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<blockquote data-quote="Master Carper" data-source="post: 1818225" data-attributes="member: 15527"><p>I've had several guys e-mail me about making "gar lures" so I decided to post a couple of pictures on my rigging process...</p><p></p><p>Start with a couple pieces of nylon rope. I cut these to about 6" in length...</p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i193.photobucket.com_albums_z132_HonkerHunter_photos_50_20inch_20Gar_005_2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Start unraveling the rope till you have about 2" left. This will be part of the "head...</p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i193.photobucket.com_albums_z132_HonkerHunter_photos_50_20inch_20Gar_014.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Other equipment needed is a heavy braided line to make a leader out of and to wrap the head. A heavy duty needle comes in handy to thread the line through the middle of the rope. I also use a bell sinker for weight and to anchor the other end of the leader too. this is also the only time I use a barrel swivel...</p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i193.photobucket.com_albums_z132_HonkerHunter_photos_50_20inch_20Gar_007_1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Thread the line through the needle and push the needle up through the center of the rope. Once done, tie on your bell sinker and pull it up snug in the unwoven part of the rope...</p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i193.photobucket.com_albums_z132_HonkerHunter_photos_50_20inch_20Gar_016.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Make half a dozen or so wraps at the bottom of the rope, below the sinker, to keep the rope from becoming further unraveled. Now, finish wrapping the head of the lure (good and tight), then tie it off. I also added a drop of super glue to the knot to make extra sure it is not gonna come unwrapped...</p><p></p><p>After the lure is complete, take a brush and brush through the strands of rope to "fluff" it out and when your are finished, your new gar lure should look like this...</p><p><img src="https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i193.photobucket.com_albums_z132_HonkerHunter_photos_50_20inch_20Gar_026.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>When a gar strikes this lure, it's teeth will become entangled in the rope and if it has a half way good bite on it, it won't be able to get off until you take it off...</p><p></p><p>I have been making gar lures this way since the late 70's and make about 10 lures a year. This will last me for a whole fishing season and you know someone will always be curious enough that you have to give one or two away...</p><p></p><p>Also, I sometimes die the head red and I even go so far as to add a glittery chennile in the middle of all that fuzz to add a bit more attractant to the lure...</p><p></p><p>I have found one of the best places to fish these gar lures is down below dams that have a good polulation of gar. If you see a gar slowly working his way upstream towards the dam, work your lure in front of it's face and nine times out of ten, it will strike and once it does, hold on! The fun is just beginning.... <img src="/images/smilies/wink.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>DAVID</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Master Carper, post: 1818225, member: 15527"] I've had several guys e-mail me about making "gar lures" so I decided to post a couple of pictures on my rigging process... Start with a couple pieces of nylon rope. I cut these to about 6" in length... [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i193.photobucket.com_albums_z132_HonkerHunter_photos_50_20inch_20Gar_005_2.jpg[/IMG] Start unraveling the rope till you have about 2" left. This will be part of the "head... [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i193.photobucket.com_albums_z132_HonkerHunter_photos_50_20inch_20Gar_014.jpg[/IMG] Other equipment needed is a heavy braided line to make a leader out of and to wrap the head. A heavy duty needle comes in handy to thread the line through the middle of the rope. I also use a bell sinker for weight and to anchor the other end of the leader too. this is also the only time I use a barrel swivel... [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i193.photobucket.com_albums_z132_HonkerHunter_photos_50_20inch_20Gar_007_1.jpg[/IMG] Thread the line through the needle and push the needle up through the center of the rope. Once done, tie on your bell sinker and pull it up snug in the unwoven part of the rope... [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i193.photobucket.com_albums_z132_HonkerHunter_photos_50_20inch_20Gar_016.jpg[/IMG] Make half a dozen or so wraps at the bottom of the rope, below the sinker, to keep the rope from becoming further unraveled. Now, finish wrapping the head of the lure (good and tight), then tie it off. I also added a drop of super glue to the knot to make extra sure it is not gonna come unwrapped... After the lure is complete, take a brush and brush through the strands of rope to "fluff" it out and when your are finished, your new gar lure should look like this... [IMG]https://www.okshooters.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/i193.photobucket.com_albums_z132_HonkerHunter_photos_50_20inch_20Gar_026.jpg[/IMG] When a gar strikes this lure, it's teeth will become entangled in the rope and if it has a half way good bite on it, it won't be able to get off until you take it off... I have been making gar lures this way since the late 70's and make about 10 lures a year. This will last me for a whole fishing season and you know someone will always be curious enough that you have to give one or two away... Also, I sometimes die the head red and I even go so far as to add a glittery chennile in the middle of all that fuzz to add a bit more attractant to the lure... I have found one of the best places to fish these gar lures is down below dams that have a good polulation of gar. If you see a gar slowly working his way upstream towards the dam, work your lure in front of it's face and nine times out of ten, it will strike and once it does, hold on! The fun is just beginning.... ;) DAVID [/QUOTE]
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