Impossible Odds

This is a 5 ft. Alligator Gar. Also referred to as trash fish by most respectable Bass anglers. About 20 of these guys were cruising the shallows. The temptation was too much. I threw in the Baby Torpedo top-water plug and faced the fact that I would probably never see that plug again. It took only 3 casts to get a taker.

He came up out of no where and hammered my offering. Took almost 5 minutes to delicately work him to the boat. While holding him on semi-slack line, I also managed a couple of photos. Seconds after this photo was taken, he threw my plug and retreated back into the safety of deeper water.

I won this battle. I got my plug back. I got the shot. On this day, I was da man!

Mark