I know, I know ... NEVER shoot at water. Ok, so we break the rules sometimes. We used to go out in the backwaters in the evening when the gar were "rolling" and pick 'em off with .22's. Us kids had tons of fun with that. I'd heard the frayed rope thing before but have never tried it personally. We have all the gar we need down here ... I just never was a fan of catching them. Dang! You think Walleye have teefuses!