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Was down at Reelfoot Lake and caught a couple of Gar. Someone said they read in the MO Conservationist that they eat'em. Wanted to know if anyone has cleaned and eaten any? I found a site that showed how to clean them and how to cook them but what do ya think?
Looks like a lot of work: YouTube - How To Clean A Gar Fish
Throw them back or just cut the line. To many crappie out there to have to mess with a dang gar. I have heard of people canning them and using them like a salmon patty. I think I will pass.
dang shame that was a young alligator gar. They are a lot of fun to catch but don't think it would be worth the effort of cleaning.
nasty fish.
Yea, a 2 man job, and I haven't ever seen anyone clean a fish with a hack saw:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by apkape
I would try it though, if some one had it all cooked up, I wouldn't go through all the trouble to clean one if I didn't know what it was going to taste like.
Mo Qwack ate some a couple of months ago and he said it was delicious. We all know that boy ain't right tho.
Never tried it myself, but have heard they have fine bones throughout the meat. Scoring it every quarter inch or so should help if you decide to try it
Caught one the other day on an ultralight rig that weighed about 10 pounds and do they ever put up a fight. Thought for a minute I had wall hanger of a green carp.:D Wasn't about to cut the line and lose a $4 spinner bait, so had quite a tussle getting him in the boat to get the lure back
$4 spinner bait on a Ultra Lite? That's an odd combination.
you're right, it was an odd combo. I left my bait casters at home and only had the Crappie rigs and a Pflueger ultralight spinning reel on a 6 foot rod in the boat. I saw Bass start chasing minnows near the bank, so I tied on a spinner bait and started casting the bank, but only 'cause I wasn't catching any Crappie at the moment.:D Got the lure about halfway back to the boat and the Gar nailed it. He made a few pretty good runs before he got tired enough for me to get him in the boat. Don't think I would have kept him on if I were using mono, but the power pro braid is some strong stuff and doesn't abrade very easily
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Originally Posted by bwillaub
I read somewhere that you can make a rough basket out of chicken wire and hang a trash fish (gar) above the water in a good spot and attract fish with it. The flies find the fish, lay eggs, and then the maggots drop into the water and the food chain begins. Never tried it so I don't know if it will work.
You don't have to explain, I would have done the same thing:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Radioactive
I'm sold on the power pro, I have seen Bob use it and I'm sure, if, the bridge is still out, and Bob just happens to have to go through Clinton, on the way to Bucksaw, only blocks away from Everharts as he passes through and he "may" need to stop there anyway, he might just grab me a spool of the stuff he uses:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Radioactive
But I don't think the bridge is still out, so maybe, someone else coming to camp could grab me some, I'll give you cash on delivery :)
My friend eats gar he swears by it he said there is a certain section of meat he eats and thats it. He described it as back straps that go down the top of the fish. If it tastes like back straps from a deer sign me up. O and he says use nice set of tin snips works best:confused:
I also saw a link to a video on youtube about how to remove a Gar's tenderloin.Quote:
Originally Posted by slabscab
I'm not going out of my way to catch one, eventhough it was a fun to catch them on my ultralight. It does look like a bit of work. And your right there are enough crappie to catch than to worry about gar. At least I hope there will be.