Posted: 8/12/2013 11:30:29 AM EDT
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The gar thread got me to thinking how some of you all prepare gar.
I've never eaten gar, but wouldn't mind trying some. Any tips/recipes? |
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Can we add tips on how to catch gar to this thread? Need to catch them to cook them.
I have two places near me that are teeming with gar. They're everywhere, rolling on the surface right next to my kayak and laughing. It's slightly brackish water. Tried shrimp and squid, crank baits, buzz baits, etc. |
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Can we add tips on how to catch gar to this thread? Need to catch them to cook them. I have two places near me that are teeming with gar. They're everywhere, rolling on the surface right next to my kayak and laughing. It's slightly brackish water. Tried shrimp and squid, crank baits, buzz baits, etc. Anything with a treble hook works. I have a spinner with just a treble on that works phenomenal. I'll post a pic in a bit. |
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He also told me it tasted a bit like lobster, so I'm not sure.  Muddy, gamey, fishy lobster... Some fish are good for eating, and others not.... Gar are having a tough time in Texas (with drought and changes in the rivers due to development),. My son and I went fishing a while back this summer and we released all we caught. Bass, Catfish, BlueGill, and Crayfish are good eating. But trying to make Gar taste like anything other than a trash fish is like trying to turn 3 day old road kill possum to fillet minon.... Have Fun Catching them, but cut them loose and for a meal focus on a better starting platform for better (tastier) results... |
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Anything with a treble hook works. I have a spinner with just a treble on that works phenomenal. I'll post a pic in a bit. Quoted:
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Can we add tips on how to catch gar to this thread? Need to catch them to cook them. I have two places near me that are teeming with gar. They're everywhere, rolling on the surface right next to my kayak and laughing. It's slightly brackish water. Tried shrimp and squid, crank baits, buzz baits, etc. Anything with a treble hook works. I have a spinner with just a treble on that works phenomenal. I'll post a pic in a bit. Like an inline spinner? |
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Can we add tips on how to catch gar to this thread? Need to catch them to cook them. I have two places near me that are teeming with gar. They're everywhere, rolling on the surface right next to my kayak and laughing. It's slightly brackish water. Tried shrimp and squid, crank baits, buzz baits, etc. Anything with a treble hook works. I have a spinner with just a treble on that works phenomenal. I'll post a pic in a bit. Like an inline spinner? On MS Outdoors on TV, for bait they only had a short piece of small rope all unraveled and fluffed up to look like a minnow, the gar hit and tangled their teeth in it and trapped them selves. This will keep them from cutting mono with their teeth. BE CAREFUL THESE TEETH ARE LIKE RAZORS |
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Can we add tips on how to catch gar to this thread? Need to catch them to cook them. I have two places near me that are teeming with gar. They're everywhere, rolling on the surface right next to my kayak and laughing. It's slightly brackish water. Tried shrimp and squid, crank baits, buzz baits, etc. Shooting them with a bow is easier that trying to catch them IMO |
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There aren't really any bones in them. If you cut along the spinal cord you can get two backstraps perfect for cutting into chunks. Here is the easiest way to clean them, with pictures. |
Easiest way to catch them? Bow and arrow.
Shot both of them a week ago. Best way to cook them? Still searching. I've used olive oil like I might do Tuna or Salmon, eh. I've done a crab boil and dipped in melted butter and it was pretty good. Then I fried some of those two and it wasn't bad. I need to cut the chunks smaller to get a more thorough cook. I think friend they work pretty good with a proper bedding. |
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I had guy at a local fishing hole tell me that gar balls are pretty tasty, but I've never tried it. He said how he makes them is to cook the meat first so you can clump the meat into a ball (like the recipe above), and them dip the balls in a batter made with corn meal, mustard, beer, and fry until they are golden brown. He said that you need to eat them hot and they don't taste very good cold or reheated.
Same guy said to use anything white and fluffy to catch them. |
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Can we add tips on how to catch gar to this thread? Need to catch them to cook them. I have two places near me that are teeming with gar. They're everywhere, rolling on the surface right next to my kayak and laughing. It's slightly brackish water. Tried shrimp and squid, crank baits, buzz baits, etc. Shooting them with a bow is easier that trying to catch them IMO On TV they were using FRAYED cotton or some type yarn. No hook, the yarn got tangled in their teeth. The yarn looks similar to spinner bait skirt. |
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Quoted: On TV they were using FRAYED cotton or some type yarn. No hook, the yarn got tangled in their teeth. The yarn looks similar to spinner bait skirt. Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Can we add tips on how to catch gar to this thread? Need to catch them to cook them. I have two places near me that are teeming with gar. They're everywhere, rolling on the surface right next to my kayak and laughing. It's slightly brackish water. Tried shrimp and squid, crank baits, buzz baits, etc. Shooting them with a bow is easier that trying to catch them IMO On TV they were using FRAYED cotton or some type yarn. No hook, the yarn got tangled in their teeth. The yarn looks similar to spinner bait skirt. |