Longnose Gar Question

[Buzz]

I'll get to the question after the back story.

Chief and I did a float yesterday afternoon. We had a great time catching a bunch of bass on just about everything we threw, cranks, jerks, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, and plastic worms. There was also a lot of Longnose Gar in the river also, most about 24" long and they weren't shy. We had several hit our lures. I had one on for about 15 seconds until he got off. It hit a square bill red craw. Pretty cool.

Now for the Gar question. What are some good rope lures that you guys use? Would it be reasonable to add nylon rope to a spinnerbait as a skirt? Would it be silly to add nylon rope to a treble hook on a crankbait? I have some ideas of ways to incoporate nylon rope into my existing lures. I have been watching a few videos today on how to make rope lures too, but they are somewhat limited. I really want something heavy enough to throw with my baitcaster. Later I might try to make rope flies for the fly rod, but not just yet. Ideally I would be able to modify a lure or spinnerbait that would also be able to catch any bass that might be interested.

Any and all ideas appreciated?

Thanks in advance.

[Old plug]

I have only Ben fishing for gar less than two weeks. You can check out several videos on you tube on making them. I have been using mostly 5/16 braided nylon to make mine. I also made one from a piece of nylon strap given me by fishinwrench. The later seems to out last the braided. I would think the variations would be limitless. I have many ideas but have not made anything I can show. I used 4 braided nylon lures last week on 8 fish. They were a bit larger fish though than you seen in the river they were all 40 to 41 in long. Really the best thing is to look at the vides and use them as your starting point.

[Feathers and Fins]

I use several materials to make flies for them but the best for beginners would be take a 5/0 long shank hook put crazy glue on the shank and run it through the rope and finish it off with a solid tie on the front. You can do the same thing with weighted hooks for baitcasters.

[Buzz]

Thanks for the info guys. I will be experimenting a little with a few ideas.