Not a gripe or anything, but finally got a longnose last night. Just wanted to share the tactics. Night fishing, I found some really slack water just teeming with shiners. The gar were all over the surface, feeding on the minnows. I thru the ropelure for quite a while...nothing. Even added a flashy silver spinner to it. I did bring live bait this time...Got it on 3 fatheads on a single hook. Just put it in front of its face, and it ate it up. I missed the first 3 or 4 due to not enough line on my reel. Finally on the right combo, after a 5 minute run with the bait, it happened! Got my second longnose of my life...