Not the same species but same family an the only fresh water one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pier#r
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Not the same species but same family an the only fresh water one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pier#r
Either one, freshwater or black, the small ones are good eating!
And like I noted in another post, grilled fresh sardines are a very popular dish along the Mediterranean Sea and all over the world.
Give the size of the sardines we catch at the pier, I may try them. if I ever get a chance to fish again.......
Anyone ever tried a gar? I watched a youtube video awhile back and this guy skinned it like a deer to get all the armor-plated like skin off of it. After that he fillet it into small chunks, let it sit in buttermilk a little while, and he tossed it in the grease. He said its good.
I guess if I could ever get one to strike a lure I'd try it, but usually they just mill around at the lake...not too aggressive. Not like a Bowfin, or Grennel as we like to call them, aggressive with a mouthful of teeth. Real prehistoric looking...wouldn't eat it.
Best way I have found to catch gar is at night with some kind of live baitfish. I actually took what I learned from pier fishing last year and applied it to walleye fishing. Unfortunately, when the walleye are not there most of the time the Gar are. I use the same leaders for them as I used fishing off the pier. They put up a pretty good fight and I also wanted to try one to eat, but couldn't figure out how to get through the armor type skin. Alewife's are what we were using for bait and I think we caught every gar in the vicinity. Not a single Walleye. Threadfin or Gizzard shad would be even better bait.Quote:
Originally Posted by SNAKE
They are a pretty tastie fish. Most people around here use cut bait or bow fish for them.Quote:
Originally Posted by SNAKE
Easy way to catch gar. Take about 1ft of nylon braded rope, tie a knot in one end and brush out the rope. Fold it over to the knot tie your line and look for a gar on top of the water. The teeth will tangle in the rope.
In Mississippi we call freshwater drum Gaspergou ( gas-pa-gou-la)
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Originally Posted by Sean
Louisiana also. Or, more often, just, "Gou"
Very plentiful and easily caught in tail waters below spillways of bigger lakes
Not more than about a thousand times growing up. My grandmother made garballs the likes of which I haven't had since.Quote:
Originally Posted by SNAKE
Way back when I was a kid, I shot a gar with a spear gun and it just bounced off!
Real Cajun Cooking - Pure and Simple: How to Cook Garfish
"Warning: Under NO circumstances should you consume the eggs of a garfish (roe) because it is poisonous to humansand other warm-blooded animals."
Here is a video on how to clean a gar:
How To Clean A Gar Fish - YouTube