Another Question?

[luv2fish]

Okay, here is another question for all of you. Do those longnose gar in Allatoona ever bother swimmers? There are alligator gar in Armuchee Creek, but I stay away from the area they are in because I'm scared of them. One surface beside our canoe one day and it was about half the length of the canoe!

[Killian]

I've never had one bother me or my kids while swimming in allatoona. We've even had them surface rather near us too, but nothing bad has happened. I can't say for sure they haven't ever bothered anyone else, but I've never heard of it.

[bassworm]

We used to snorkle the Icheetucknee River in Fla (three mile trip)and the alligator gars (which were large) didn't bother us at all. I guess we were too big to eat.
Personally I wouldn't give them a second thought.

[bassboy1]

What is with yall and the dang gar?
I have yet to see one, and yall are commenting how yall see 40 of the sumguns on a trip. Is it just a late summer thing? (I haven't been on the dead sea since the beginning of June - been out of town, and at lake Acworth, and I only get to fish once a month anyway)

[hillbilly1]

Iv herd storys of gar attacking cows and goats and had one give me 14 stitches in my leg a few years ago wile wading with a fly rod ran right between my legs

[Shadowfax]

Oh yeah bassboy, they are out there all year. Quite often, what you thought was a bass breaking the surface, was actually a gar. It isn't a splash, but more like they just cut the surface with that snout.

hillbilly, that is one talented gar to give you stitches (LOL)! Did it act like it was trying to bite or did you just happen to be where it was going?

[hillbilly1]

naw I had him hooked up on a rolled up piece of alum. foil with my fly rod and I was waist deep in water and he ran between my legs

[Ron288]

Back in my younger days over at galts when things was wild, a bunch of us were swiming and my buddy jumped in and a gar nailed is foot and almost cut it into. it did a lot of damage and ever since then i leave them alone.