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Went jiggin today and wound up keeping a limit of Crappie . No big ones but atleast a mess. Also caught a few Green Carp, a Channel Cat and a about a 5 lb Flathead all on a silver/white 2'' umbrella tube jig. Man that jig pole got a work out. The most exciting was the Gar over 4' long. That bucks jig pole with 8lb test line held up even with it jumping clear of the water twice!I had to follow with my trolling motor and use pliers to land it. (would'nt fit my dip net). Hope to get a picture to post later.
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Nice fish Nimrod, I'll bet that was a fun fight with that Gar, thanks for the post and pics.
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Ever try eating Gar ? Look at this.Gar in the Pan
They really ain't bad , dressed out you get 2 nice boneless fillets.
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I was at a seafood store in Baton Rouge a few years ago, and they were selling gar meat priced like it was good stuff and selling it. I may have thrown away a lot of good eating over the years.
MMMMMMMM Garrrrrrr, I know where to put ya on a good mess of em,:D Yes I've had them, they are good, it's the cleaning part I don't like. But the next time I catch a good sized one he's a fried puppy Thax
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You gotta salute anyone who can boat a gar like thatThat deserves some kind of award. Maybe someone should start the gar of the month award. That one would be in the running.
Nice "smaller" fish too Nimrod.
Last edited by RCC; 08-14-2010 at 04:51 PM.
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nice mess of Fish Nimrod!!!!
who would of thought dont know why theyd be bad they feed on live bait dont they?
I twist and turn at nite have thoughts of bobber shooting under surface
Dangit!!! I caught one about the same size over there two weeks ago and i let him go. I have never cleaned one but I have heard stories that they are pretty good. Good lookin mess of fish!!!
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