If there's gar in there then here's a way you can hav some fun..... I do this a lot in the summer. Get you a hook and tie it to your line and get you about 4 inches of nylon string and tie it to the top of your hook. Then get you a dead perch or minnow something bloody and put it on your hook. Wen you see a gar cast rite in front of his nose. Don't move to fast cus they kinda get skiddish. When they bite give them a good 30seconds to a minute to let the string get tangled up in their teeth then reel them in! It's a good time!
I heard that one earlier but didn't take it serious but ill give it a try