it larger. Had to keep these two for eating, the striper was to for gone to release. GarManJack Web Site: www.geocities.com/garmanjack

Chris T. Lanier Gar

My good friend Chris T. Caught this gar while fishing with GarManJack

Klay's gar

Klay S. Caught this gar while fishing with GarManJack

Lake Lanier Gar

Note the top water lure. And the markings on this gar.

Free Lures and Special Holiday Prices

FREE $5.00 Lure when ordering DVD or VCR TAPE (GAR FISHING with O"NEILL and JACK)
See details below.

What about this fly rod gar?

This fly rod gar was caught by Corie while fishing with GarManJack.

Fly rod Gar

This is one of the last gar. From the last trip in .05

NEW HOLIDAYS PRICES

Had a great year. Summer time fishing for the Great Longnose Gar is over here on Lake Lanier in North Georgia the trees are turning to a beautiful vivid bright color as I sit here looking out on the lake. Memories flash back to so many days of pure enjoyment of hunting and casting to that great prehistoric monster of the deep, it just don't get any better than that. Caught three on the fly rod last time out, what a great finish for the year. The holidays are coming up fast - so I'm putting up special prices on all my lures and "stuff" - starting now Nov. 7th. 05 -there will be a 20% discount on all orders (including the shipping and handling) Just take off 20% your total order. Also a special price on my DVD and VCR tapes (Gar Fishing with O'Neill and Jack) reducing the cost to ($10.00 ea. instead of $12.00). Plus you get the 20% off your total order - also a FREE lure of your choice from any of my $5.00 lures. Also I will give a Free Economy lure with all my orders (your chice of 6" - 7" - 8") Thats two free lures with with the DVD or tape order plus the 20% discount - This is a great bargin. A great Christmas gift for that fisherman, lady or kids that has everything and is hard to buy for - makes a great stocking stuffer for the kids(safe no hooks) So what are you waiting for, get a jump on your Christmas list. Oh Yes, check out my new invention The Automatic Rod Tip Vibrator. It puts that extra action into the nylon lures, that brings on those extra hits that you might not get with out it, and also it works great on almost all other lures. Look up my order blank on my web site, print it out and send it to me and I'll get your order out super fast. Happy Holidays GarManJack

Web Site: www.geocities.com/garmanjack
Blog Web Site: www.garmanjack.blogspot.com
E-Mail; garmanjack@bellsouth.net

Jack Barnett
5665 Azelia Drive
Gainesville Ga 30506
Phone: 770-536-8612

Good day on Lanier

Here are some pictures of our trip on Lanier today.

What's this thing in my mouth ? 

GarManJack with a beautiful Lake Lanier Gar. 

One more for the road. 

All wrapped up. 

This won't hurt, open wide. 

Get the net. 

Good Day on Lanier This is my good friend Rick 

What triggers that strike ? ? ?

,What triggers that strike? I’ve been trying to figure that out for the past 15 years. I was at Bass Pro shops a couple of months ago and watched as they were feeding the fish in the large aquarium with hands full of stunned threadfin shad. The bass and other fish would rush in and pick off the shad with a rush but not the Gar they would slowly ease up in to where the action was come up beside a minnow and with one traffic fast side motion grab it and slowly move off. I saw one large catfish come up and bite off part of the shad that was sticking out of a gars mouth. I think you have to put your lure in just the right place to get that strike. So presentation is important. I’ve tried lots of things like sent spray even WD40, chumming, different colors on my lures fast and slow retrieves. Last year while sitting at the controls and blind casting my line on my open faced spinning rod and reel was touching the railing that goes around the side of my pontoon boat The tip of my rod was jumping up and down as I brought the lure in it had a very sharp wiggle and shimmy to it That’s when a gar shot out from nowhere and nailed the wiggling thing. That’s when it hit me, like a light bulb turning on. Fix something on to the rod that would make this happen. So now I have a gadget that really works. It will put a wiggle and shimmy to that nylon lure that’s impossible to get any other way. I’ve been using this for a long time and I believe it has improved my ratio of hits at least 50 % It’s easy to snap it on your open face spinning rod (that’s the only place it will work) I call it my (Automatic Rod Tip Vibrator) Automatic because all you have to do is reel in The Gadget does all the work. If you don’t want to use it simply move the pick up arm up and out of the way. Or remove the whole thing. And that’s not all. The thing also works on any other lure you use It puts that extra action on any lure. I catch a lot of fish off of my dock under a light at night, mostly in the winter time using a crank bait like the deep diving rattle trap, and the “gadget” puts that extra wiggle, and it will dart from side to side. I’ve caught a lot of stripers, bass and crappie with it. This thing was made to put that extra wiggle and shimmy to the nylon lures I use them on all my Gar fishing rods now. I’m sure if you try it you will like it. And I’ll send you your money back if you don’t. I’m going to put some kits together and on my web site, just fill out the order blank and send it to me. There will be introductions price through July 2005 of $2.00 a kit plus $1.00 S & H. After that I’ll have to charge more. There is a picture of the kit (3 pieces) on my blog site. It comes with complete instructions, easy to install fits all sizes of open faced spinning rods.

This is another view of the Automatic Rod Tip Vibrator installed on a rod. You wan't beleive the action it creates on the rod tip, down the line to the nylon rope lure it makes the lure shimmy and shake and I think it creates more strikes.